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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6136550

Saquish Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,205,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $19,833,616

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,170,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $19,674,861

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,105,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $19,686,312

  • Tax year 2022

    $860,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $20,199,487

  • Tax year 2021

    $875,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $19,819,709

  • Tax year 2020

    $885,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $18,834,281

  • Tax year 2019

    $892,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $18,893,454

  • Tax year 2018

    $845,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $18,904,089

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Project PlaceBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $65,000
  2. Crossroads for KidsDuxbury, MA

    Charitable

    $55,000
  3. The Red Sox FoundationBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $40,000
  4. Umdfwerly ScholarshipDartmouth, MA

    Charitable

    $40,000
  5. Boston Public LibraryBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  6. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  7. Boys & Girls Club of BostonBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  8. Carolina HillMarshfield, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  9. Catholic Social ServicesFall River, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  10. Cranberry HospicePlymouth, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  11. Duxbury Bay Maritime SchoolDuxbury, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  12. Food Bank of El DoradoCameron Park, CA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  13. Friends of the Public Garden and CommonBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  14. Habitat for HumanityBraintree, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  15. Hale-Barnard CorporationBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  16. Heritage Museums & GardensSandwich, MA

    Educational

    $30,000
  17. Historic New EnglandHaverhill, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  18. Lend A Hand SocietyBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  19. Lloyd Center for the EnvironmentS Dartmouth, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  20. Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  21. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  22. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    Educational

    $30,000
  23. Old Sturbridge VillageSturbridge, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  24. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  25. Plimoth PatuxetPlymouth, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  26. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  27. Shoals Marine LaboratoryPortsmouth, NH

    Charitable

    $30,000
  28. Smfa at TuftsBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  29. Southcoast Health SystemsNew Bedford, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  30. The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  31. The McLean Fund McLean HospitalBelmont, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  32. The Women's CenterCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  33. The Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  34. Trustees of the ReservationsBeverly, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  35. WGBHBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  36. Charles Werly Memorial Scholarship (ithaca College)Ithaca, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  37. Mass General HospitalBoston, MA

    Medical

    $25,000
  38. Salem Food BankSalem, MA

    Charitable

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $150,00029% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $120,00023% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $60,00012% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $55,00011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40,0008% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $30,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $60,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts34 grants $1,090,000
  2. California1 grant $30,000
  3. Mississippi1 grant $30,000
  4. New Hampshire1 grant $30,000
  5. New York1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Arthur A NicholsTRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $80,000
  • Robyn BorgesTRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $90,000
  • Scott WerlyTRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $90,000

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