The Massachusetts State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7674865

The Ryan Family Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $27,000 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $614,310
  • Tax year 2024

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $617,941
  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $634,140
  • Tax year 2022

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $364,019
  • Tax year 2021

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $379,875
  • Tax year 2020

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $395,004
  • Tax year 2019

    $14,150

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $406,486
  • Tax year 2018

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $434,506

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Live for EvanHopkinton, MA

    General & unrestricted

    $15,000
  2. St Vincent de PaulHopkinton, MA

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. St John the EvangelistHopkinton, MA

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. The Archdiocese of BostonBraintree, MA

    2025 catholic appeal

    $1,000
  5. Olancho Aid Foundation IncAccord, MA

    General & unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00094% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $27,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Shawn C RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lynne RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Megan L RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly M RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erin A RyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (philanthropy and grantmaking), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The MHCH FoundationBoston, MA 1 grant Accepts applications $26,300 giving
  2. The Colonial Society of Massachusetts Amory L Loring TreasurerBoston, MA 2 grants Accepts applications $25,000 giving
  3. Rose FoundationBoston, MA 2 grants Preselected only $22,826 giving
  4. Crozier Family FoundationBoston, MA 7 grants Preselected only $22,365 giving
  5. David E Moeser Trind #0709485Boston, MA 7 grants Accepts applications $21,200 giving