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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-0549812

THL Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $323,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $323,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,992

  • Tax year 2024

    $377,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,893

  • Tax year 2023

    $440,908

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $222,992

  • Tax year 2022

    $516,475

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $113,900

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $88,900

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,125,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $108,900

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Project Hope Boston IncRoxbury, MA

    Partnership grant

    $100,000
  2. Steppingstone Foundation IncBoston, MA

    Partnership grant

    $100,000
  3. Leadership BraineryBoston, MA

    Partnership grant

    $65,000
  4. Givinga FoundationWellesley, MA

    Charitable research

    $30,000
  5. Minds Matter of Boston IncBoston, MA

    Annual gift initiative

    $10,000
  6. Pine Street Inn IncBoston, MA

    General welfare

    $5,000
  7. Mspca AngellBoston, MA

    General welfare

    $5,000
  8. Playworks Education EnergizedOakland, CA

    General welfare

    $2,500
  9. Christopher's Haven IncBoston, MA

    General welfare

    $1,500
  10. Community Servings IncJamaica Plain, MA

    General welfare

    $1,500
  11. Haley House IncBoston, MA

    General welfare

    $1,500
  12. Rosie's Place IncBoston, MA

    Partnership grant

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $165,00052% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $108,00034% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $30,0009% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $12,5004% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter2 grants $3,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts12 grants $323,500

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Kristen RobertsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jayne KellySECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Todd AbbrechtDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark AbodeelyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Josh BreslerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rob SpiesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Reid FitzgeraldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kim CurryDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer WardDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ganesh RaoPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Josh ZeitzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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