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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
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Tax year 2025
$152,500
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $1,754,275
-
Tax year 2024
$140,000
- Grants listed
- 25
- Assets, end of year
- $1,831,539
-
Tax year 2023
$139,750
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $1,930,551
-
Tax year 2022
$140,500
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $2,045,985
-
Tax year 2021
$145,500
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $1,610,615
-
Tax year 2020
$132,500
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $1,708,521
-
Tax year 2019
$136,250
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $1,768,638
-
Tax year 2018
$122,500
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $1,747,421
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Water for the South SudanRochester, NY
2025 grant
$40,000 -
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MA
2025 grant
$12,500 -
Iowa Public RadioDes Moines, IA
2025 grant
$10,000 -
Wellesley Congregational ChurchWellesley, MA
2025 grant
$10,000 -
St Judes Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
2025 grant
$8,500 -
Worcester County Horticultural SocietyBoylston, MA
2025 grant
$8,000 -
To Write Love on Her ArmsMelbourne, FL
2025 grant
$7,000 -
TubmanMinneapolis, MN
2025 grant
$7,000 -
Trustees of Trinty College Class of 1940Hartford, CT
2025 grant
$5,500 -
Belmont Day SchoolBelmont, MA
2025 grant
$5,000 -
Iowa Community ImprovementsDes Moines, IA
2025 grant
$5,000 -
Newton Wellesley Hospital Charitable FoundationNewton, MA
2025 grant
$3,500 -
American Red CrossMedford, MA
2025 grant
$3,000 -
Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA
2025 grant
$3,000 -
Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY
2025 grant
$3,000 -
Unrwa USAWashington, DC
2025 grant
$3,000 -
Maba at Massachusetts AudubonCanton, MA
2025 grant
$2,500 -
Mercy ShipsLindale, TX
2025 grant
$2,500 -
Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA
2025 grant
$2,500 -
Planned Parenthood League of MassachusettsBoston, MA
2025 grant
$2,500 -
Family Promise MetrowestNatick, MA
2025 grant
$2,500 -
Cuttyhunk Steam AcademyCuttyhunk, MA
2025 grant
$2,000 -
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA
2025 grant
$1,000 -
Cuttyhunk Historical SocietyCuttyhunk, MA
2025 grant
$1,000 -
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA
2025 grant
$1,000 -
Wayland Public SchoolsWayland, MA
2025 grant
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- International aid3 grants $45,50049% of the total
- Mental health2 grants $14,00015% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $12,00013% of the total
- Environment2 grants $9,00010% of the total
- Education1 grant $5,0005% of the total
- Human services1 grant $3,0003% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $5,0005% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts16 grants $61,000
- New York1 grant $40,000
- Iowa2 grants $15,000
- Tennessee1 grant $8,500
- Florida1 grant $7,000
- Minnesota1 grant $7,000
- Connecticut1 grant $5,500
- District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
- Maryland1 grant $3,000
- Texas1 grant $2,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- A Dix Leeson JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Charles E Clapp IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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