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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6043096

MacPherson Fund Inc

A private foundation in Dover, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $55,961 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,961

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $935,240

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,961

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $965,292

  • Tax year 2022

    $52,478

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $984,402

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,004,705

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,035,067

  • Tax year 2019

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,046,560

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,082,450

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children's Hospital TrustBoston, MA

    General fund

    $20,000
  2. High Spirit Community FarmCambridge, MA

    General Fund

    $2,000
  3. The Church of the RedeemerChestnut Hill, MA

    General fund

    $2,000
  4. Tuberous Sclerosis AllianceSilver Spring, MD

    General Fund

    $2,000
  5. Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH

    General fund

    $1,983
  6. Groton SchoolGroton, MA

    General fund

    $1,978
  7. Animal Friends AllianceFort Collins, CO

    General Fund

    $1,000
  8. Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  9. Buffalo Bill Memorial AssociationCody, WY

    General Fund

    $1,000
  10. Dana Farber Cancer Institute Divof Devel& The Jimmy FundBrookline, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  11. Dexter Southfield SchoolBrookline, MA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  12. Epilepsy Foundation New EnglandLowell, MA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  13. Folds of HonorTulsa, OK

    General Fund

    $1,000
  14. Heart Mountain Wyoming FoundationPowell, WY

    General Fund

    $1,000
  15. Museum of the RockiesBozeman, MT

    General Fund

    $1,000
  16. Mystic Seaport MuseumMystic, CT

    General fund

    $1,000
  17. New England Ski MuseumFranconia, NH

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  19. ReachWaltham, MA

    Capital Campaign

    $1,000
  20. Santa's Magic IncBoxford, MA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  21. St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General Fund

    $1,000
  22. TCC Employee Education Fund IncBoston, MA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  23. Texas Children HospitalHouston, TX

    General Fund

    $1,000
  24. The Vincent Memorial HospitalBoston, MA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  25. USS Constitution MuseumCharlestown, MA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  26. Youth Build BostonRoxbury, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  27. TenacityAllston, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  28. Needham Police Working Dogs FoundationNeedham, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  29. New England Center and Home for VeteransBostona, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  30. Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding ProgramLincoln, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  31. Refugee Protection InternationalBelmont, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  32. Veterans 2 Veterans GroupLittleton, NH

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $6,00027% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $4,96123% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $2,0009% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $2,0009% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $2,0009% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0009% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $3,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts20 grants $41,978
  2. Maryland1 grant $2,000
  3. New Hampshire2 grants $2,000
  4. Wyoming2 grants $2,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $1,983
  6. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  8. Montana1 grant $1,000
  9. Oklahoma1 grant $1,000
  10. Tennessee1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Cordelia M CarrollPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • George H CarrollTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • MacPherson CB CarrollSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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