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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6065605

William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 100 grants and $2.2 million 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

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On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Generally must be a Massachusetts tax exempt organization in existance for at least three years

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,156,000

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $47,553,512

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,009,500

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $44,500,085

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,996,600

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $41,877,533

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,992,000

    Grants listed
    103
    Assets, end of year
    $51,009,453

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,855,000

    Grants listed
    97
    Assets, end of year
    $44,892,071

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,762,000

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $42,285,527

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,793,000

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $36,378,423

Grants paid in 2024

100 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Breakthrough Greater BostonCambridge, MA

    Operating 3 Year Gift

    $100,000
  2. Philanthropy MassachusettsBoston, MA

    The Summer Program

    $90,000
  3. EdvestorsBoston, MA

    2nd Payment 3-Year Gift

    $75,000
  4. Celebrity Series of BostonBoston, MA

    Arts for All Youth Programs

    $40,000
  5. Cristo Rey Boston High SchoolDorchester, MA

    Operating

    $40,000
  6. New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $37,500
  7. Community Economic Development Center of Southern MassNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $35,000
  8. Mill City GrowsLowell, MA

    Youth Food Justice Education

    $35,000
  9. Science Club for GirlsCambridge, MA

    STEM Education Mentoring

    $35,000
  10. Artists for HumanityBoston, MA

    Youth Arts Enterprise

    $30,000
  11. Big Sister Assoc of Greater BostonBoston, MA

    Mentoring Bostons Girls

    $30,000
  12. Boston Arts Academy FoundationBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  13. Boys & Girls Clubs of BostonBoston, MA

    Operating

    $30,000
  14. Bridge Over Troubled WatersBoston, MA

    Youth Development Pathways from Homelessness

    $30,000
  15. Doc Wayne Youth Services IncBoston, MA

    Therapy Programs

    $30,000
  16. Farrington Nature LincLincoln, MA

    Operating

    $30,000
  17. More Than WordsWaltham, MA

    Career Services Program

    $30,000
  18. The New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    Museum Access Underserved Youth

    $30,000
  19. The Food ProjectLincoln, MA

    Youth Programs

    $30,000
  20. West End HouseBoston, MA

    College Affordability

    $30,000
  21. Write BostonAllston, MA

    Youth Adult Programs

    $30,000
  22. Young Mens Christian Assoc SouthcoastHyde Park, MA

    Operating

    $30,000
  23. ZumixNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $30,000
  24. Ballet Theatre of BostonCambridge, MA

    Arts Education Programming in Dorchester

    $25,000
  25. Bikes Not BombsRoxbury, MA

    Using Bicycle to Advance Economic Mobility

    $25,000
  26. Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MA

    Helping Hands Fund

    $25,000
  27. Boston City SingersDorchestr Ctr, MA

    Closing the Achievement Gap

    $25,000
  28. Boston ScoresBoston, MA

    Operating

    $25,000
  29. Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MA

    Building Minds Scholarship

    $25,000
  30. CitySprouts IncCambridge, MA

    Operating

    $25,000
  31. Codman Academy FoundationDorchester, MA

    Theatre Arts Education

    $25,000
  32. Community Music Center of BostonBoston, MA

    Community Engagement Youth Programs

    $25,000
  33. Conservatory Lab Charter SchoolDorchester, MA

    Daily Music Instruction Program

    $25,000
  34. Dream Out Loud CenterNew Bedford, MA

    Arts Culture

    $25,000
  35. EVkids IncDorchester, MA

    Tutoring Underserved Youth

    $25,000
  36. Institute of Contemporary ArtBoston, MA

    Teen Education Programs

    $25,000
  37. MA Mentoring ProjectBoston, MA

    Operating

    $25,000
  38. Minds MatterBoston, MA

    Operating

    $25,000
  39. Mystic River Watershed AssociationArlington, MA

    Mission Safe Success Coaching

    $25,000
  40. Neighborhood House Charter SchoolDorchester, MA

    High School Rigor Connection

    $25,000
  41. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    Reimagine our Youth Programs

    $25,000
  42. Prospect Hill Academy Charter SchoolCambridge, MA

    College Career Dual Enrollment

    $25,000
  43. Sociedad LatinaRoxbury, MA

    Viva La Cultura

    $25,000
  44. St Stephen's Youth ProgramsBoston, MA

    B-Ready B-Safe

    $25,000
  45. Trinity Boston ConnectsRoxbury, MA

    School to Career Program

    $25,000
  46. Innovators for PurposesActon, MA

    Education

    $21,000
  47. 826 BostonRoxbury, MA

    After School Writing Tutoring Program

    $20,000
  48. 3Point FoundationBoston, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  49. Boston Chinatown Neighborhood CenterBoston, MA

    Youth Center

    $20,000
  50. Boston Higher Education Resource CenterBoston, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  51. Boys & Girls Clubs of DorchesterDorchester, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  52. Chica ProjectQuincy, MA

    Youth Development

    $20,000
  53. Coaching4ChangeTaunton, MA

    College Mentors for K-12 Students

    $20,000
  54. Community Art Center IncCambridge, MA

    Arts Culture

    $20,000
  55. First ConnectionsNeedham, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  56. Friends of ChildrenRoxbury, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  57. Hyde Square Task Force IncJamaica Plain, MA

    Youth in Action

    $20,000
  58. Immigrant Assistant CenterNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  59. Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion IncBoston, MA

    Youth Development Project

    $20,000
  60. Silver Lining MentoringBoston, MA

    Build-A-Match

    $20,000
  61. The Epiphany School IncDorchester, MA

    Operating

    $20,000
  62. The Steppingstone FoundationBoston, MA

    Scholars Program

    $20,000
  63. Third Sector NE fbo Future ChefsBoston, MA

    School to Career Program

    $20,000
  64. UAspireBoston, MA

    Trinity Education for Excellence

    $20,000
  65. Cantata SingersBoston, MA

    Classroom cantatas

    $16,000
  66. Boston BalletBoston, MA

    Citydance

    $15,000
  67. Community Boat BuildingBoston, MA

    Fy 25

    $15,000
  68. Haley HouseBoston, MA

    Take Back The Kitchen

    $15,000
  69. MA Assoc for the Blind and Visually ImpairedBrookline, MA

    Operating

    $15,000
  70. Mattapan Food & Fitness CoalitionMattapan, MA

    Vigorous Youth Program

    $15,000
  71. Mattapoisett Land TrustMattapoisett, MA

    Operating

    $15,000
  72. MissionSAFEDorchester, MA

    The Next Decade

    $15,000
  73. Mothers MilkNewton Upper, MA

    Operating

    $15,000
  74. Save the Harbor Save the BayW Boston, MA

    Watershed Education

    $15,000
  75. Shooting TouchHyde Park, MA

    Operating

    $15,000
  76. Strong Women Strong Girls BostonBoston, MA

    Mentoring Program

    $15,000
  77. The Huntington Theatre CompanyLincoln, MA

    Matinee Series

    $15,000
  78. All Dorchester Sports & LeadershipDorchester, MA

    After School Out of School Sports

    $10,000
  79. Coastal FoodshedNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $10,000
  80. Lawrence Community Works Movement City TeamLawrence, MA

    Operating

    $10,000
  81. Manomet Conservation SciencesPlymouth, MA

    Operating

    $10,000
  82. MA Design Art Technology InstituteNew Bedford, MA

    DATMA in Classroom

    $10,000
  83. Our Sisters SchoolNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $10,000
  84. Outside MindSalem, MA

    Operating

    $10,000
  85. Shelter Music BostonBrookline, MA

    Operating

    $10,000
  86. Youth Opportunities LimitedNew Bedford, MA

    YMCA Preschool Afterschool

    $10,000
  87. Boston SymphonyBoston, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  88. Marion Institute-GROW EducationMarion, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  89. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  90. New Bedford CreativeNew Bedford, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  91. Many Hands Sustainability CenterBarre, MA

    Operating

    $2,500
  92. Boston Food Forest CoalitionJamaica Plain, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  93. Level Ground Mixed Martial ArtsBoston, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  94. LiveARTSMansfield, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  95. Mass PoetryBoston, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  96. New England Blacks in PhilanthropyBoston, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  97. Second Chance CarsConcord, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  98. Speak for the TreesDorchester, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  99. The JarJamaica Plain, MA

    Operating

    $1,000
  100. Young Man With PlanRoxbury, MA

    WriteBoston

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education14 grants $435,00033% of the total
  2. Arts and culture14 grants $299,50023% of the total
  3. Youth development7 grants $180,00014% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $91,0007% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture4 grants $77,5006% of the total
  6. Environment4 grants $66,0005% of the total
  7. 6 other causes10 grants $177,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts100 grants $2,156,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Lavinia B ChaseTrustee Hours 4Pay $11,250
  • Kristen J McCormackTrustee Hours 20Pay $20,000
  • Karen FaulknerExecutive Director Hours 40Pay $49,140
  • Joseph CorradoTrustee Hours 6Pay $15,000
  • Lily E MendezTrustee Hours 5Pay $15,000

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