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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3158002

Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $913,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $913,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $5,586,727

  • Tax year 2023

    $996,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $5,780,947

  • Tax year 2022

    $542,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $5,844,004

  • Tax year 2021

    $660,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $6,030,177

  • Tax year 2020

    $733,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $5,867,598

  • Tax year 2019

    $821,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $5,610,495

  • Tax year 2018

    $704,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $5,481,940

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boston Lyric OperaBoston, MA

    General

    $250,000
  2. South Shore ConservatoryHingham, MA

    General

    $100,000
  3. McLean HospitalBelmont, MA

    General

    $65,000
  4. Boston College Law SchoolNewton, MA

    General

    $50,000
  5. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General

    $50,000
  6. St Francis HouseBoston, MA

    General

    $50,000
  7. Bethel Ame ChurchJamaica Plain, MA

    General

    $40,000
  8. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  9. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  10. Mspca- AngellBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  11. South Shore Health System FDNHingham, MA

    General

    $25,000
  12. Trinity Boston FoundationBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  13. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $20,000
  14. Trustees-Boston University-Sargent College 2024 GiftBoston, MA

    General

    $20,000
  15. Mab Community ServicesBrookline, MA

    General

    $12,500
  16. The Schwartz Center for Compassionate HealthcareBoston, MA

    General

    $12,500
  17. Franciscan Hospital for ChildrenBrighton, MA

    General

    $10,000
  18. Handel and Haydn SocietyBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  19. Health Equity InternationalNewton, MA

    General

    $10,000
  20. Perkins TrustWatertown, MA

    General

    $10,000
  21. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  22. WellspringHull, MA

    General

    $10,000
  23. Bridge Over Troubled Waters IncBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  24. City Year NHManchester, NH

    General

    $5,000
  25. Crossroads for KidsDuxbury, MA

    General

    $5,000
  26. Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MA

    General

    $5,000
  27. Schepens Eye ResearchBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  28. Silk Road Project IncSomerville, MA

    General

    $5,000
  29. The Carroll Center for the BlindNewton, MA

    General

    $5,000
  30. United Negro College FundWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  31. Girls on the Run Greater Boston 2024 Marathon- Keirsa JohnsonBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  32. The Makanda Project Organization IncMilton, MA

    General

    $3,000
  33. Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthWashington, DC

    General

    $2,500
  34. Cotting SchoolLexington, MA

    General

    $2,500
  35. Fenway High SchoolBoston, MA

    General

    $2,500
  36. Brookview HouseDorchester, MA

    General

    $1,000
  37. Italian Home for ChildrenJamaica Plain, MA

    General

    $1,000
  38. McCourt FoundationSouth Boston, MA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $93,00042% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $52,50023% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $32,50015% of the total
  4. Human services4 grants $31,00014% of the total
  5. Mental health2 grants $6,0003% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $3,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts36 grants $906,000
  2. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael J PuzoTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $26,092
  • Stephen W KidderTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $26,092

The return

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