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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3043340

Edith H Overly Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $1.7 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

    $1,716,050

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $41,235,290

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,927,920

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $38,018,116

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,368,475

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $35,084,986

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,270,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $47,198,750

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,240,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $32,189,004

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trustees of Tufts CollegeMedford, MA

    General Support

    $180,000
  2. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    General Support

    $125,000
  3. Old Sturbridge VillageSturbridge, MA

    General Support

    $105,000
  4. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    General Support

    $95,000
  5. American Alpine ClubGolden, CO

    General Support

    $80,000
  6. Unity Farm SanctuarySherborn, MA

    General Support

    $73,739
  7. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General Support

    $70,000
  8. Mass Eye & Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA

    General Support

    $60,000
  9. Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalBoston, MA

    General Support

    $60,000
  10. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    General Support

    $60,000
  11. Dana-Farber Cancer CenterBoston, MA

    General Support

    $50,000
  12. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  13. New England Wildlife CenterS Weymouth, MA

    General Support

    $50,000
  14. Robert Treat Paine Historical TrustWaltham, MA

    General Support

    $50,000
  15. The Metropolitan Opera AssociationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  16. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General Support

    $50,000
  17. Wildstar Equine Assisted ActivitiesSherborn, MA

    General Support

    $48,000
  18. Boston AthenaeumBoston, MA

    General Support

    $40,000
  19. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General Support

    $40,000
  20. Sudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury, MA

    General Support

    $40,000
  21. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General Support

    $40,000
  22. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General Support

    $30,000
  23. Shady Hill SchoolCambridge, MA

    General Support

    $30,000
  24. Thompson's Island Outward Bound CenterBoston, MA

    General Support

    $30,000
  25. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General Support

    $30,000
  26. Winsor SchoolBoston, MA

    General Support

    $30,000
  27. Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MA

    General Support

    $25,000
  28. New England Equine Rescue NorthWest Newbury, MA

    General Support

    $24,311
  29. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    General Support

    $20,000
  30. Caritas CommunitiesBraintree, MA

    General Support

    $20,000
  31. Carolina Horse Park FoundationRaeford, NC

    General Support

    $20,000
  32. Mass General Hospital (MGH Cancer)Boston, MA

    General Support

    $20,000
  33. Walthour-Moss FoundationSouthern Pnes, NC

    General Support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $460,00038% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $240,00020% of the total
  3. Environment6 grants $185,00015% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $169,31114% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $73,7396% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $48,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $20,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts25 grants $1,336,050
  2. New York2 grants $100,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $80,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $70,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  6. North Carolina2 grants $40,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William A LowellTrustee Hours 1Pay $40,287
  • Charles A CheeverTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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