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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6078934

Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 39 grants and $2.4 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
October 1st
Restrictions
Massachusetts area

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,357,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $31,432,349

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,303,538

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $31,938,506

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,817,281

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $33,734,869

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,422,806

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $33,513,168

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,173,395

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $33,716,231

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,238,480

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $35,644,716

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United WayBoston, MA

    General support

    $160,000
  2. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    General support

    $150,000
  3. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    General support

    $150,000
  4. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General support

    $115,000
  5. Cure Alzheimer's FundWellesley HLS, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Hale ReservationWestwood, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  7. United WayBoston, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Bay Area Lyme FoundationPortola Valley, CA

    General support

    $90,000
  9. Global Lyme AllianceOld Greenwich, CT

    General support

    $90,000
  10. International Red CrossMedford, MA

    General support

    $75,000
  11. WburBoston, MA

    General support

    $75,000
  12. Planned ParenthoodBoston, MA

    General support

    $70,000
  13. WGBHBoston, MA

    General support

    $62,500
  14. Massachusetts Historical SocietyBoston, MA

    General support

    $60,000
  15. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General support

    $60,000
  16. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  17. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  18. McLean HospitalBelmon, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  19. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  20. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  21. Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  22. Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  23. Charles River Watershed AssocWeston, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  24. Penobscot Marine MuseumSearsport, ME

    General support

    $40,000
  25. Save the HarborBoston, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  26. StriveNeedham, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  27. Whole School MindfulnessWrentham, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  28. Woods Hole OceanographicWoods Hole, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  29. Cathleen Stone Island Outward BoundBoston, MA

    General support

    $35,000
  30. Ground Truth ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $35,000
  31. Boys & Girls Clubs of BostonBoston, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  32. Homeworkers Organized for More Employment IncOrland, ME

    General support

    $30,000
  33. IbmeConcord, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  34. Ma Coalition to Prevent Gun ViolenceBoston, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  35. Massachusetts Horticultural SocietyWellesley, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  36. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  37. Community Rowing IncBrighton, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  38. The Nature Conservancy of MaineBrunswick, ME

    General support

    $20,000
  39. Massachusetts 4-HFramingham, MA

    General support

    $15,000

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 $280,00024% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $275,00024% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $150,00013% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $100,0009% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,0009% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $90,0008% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $170,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts33 grants $2,037,500
  2. California1 grant $90,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $90,000
  4. Maine3 grants $90,000
  5. New York1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Dudley H WillisTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $8,255
  • Mary R SaltonstallTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $8,255
  • David S WillisTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $8,255
  • Roland F Pease Jr Thru 123123TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,963
  • Matthew MegargelTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $8,255
  • Lori K Pease as of 1124TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,292

The return

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