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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-4078237

Frisbie Legacy Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $70,000 paid in grants.

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

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

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,848,553
  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,382,072
  • Tax year 2022

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,401,739
  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,761,348
  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $794,274
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $824,659

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts General HospitalSomerville, MA

    General support

    $24,000
  2. Familyaid Boston IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Horizons for Homeless ChildrenRoxbury, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Room to Grow National IncBronx, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  5. The ARC Pikes Peak RegionColorado SPGS, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Home for Little WanderersBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  7. White Men for Racial JusticeMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $2,000
  8. Citizens ProjectColorado SPGS, CO

    General support

    $2,000
  9. Golden Harvest Food BankAugusta, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Beloved AshevilleAsheville, NC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $29,00094% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $49,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000
  3. Colorado2 grants $7,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth Matteini Co BgaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily Barker Co BgaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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