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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4716800

The Joanne E Masin Foundation

A private foundation in Boca Grande, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $294,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $294,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $268,374
  • Tax year 2023

    $163,839

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $250,555
  • Tax year 2022

    $587,750

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $100,681
  • Tax year 2021

    $121,350

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $404,462
  • Tax year 2020

    $254,395

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $196,887
  • Tax year 2019

    $321,109

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $188,289

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Connecticut River Museum (Connecticut River Foundation at Steamboat Dock)Essex, CT

    General Charitable

    $190,000
  2. Jacks Galore IncWashington, MA

    General Charitable

    $20,000
  3. Boca Grande Womens Club IncBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $12,000
  4. Boca Grande Pre-SchoolBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement AssocBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $10,000
  6. CT River ConservancyGreenfield, MA

    General Charitable

    $7,500
  7. Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation IncIvoryton, CT

    General Charitable

    $6,000
  8. Friends of Boca GrandeBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $5,000
  9. High Hopes Therapeutic Riding IncOld Lyme, CT

    General Charitble

    $5,000
  10. The Island SchoolNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Essex Fire DepartmentEssex, CT

    General Charitable

    $4,000
  12. Barrier Island Park SocietyBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $2,500
  13. Center for Whale ResearchFriday Harbor, WA

    General Charitable

    $2,500
  14. Essex Board of TradeEssex, CT

    General Charitable

    $2,500
  15. Essex Elementary School Foundation IncEssex, CT

    General Charitable

    $2,500
  16. Essex FoundationEssex, CT

    General Charitable

    $1,500
  17. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $1,500
  18. Boca Grande Arts CenterBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $1,250
  19. Boca Grande Historical Society IncBoca Grande, FL

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  20. Community Foundation Middlesex CountyMiddletown, CT

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  21. Community Music SchoolTrappe, PA

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  22. Essex Historical SocietyEssex, CT

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  23. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  24. Essex Ambulance AssociationIvoryton, CT

    General Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $20,00058% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $8,00023% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $2,5007% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $2,5007% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut10 grants $213,750
  2. Florida7 grants $41,750
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $27,500
  4. New York2 grants $6,500
  5. Washington1 grant $2,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joanne E MasinTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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