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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-3821470

William L Saltonstall Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $88,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,241,542

  • Tax year 2023

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,637

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,253,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,328,338

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,412,591

  • Tax year 2019

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,542,032

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Trustees of ReserveBoston, MA

    Claire saltonstall ed. Program

    $20,000
  2. UMASS BostonBoston, MA

    Elaine werby public service internship program

    $20,000
  3. Crosscurrents InternationalSidney, OH

    General support

    $12,000
  4. Epiphany SchoolDorchester, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Mother Caroline AcademyDorchester, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General support

    $4,000
  9. Vinalhaven Land TrustVinalhaven, ME

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00062% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $4,00025% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $74,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $12,000
  3. Maine1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey L ThompsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • William L Saltonstall JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas QuirkPRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLERK Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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