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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
$115,000
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $1,400,991
-
Tax year 2024
$104,358
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $1,273,712
-
Tax year 2023
$92,700
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,146,276
-
Tax year 2022
$90,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $1,130,793
-
Tax year 2021
$80,000
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $1,118,528
-
Tax year 2020
$69,000
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $1,036,664
-
Tax year 2019
$70,000
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $961,887
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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The Laboratory Safety InstituteWellesley, MA
Sponsorship of the 2025 k-12 steam safety summit
$25,000 -
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA
Summer internship plus travel
$13,500 -
Noble and Greenough SchoolDedham, MA
Michele dufault '07 excel scholarship fund (not a pledge)
$10,000 -
North and South Rivers Watershed AssociationNorwell, MA
Estuary explorers program
$10,000 -
Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts IncNorwell, MA
Summer stars program
$10,000 -
Brigham & Women's HospitalBoston, MA
DR. Carolyn bernstein's in-school science program
$7,500 -
Atlantic White Shark ConservancyNorth Chatham, MA
Gills club
$6,000 -
Girl Scouts of Eastern MassachusettsWaltham, MA
STEM programming
$6,000 -
Back on My Feet BostonPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$5,000 -
Girls Inc of Greater LowellLowell, MA
Operation smart
$5,000 -
Penikese Island SchoolWoods Hole, MA
Scholarships for the steam summer camp for girls
$5,000 -
Science Club for GirlsCambridge, MA
Middle school classes
$5,000 -
Society of Women EngineersChicago, IL
Mable swenext club
$5,000 -
Friends of Holly Hill Farm IncCohasset, MA
Farm to food pantry program
$1,000 -
Scituate Public SchoolsNorth Scituate, MA
Team 8626 - cyber sailors
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $35,00040% of the total
- Youth development3 grants $16,00018% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $10,00011% of the total
- Environment1 grant $10,00011% of the total
- Science and technology1 grant $6,0007% of the total
- Community development1 grant $5,0006% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $6,0007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts13 grants $105,000
- Illinois1 grant $5,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Diane DufaultTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Robert DufaultTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Caroline Dufault McCormickTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Ryan McManusTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $13,449
- Gioia C PeruginiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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