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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-2890749

Yawkey Foundation

A private foundation in Westwood, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $2.9 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,903,719

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $77,894,595

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,309,001

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $70,897,133

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,554,326

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $64,245,408

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,213,666

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $79,901,804

  • Tax year 2020

    $899,309

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $74,764,411

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesGeorgetown, SC

    Ongoing support for capital, maintenance & education programs at tom yawkey wildlife CTR

    $2,017,719
  2. Clemson University FoundationClemson, SC

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $111,000
  3. Bethel Institute for Community DevelopmentJamaica Plain, MA

    Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth

    $100,000
  4. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Health care access for underserved individuals & communities

    $100,000
  5. Allen-Chase FoundationDeerfield, MA

    Scholarship program

    $50,000
  6. Lee Memorial Health System Foundation IncFort Myers, FL

    Health care access for underserved individuals & communities

    $50,000
  7. Smith Medical Clinic IncPawleys Isl, SC

    Health care access for underserved individuals & communities

    $50,000
  8. Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Capital renovations for baseball & sports field facilities

    $50,000
  9. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Scholarship program

    $50,000
  10. Allen-Chase FoundationDeerfield, MA

    Support for school facility renovations

    $25,000
  11. Children's Recovery CenterMyrtle Beach, SC

    Capital support for new behavioral and mental health facility

    $25,000
  12. Hitchcock Woods FoundationAiken, SC

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $25,000
  13. Open Space Institute Land Trust IncNew York, NY

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $25,000
  14. South Carolina Coastal Conservation League IncCharleston, SC

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $25,000
  15. South Carolina Environmental Law Project IncPawleys Isl, SC

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $25,000
  16. The Red Sox Foundation IncBoston, MA

    Baseball programs for recreation & skills development

    $25,000
  17. Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC

    Health care access for underserved individuals & communities

    $20,000
  18. Healthy LearnersColumbia, SC

    Health care access for underserved individuals & communities

    $20,000
  19. Helping Hands of GeorgetownGeorgetown, SC

    Basic needs (food, housing) access for underserved individuals and families

    $20,000
  20. Mattapoisett Land Trust IncMattapoisett, MA

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $20,000
  21. Boy Scouts of AmericaN Charleston, SC

    Recreation & enrichment camp opportunities for underserved youth

    $15,000
  22. Nature ConservancyMt Pleasant, SC

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $15,000
  23. Round the Bend Farm IncS Dartmouth, MA

    Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education

    $15,000
  24. Eckhart Tolle FoundationBend, OR

    Mental health & social-emotional support for vulnerable individuals

    $10,000
  25. St Christopher's Children IncPawleys Island, SC

    Health care access for underserved individuals & communities

    $10,000
  26. Helping Hands and HoovesMattapoisett, MA

    Enrichment & recreation opportunities for people with disabilities

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $236,00033% of the total
  2. Environment6 grants $135,00019% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $100,00014% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $100,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $75,00011% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $35,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes2 grants $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina14 grants $2,403,719
  2. Massachusetts9 grants $390,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $50,000
  4. Florida1 grant $50,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • John L HarringtonBOARD CHAIR / TRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • William B GutfarbTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Maureen H BledayCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Hours 10Pay $94,606
  • Justin P MorrealeTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • John M RedmondCFO / TREASURER Hours 10Pay $63,377
  • John A DesistoCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Hours 10Pay $44,340
  • Alicia K VerityCPO / CCO / BOARD SECRETARY Hours 10Pay $68,888
  • Maicharia Weir LytleCPO ELECT Hours 10Pay $37,174

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