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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2914691

MWC Foundation Inc #0726315

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 93 grants and $7.1 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.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,092,857

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $23,769,565

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,431,092

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $19,704,465

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,068,000

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $21,815,572

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,917,600

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $23,908,744

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,970,000

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $26,068,666

Grants paid in 2024

93 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $1,100,000
  2. Earth JusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Beth Israel Lahey Health IncBoston, MA

    Center for nutrition medicine in department of surgery

    $175,000
  4. Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts IncBoston, MA

    Elder law project/family law project/technology support

    $170,000
  5. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    Wildlife conservation in the rockies and plains/southern rockies wolf strategic plan

    $150,000
  6. Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Idaho high divide campaign/legal efforts in the artic/legal efforts to protect the wilderness

    $150,000
  7. Lambda Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $125,000
  8. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    For bison management on wind river reservation

    $125,000
  9. Northeast Wilderness TrustMontpelier, VT

    Land acquisition & forever wild easements

    $125,000
  10. Pine Street Inn IncBoston, MA

    50th anniversary campaign

    $125,000
  11. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Restoration efforts in northern great plains/mustang meadows lease payment for redco rosebud reservation

    $125,000
  12. Boston Public LibraryBoston, MA

    For teen central program and homework assistance program

    $115,000
  13. Massachusetts Audobon - Wellfleet BaySouth Wellfleet, MA

    Sea turtle rescue & recovery program/permit center for fossil free/goose pond dam & trail restoration project

    $110,000
  14. ACLU Foundation of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General fund protect civil rights and individual liberties in ma

    $100,000
  15. American Rivers IncWashington, DC

    Diversity, equity & inclusion efforts

    $100,000
  16. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    Mobil team initiative

    $100,000
  17. Democracy Now Productions IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $100,000
  18. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & DefendersBoston, MA

    General operations

    $100,000
  19. Greater Boston Legal Services IncBoston, MA

    Children and families stabilization project and other projects

    $100,000
  20. Hebrew Senior LifeBoston, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  21. Melrose Wakefield HospitalMelrose, MA

    Nurse residency training program

    $100,000
  22. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    Sea turtle recovery programs at quincy faility/education programs

    $100,000
  23. New England Center for Arts and TechnologyBoston, MA

    Boston training reinforcement program

    $100,000
  24. Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DC

    25,000 general fund & 50,000 artic conservation work

    $100,000
  25. Rogerson CommunitiesBoston, MA

    Adult daycare programs

    $100,000
  26. YMCA of Greater BostonBoston, MA

    Support salary of executive director of teen programs/services of weikart center for youth program quality

    $100,000
  27. Haymarket People's FundBoston, MA

    General fund

    $90,000
  28. Environmental Defense FundBoston, MA

    Habitat exchange program/work with navajo nation on methane rules

    $85,000
  29. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Clean energy for all campaign

    $85,000
  30. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    Frontline program

    $80,000
  31. 826 BostonRoxbury, MA

    Writers room expansion plan, campaign for growth

    $75,000
  32. Agassiz VillageFramingham, MA

    Teen programs

    $75,000
  33. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for JusticeNew York, NY

    General fund

    $75,000
  34. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    North atlantic right whale campaign

    $75,000
  35. Family Aid BostonBoston, MA

    For general purposes

    $75,000
  36. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    For hunger free by 2028 campaign

    $75,000
  37. Greater Yellowstone CoalitionBozeman, MT

    General purposes

    $75,000
  38. Harlem Lacrosse and LeadershipNew York, NY

    To support programming

    $75,000
  39. National Center for Lesbian RightsSacramento, CA

    General purposes/antidiscrimination litigation

    $75,000
  40. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Yellowstone flood relief and recovery

    $60,000
  41. Turtle Island Restoration NetworkOlema, CA

    Protect endangered sea turtles and habitats

    $60,000
  42. Women's Lunch Place IncBoston, MA

    General fund

    $55,207
  43. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    Refugee rights campaign

    $50,000
  44. Inwater Research GroupJensen Beach, FL

    Education outreach

    $50,000
  45. Marine Biological LaboratoryWoods Hole, MA

    Ecosystems center science support fund

    $50,000
  46. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Support further research by DR. Andrew j. Cole

    $50,000
  47. Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY

    Montana office/wildlife advocate position

    $50,000
  48. Partakers IncAuburndale, MA

    Additional staff

    $50,000
  49. Rainforest Alliance IncNew York, NY

    Developing community forest enterpries in cameroon & democratic republic of congo

    $50,000
  50. RareArlington, VA

    Fish forever program

    $50,000
  51. Social Innovation ForumBoston, MA

    Track sponsorship for pathways to healing

    $50,000
  52. St Francis HouseBoston, MA

    Carolyn connors women's center

    $50,000
  53. United Way of Massachusetts BayBoston, MA

    Assistance to seniors

    $50,000
  54. Wind River Tribal Bison InitiativeKinnear, WY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  55. Idaho Conservation LeagueBoise, ID

    For anti-mining program and snake river campaign

    $45,000
  56. Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition IncFranklin, MA

    General fund

    $45,000
  57. Blackfoot Challenge IncOvando, MT

    For grizzly bear protection and beaver restoration

    $42,100
  58. Clark Fork CoalitionMissoula, MT

    To support stream restoration

    $40,000
  59. Cradles to CrayonsNewton, MA

    Everyday essentials program

    $40,000
  60. Glacier Two Medicine AllianceE Glacier PK, MT

    To fund community engagement coordinator position

    $40,000
  61. Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZ

    Gsenm work

    $40,000
  62. High Country NewsPaonia, CO

    Affairs program

    $40,000
  63. University of Idaho FoundationMoscow, ID

    For gray wolf research project

    $40,000
  64. Wyoming Outdoor CouncilLander, WY

    Community outreach

    $40,000
  65. Center for Independent DocumentaryCambridge, MA

    Wildlife - mary oliver and margaret mead films

    $36,842
  66. Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center IncBoston, MA

    Workforce initiatives, family services & pao arts center

    $35,000
  67. Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic JusticeBoston, MA

    General fund

    $35,000
  68. Road to Responsibility IncMarshfield, MA

    Endowment campaign

    $35,000
  69. Vital GroundMissoula, MT

    Restoring grizzly bear habitat on the yaak valley

    $35,000
  70. Conservation NorthwestSeattle, WA

    New heritage and safe passage 1-5 programs

    $30,000
  71. Heart of the RockiesSalida, CO

    Carnivore conflict reduction

    $30,000
  72. Legacy Philanthropy WorksSanta Barbara, CA

    Support of east yellowstone collaborative

    $30,000
  73. Montana Enviornmental Information CenterHelena, MT

    Support of water quality efforts

    $30,000
  74. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Salmon state BLM wildlands campaign

    $30,000
  75. Project CitizenshipBoston, MA

    In support of virtual programming model

    $30,000
  76. Sitka Conservation SocietySitka, AK

    Work in protecting the tongass national forest

    $30,000
  77. The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation IncBoulder, CO

    Support of buffalo keeper or guardian for indigenous led

    $30,000
  78. Western Landowners AllianceDenver, CO

    For working wild challenge program

    $30,000
  79. Wondermore IncWaban, MA

    General fund

    $30,000
  80. Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeBozeman, MT

    For conference on buffalo restoration through tribal leadership

    $30,000
  81. Boston Public Housing CorpBoston, MA

    Charlestown adult education workforce and reentry

    $25,000
  82. Boston Youth Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    Icp program

    $25,000
  83. Damascus Citizens for SustainabilityMilanville, PA

    Support anti-drilling & anti-fracking work

    $25,000
  84. Farm Sanctuary IncWatkins Glen, NY

    General fund

    $25,000
  85. Jamestown Rediscovery FoundationJamestown, VA

    Archaeological program at jamestown

    $25,000
  86. Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and JusticeBoston, MA

    Contributions for DCF work

    $25,000
  87. Northern Plains Resource CouncilBillings, MT

    General purposes

    $25,000
  88. Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MA

    Support for future chefs

    $25,000
  89. Climate Smart MissoulaMissoula, MT

    General purposes

    $15,000
  90. Rocky Mountain Front Ranchland GroupsValier, MT

    General purposes

    $10,000
  91. Pretty Shield FoundationBillings, MT

    Rocky mountain tribal leaders council

    $6,708
  92. Good Sports IncBraintree, MA

    Greater boston programming

    $5,000
  93. Fractured AtlasNew York, NY

    Stories for action

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment25 grants $1,457,10038% of the total
  2. Human services7 grants $485,00013% of the total
  3. Civil rights4 grants $355,0009% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $275,0007% of the total
  5. Arts and culture6 grants $250,5507% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid3 grants $245,0006% of the total
  7. 8 other causes13 grants $740,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts44 grants $3,102,049
  2. Ohio1 grant $1,100,000
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $685,000
  4. New York9 grants $552,000
  5. California5 grants $500,000
  6. Montana11 grants $348,808
  7. Virginia3 grants $200,000
  8. Vermont1 grant $125,000
  9. Colorado3 grants $100,000
  10. Wyoming2 grants $90,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas P JalkutPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melissa S McMorrowTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Erin Whitney CicchettiCLERK Hours 0Pay $0

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