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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-3732775

Make Waves Foundation

A private foundation in Westborough, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $23,700 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $23,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,934,632

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,564,536

  • Tax year 2022

    $271,467

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,602,475

  • Tax year 2021

    $381,365

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,825,332

  • Tax year 2020

    $370,960

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,998,284

  • Tax year 2019

    $209,650

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,315,332

  • Tax year 2018

    $224,150

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,537,984

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cape Cod Healthcare FoundationHyannis, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  2. Xaverian Brothers High SchoolWestwood, MA

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  4. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  5. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Trinity college annual fund-teaching and mentoring

    $1,000
  6. Xaverian BrothersBaltimore, MD

    General fund

    $1,000
  7. Xaverian BrothersBaltimore, MD

    General fund

    $1,000
  8. Cotuit LibraryCotuit, MA

    General fund

    $500
  9. Xaverian Brothers High SchoolWestwood, MA

    General fund

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $2,50042% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,50042% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $15,700
  2. New York2 grants $5,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $2,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Pamela J EganPRESIDENT/TREASURER/MEMBER Hours 10Pay $0
  • John R EganVICE PRES./SECRETARY/MEMBE Hours 10Pay $0
  • John R Egan JrDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Amanda E EganDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kathleen T EganDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kristen BoomerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 30Pay $71,582

The return

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