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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6278656

Marion L Decrow Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $66,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,266,800

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,131,700

  • Tax year 2022

    $69,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,174,719

  • Tax year 2021

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,165,063

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,180,616

  • Tax year 2019

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,151,916

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Horizons for the HomelessRoxbury, MA

    General

    $10,000
  2. AdvocatesNewton, MA

    General

    $10,000
  3. Familyaid Boston IncBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  4. La Vida IncLynn, MA

    General

    $10,000
  5. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General

    $6,000
  6. Massachusetts Appleseed CenterBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  7. Cradles to CrayonsNewton, MA

    General

    $5,000
  8. New England Wildlife CenterS Weymouth, MA

    General

    $5,000
  9. Museum of Science BostonBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $11,00042% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10,00038% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts9 grants $66,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kevin MeuseTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,259
  • Michelle WhiteTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,259
  • Fiduciary Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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