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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-6580038

The Foundation for Creative Achievement

A private foundation in Duxbury, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $56,500 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Eve Grace Penoyer
PO Box 1783
Duxbury, MA 02331
(774) 773-5261
Form and materials
All requests should be in writing and state need(s) and relationship to the foundation's charitable purpose.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Awards may be granted to charitable or educational organizations with the exception of religious organizations

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,130,005

  • Tax year 2024

    $46,676

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,106,810

  • Tax year 2023

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $896,902

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,212

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $889,859

  • Tax year 2021

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $934,851

  • Tax year 2020

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $954,452

  • Tax year 2019

    $38,045

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $990,619

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,105

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,004,577

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. South Shore Ballet Theatre FoundationHingham, MA

    Youth dance education

    $10,000
  2. The Company TheatreNorwell, MA

    Youth theatre arts education

    $10,000
  3. South Shore Conservatory of Music IncHingham, MA

    Youth music education

    $8,000
  4. Plimoth Patuxet MuseumsPlymouth, MA

    Film programs

    $7,500
  5. South Shore Art CenterCohasset, MA

    Youth fine arts education

    $7,500
  6. Friends of Ventress Memorial Library TrustMarshfield, MA

    Youth creative writing program

    $6,000
  7. North River Arts SocietyMarshfld HLS, MA

    Youth fine arts education

    $4,000
  8. Americana Theatre Company IncCarver, MA

    Youth theatre arts education

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $46,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $56,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Eve Grace PenoyerTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $25,322

The return

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