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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6271610

William F Ray Foundation

A private foundation in Sherborn, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $19,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $288,440

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $299,948

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,250

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $301,993

  • Tax year 2022

    $18,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $306,213

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $305,270

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $291,759

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New England Village IncPembroke, MA

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  2. Cleveland & Woodley Park VillageWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  3. Beaver Country Day SchoolChestnut Hill, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  4. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. The Pilgrim ChurchSherborn, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard UniversityBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $750
  7. AFS Intercultural Programs USANew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  8. Alford Lake Camp Scholarship FundHope, ME

    Unrestricted

    $500
  9. All Souls ChurchTannersville, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  10. Maine Public Broadcasting CorpLewiston, ME

    Unrestricted

    $500
  11. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  12. Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  13. CHIP IncNewcastle, ME

    Unrestricted

    $250
  14. Community Mediation CenterKnoxville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $250
  15. Hebron AcademyHebron, ME

    Unrestricted

    $250
  16. Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI

    Unrestricted

    $250
  17. The New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  18. Our Sisters' SchoolNew Bedford, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  19. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  20. St Andrew's Episcopal ChurchNewcastle, ME

    Unrestricted

    $250
  21. The Wellesley Students' Aid Society IncWellesley, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  22. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $8,00053% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $3,00020% of the total
  3. Education5 grants $2,00013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $7505% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $7505% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $2502% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts9 grants $12,000
  2. Maine6 grants $2,750
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $2,250
  4. New York3 grants $1,500
  5. Tennessee1 grant $250
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • William F Ray IIITrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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