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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-0875471

Ro Family Foundation

A private foundation in Medway, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $215,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Feb 28, 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

    $215,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $5,567,769

  • Tax year 2023

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,632,661

  • Tax year 2022

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,164,248

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,743,616

  • Tax year 2020

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,683,603

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,438,983

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Green Mountain Horse AssociationSouth Woodstock, VT

    Charity

    $25,000
  2. Abortion Rights Fund of Western MAAmherst, MA

    Charity

    $15,000
  3. Bay State HealthSpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $15,000
  4. Cooley Dickinson HospitalNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $15,000
  5. Child Advocacy Center of Hampshire CountyNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $10,000
  6. Safe Passage IncNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $10,000
  7. The Food Bank of Western MassachusettsHatfield, MA

    Charity

    $10,000
  8. Treehouse FoundationEasthampton, MA

    Charity

    $10,000
  9. Tapestry Health SystemsSpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $8,000
  10. Community Action Pioneer ValleyGreenfield, MA

    Charity

    $7,500
  11. Northampton NeighborsNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $7,500
  12. Behavioral Health Network IncSpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $6,000
  13. Child Advocacy Center of Franklin CountyGreenfield, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  14. CisaSouth Deerfield, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  15. Franklin County's YMCAGreenfield, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  16. DiffvelopmentMontclair, NJ

    Charity

    $5,000
  17. Lifepath IncGreenfield, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  18. New England Public MediaSpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  19. Northampton Survival CenterNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  20. ServicenetNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  21. The Hampshire County YMCANorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  22. Williston Northampton School - DEIEasthampton, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  23. Dakin Humane SocietySpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $3,000
  24. Holyoke Hockey ClubNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $3,000
  25. Franklin County Land TrustShelburne Falls, MA

    Charity

    $2,500
  26. Jam Cycling FundEasthampton, MA

    Charity

    $2,500
  27. Kestrel Land TrustAmherst, MA

    Charity

    $2,500
  28. Northampton Arts CouncilNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $2,500
  29. Amherst A Better ChanceAmherst, MA

    Charity

    $2,000
  30. Northampton Community Music CenterNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $2,000
  31. Center for New AmericansNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $1,500
  32. Pioneer Valley Workers Center IncSpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $1,500
  33. Franklin County Youth Hockey AssociationGreenfield, MA

    Charity

    $1,000
  34. Shakespeare & CompanyLenox, MA

    Charity

    $1,000
  35. Stone SoupGreenfield, MA

    Charity

    $1,000
  36. Northampton Jazz FestivalNorthampton, MA

    Charity

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services6 grants $32,00033% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $27,50028% of the total
  3. Mental health2 grants $11,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $9,0009% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $8,0008% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts34 grants $185,500
  2. Vermont1 grant $25,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Loraine B MillmanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul D CarlanTrustee, Treasurer, Secret Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret A CarlanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • David A WerlichAdministrative & Tax Offic Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah CarlanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jovan JamesTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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