Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,558,441 | $3,592,523 | $3,026,423 | $62,816,494 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 63% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN LAND TRUSTSHELBURNE FALLS, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $40,000 | 2018 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward S Caswell | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $200,000 |
| Philip Caswell Iii | EMERITUS | 0.50 | $0 |
| Ruth S Dupont | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $6,000 |
| Leah Beveridge Richardson | CLERK |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $62,535,639 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,764,719 | $3,393,253 | $2,821,756 | $60,560,634 | $60,320,625 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $2,269,828 | $3,563,036 | $2,914,782 | $56,758,354 | $56,681,661 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $8,082,831 | $3,961,937 | $3,341,527 | $71,242,725 | $70,993,908 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,387,622 | $3,387,986 | $2,854,538 | $66,936,661 | $66,686,825 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $3,440,527 | $3,275,374 | $2,722,700 | $61,915,543 | $61,658,694 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $3,311,000 | $3,244,938 | $2,672,034 | $52,986,578 | $52,914,500 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $3,182,004 | $3,196,420 | $2,659,247 | $57,893,523 | $57,725,620 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $2,320,817 | $2,940,033 | $2,433,423 | $53,185,674 | $53,129,584 |
| GARDENING THE COMMUNITY, URBAN AGRICULTURE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT |
| $40,000 |
| 2022 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WESTFIELD INCWESTFIELD, MA | BUILDING FUTURES | $40,000 | 2021 |
| CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENTSPRINGFIELD, MA | TMS CLINIC FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS | $38,500 | 2022 |
| HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES INCBOSTON, MA | MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR KIDS-SPRINGFIELD | $38,000 | 2024 |
| GREATER SPRINGFIELD HABITAT FOR HUMANITYWEST SPRINGFIELD, MA | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES - HOMEOWNERSHIP AND HOME PRESERVATION | $38,000 | 2022 |
| MORGAN MEMORIAL GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INCSPRINGFIELD, MA | GOODWILL SPRINGFIELD JOB TRAINING CENTER | $37,500 | 2021 |
| THE FOOD BANK OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCHATFIELD, MA | STRENGTHENING THE EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | $37,500 | 2021 |
| PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITIUTE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTSSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $37,500 | 2019 |
| PATHLIGHT INCSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $37,000 | 2017 |
| SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCEAST LONGMEADOW, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| HITCHCOCK CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT INCAMHERST, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTSSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| GLOBAL GLIMPSEBERKELEY, CA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2019 |
| ROCA INCCHELSEA, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2017 |
| PARENT VILLAGES INCSPRINGFIELD, MA | VILLAGE BUILDERS | $35,000 | 2023 |
| DRAMA STUDIO INCSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| REVITALIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT BOARD OF HAMPDEN COUNTY INCSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2016 |
| TECH FOUNDRY INCSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMS INCHOLYOKE, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2017 |
| SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS CORPORATIONSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2017 |
| FRIENDS OF CHILDREN INCNORTHAMPTON, MA | COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) | $35,000 | 2024 |
| HARMONY HOUSE INCHOLYOKE, MA | MATERIALS FOR RENOVATION OF VIEW STREET PROPERTY | $35,000 | 2020 |
| 1.00 |
| $6,000 |
| Christa Palmer Bigue | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $6,000 |
| Peter Weston | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $8,000 |
| Jabez Palmer | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $7,000 |
| Frederick William Stecher | TREASURER | 2.00 | $9,000 |
| Jonathan Caswell | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $9,000 |
| Alexandra B Russell | ASSISTANT CLERK | 1.00 | $7,000 |
| Patrice Swan | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $7,000 |
| Frederic Palmer | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $7,000 |
| Henry Dupont | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Nancy Reiche | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $7,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511229349102041
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401209349100945
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202331189349100418
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202201319349104660
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202131339349101978
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202031259349102358
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201931339349102428
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831279349100238
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201701289349100030
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.