Private foundation
BOSTON, MAEIN
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.
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 | $450,934 | $384,142 | $357,354 | $1,927,571 |
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 37% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGBHBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $1,020,000 | 2017 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert M Roddy Jr | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $9,533 |
| J Atwood Ives | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Elizabeth S Ives | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,927,571 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $406,100 | $392,277 | $375,757 | $1,860,779 | $1,860,779 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $43,001 | $410,076 | $383,957 | $1,850,406 | $1,846,956 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $995,257 | $843,981 | $812,973 | $2,214,031 | $2,214,031 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $691,361 | $662,090 | $645,215 | $2,062,755 | $2,062,755 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $181,409 | $526,229 | $485,813 | $2,033,489 | $2,033,489 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $68,968 | $450,665 | $422,407 | $2,378,309 | $2,378,309 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,897,137 | $1,405,942 | $1,387,820 | $2,761,506 | $2,761,506 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $228,702 | $296,751 | $274,568 | $2,265,691 | $2,265,691 |
| GENERAL PURPOSES |
| $527,000 |
| 2021 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETYLINCOLN, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $245,600 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $241,540 | 2017 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $228,290 | 2018 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $228,290 | 2019 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $128,680 | 2016 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL PURPOSES | $120,000 | 2022 |
| WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTERMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.FALMOUTH, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $100,000 | 2020 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUNDMatched to this organization because 25 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL PURPOSES | $86,000 | 2023 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETYLINCOLN, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $73,350 | 2021 |
| NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCILWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL PURPOSES | $57,500 | 2020 |
| WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERFALMOUTH, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $57,000 | 2022 |
| YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL PURPOSES | $52,200 | 2019 |
| WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERFALMOUTH, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $52,000 | 2023 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANYBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $47,000 | 2023 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETYLINCOLN, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $45,325 | 2019 |
| WGBHBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $45,000 | 2016 |
| WGBHBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $45,000 | 2020 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETYLINCOLN, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $43,580 | 2018 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANYBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $40,000 | 2022 |
| NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCILWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL PURPOSES | $40,000 | 2021 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATERBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $40,000 | 2021 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATERBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $40,000 | 2020 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATERBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $40,000 | 2019 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.