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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6372167

Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013

A private foundation in Newburyport, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $136,037 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

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

    $136,037

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,616,483

  • Tax year 2024

    $124,143

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,650,553

  • Tax year 2023

    $119,211

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,682,649

  • Tax year 2022

    $158,513

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,714,986

  • Tax year 2021

    $152,494

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,785,882

  • Tax year 2020

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,841,739

  • Tax year 2019

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,927,509

  • Tax year 2018

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,061,301

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of Alyn HospitalNew York, NY

    Medical

    $24,857
  2. Hadassah WIZO AmericaNew York, NY

    Welfare Projects

    $24,741
  3. PEF Endowment Hadassah Academic CollegeNew York, NY

    Education

    $19,464
  4. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Shelter/Food

    $17,106
  5. Jewish Foundation of Greater Metro West NJWhippany, NJ

    Education

    $12,910
  6. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Fighting Hunger

    $10,000
  7. Trustees of BUBoston, MA

    Education

    $9,889
  8. Greater Cleveland FoodbankCleveland, OH

    Fighting Hunger

    $5,581
  9. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Fighting Hunger

    $5,312
  10. Hope Hospice Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Medical

    $5,177
  11. Greater Newburyport VillageNewburyport, MA

    Elder Services

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $34,85766% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $17,10632% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $69,062
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $33,307
  3. New Jersey1 grant $12,910
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $5,581
  6. Rhode Island1 grant $5,177

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Peter L DrenchTrustee Hours 3Pay $40,289

The return

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