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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3985485

Innovate First Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $14,100 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Wayne D Bennett
101 Arch Street Suite 225
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 542-8100
Form and materials
By letter with copy of IRS exemption
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $266,539

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $280,797

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $232,803

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $205,844

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $217,855

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $247,976

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Long Bow Group IncNewton, MA

    Provide support for production of educational media.

    $14,100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $14,100100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $14,100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Wayne D BennettPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter J GilmanTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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