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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6714808

Arthur Cunningham Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $52,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $644,262

  • Tax year 2024

    $39,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $642,337

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $644,576

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,300

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $623,263

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $615,532

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $592,377

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,250

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $562,523

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Massachusetts - LowellLincoln, MA

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  2. Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH

    Scholarship

    $5,250
  3. Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  4. University of Massachusetts - BostonBoston, MA

    Scholarship

    $2,750
  5. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    Scholarship

    $2,750
  6. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA

    Scholarship

    $2,750
  7. Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  8. Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  9. Salem State UniversitySalem, MA

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  10. North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,750
  11. University of Massachusetts - AmherstAmherst, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,750
  12. Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  13. University of New HavenWest Haven, CT

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  14. Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  15. Simmons UniversityBoston, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  16. Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  17. James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  18. Providence CollegeProvidence, RI

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  19. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  20. Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  21. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy-MCPHSBoston, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  22. Curry CollegeMilton, MA

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  23. Regis CollegeWeston, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  24. Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA

    Scholarship

    $500
  25. Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  26. Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  27. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA

    Scholarship

    $500
  28. Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA

    Scholarship

    $500
  29. Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  30. Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA

    Scholarship

    $500
  31. Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA

    Scholarship

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education20 grants $36,750100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts19 grants $31,250
  2. New Hampshire2 grants $6,750
  3. Connecticut3 grants $5,750
  4. Pennsylvania3 grants $3,750
  5. Indiana1 grant $1,500
  6. Rhode Island1 grant $1,250
  7. Virginia1 grant $1,250
  8. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frank MuzioCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $2,555
  • Eastern BankCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $2,214

The return

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