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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6640238

William J McKee Jr Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Worcester, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $345,000 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

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,704,356

  • Tax year 2024

    $353,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,003,775

  • Tax year 2023

    $302,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,971,025

  • Tax year 2022

    $336,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,151,447

  • Tax year 2021

    $303,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,438,061

  • Tax year 2020

    $226,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,706,485

  • Tax year 2019

    $233,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,883,282

  • Tax year 2018

    $222,700

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,159,763

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UMASS Memorial Health Care Inc One Biotech ParkWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $100,000
  2. Willard House and Clock Museum IncNorth Grafton, MA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  3. Clark UniversityWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $40,000
  4. William J McKee Jr Charitable FoundatiWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $40,000
  5. Boothbay Railway Village MuseumBoothbay Harbor, ME

    General purpose

    $25,000
  6. YMCA of Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  7. Worcester Animal Rescue LeagueWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  8. Worcester AcademyWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  9. Boys & Girls Club of WorcesterWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  10. UMASS Chan Medical SchoolWorcestr, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  11. Cape Cod Healthcare FoundationHyannis, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  12. Barnstable Clean Water CoalitionOsterville, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $60,00071% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $20,00024% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts11 grants $320,000
  2. Maine1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Sumner B Tilton JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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