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 FY2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $228,394 | $252,371 | $210,355 | $3,688,185 |
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 11% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICESWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING COUNSELOR TO ASSIST ELDERLY POPULATION NO LONGER ABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS. | $15,000 | 2016 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Stowe | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Ralph Marois | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jill Cosgrove Danksewicz | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lawrence Brodeur | CLERK/DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $3,673,743 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $141,477 | $224,330 | $201,908 | $3,474,330 | $3,470,302 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $141,075 | $159,149 | $128,604 | $3,311,968 | $3,308,170 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $384,111 | $219,057 | $179,315 | $3,895,761 | $3,879,614 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $110,907 | $216,554 | $185,726 | $3,584,287 | $3,580,342 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $196,670 | $225,789 | $191,998 | $3,393,232 | $3,389,332 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $267,403 | $207,857 | $179,064 | $3,147,148 | $3,143,165 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $130,423 | $210,245 | $179,420 | $3,458,400 | $3,454,400 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $113,986 | $203,458 | $172,467 | $3,297,992 | $3,294,261 |
| LIFT-LIVING IN FREEDOM TOGETHER INCWORCESTER, MA |
| PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR A FULLY OPERATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER TO TRAIN WOMEN FOR JOBS |
| $15,000 |
| 2020 |
| MCAULEY NAZARETH HOMELEICESTER, MA | SUPPORT FOR A REGISTERED NURSE TO ASSIST WITH THE CARE OF THE CHILDREN | $15,000 | 2019 |
| PERNET FAMILY HEALTHWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING INFANT SUPPLIES. | $15,000 | 2017 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTERWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING HEALTH STAFF TO SERVICE REFUGEES | $15,000 | 2019 |
| FRIENDLY HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH HOOPS PROGRAM - YOUTH BASKETBALL RECREATION | $15,000 | 2020 |
| GENESIS CLUB HOUSE INCWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS TO MAINTAIN CONTACT DURING COVID RESTRICTIONS | $15,000 | 2020 |
| RACHEL'S TABLEWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD PANTRY | $15,000 | 2021 |
| CASA PROJECTWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDING CHILD ADVOCACY IN WORCESTER COUNTY JUVENILE COURT. | $15,000 | 2017 |
| FRIENDLY HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES. | $15,000 | 2016 |
| PERNET FAMILY HEALTHWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING INFANT SUPPLIES | $15,000 | 2022 |
| MUSTARD SEED CATHOLIC WORKERWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOOD PANTRY. | $15,000 | 2025 |
| PERNET FAMILY HEALTHWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING INFANT SUPPLIES | $15,000 | 2019 |
| CASA PROJECTWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDING CHILD ADVOCACY IN WORCESTER COUNTY JUVENILE COURT | $15,000 | 2021 |
| RACHEL'S TABLEWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD PANTRY | $15,000 | 2022 |
| MCAULEY NAZARETH HOME FOR BOYSLEICESTER, MA | PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COSTS OF A REGISTERED NURSE FOR THE FACILITY | $13,970 | 2022 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTERWORCESTER, MA | FUNDING HEALTH STAFF TO SERVICE REFUGEES | $13,000 | 2020 |
| CASA PROJECTWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDING CHILD ADVOCACY IN WORCESTER COUNTY JUVENILE COURT | $12,500 | 2020 |
| GENESIS CLUB HOUSE INCWORCESTER, MA | PROVIDE WELLNESS SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS | $12,000 | 2019 |
| DISMAS HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | ASSISTING EX-PRISONERS WITH ADAPTING TO THE COMMUNITY | $12,000 | 2021 |
| DISMAS HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | ASSISTING EX-PRISONERS WITH ADAPTING TO THE COMMUNITY | $12,000 | 2019 |
| DISMAS HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | ASSISTING EX-PRISONERS WITH ADAPTING TO THE COMMUNITY | $12,000 | 2020 |
| DISMAS HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | ASSIST EX-PRISIONERS ADAPT TO COMMUNITY | $12,000 | 2023 |
| DISMAS HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | ASSIST EX-PRISIONERS ADAPT TO COMMUNITY | $12,000 | 2022 |
| DISMAS HOUSEWORCESTER, MA | ASSIST EX-PRISIONERS ADAPT TO COMMUNITY. | $12,000 | 2025 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Henry Braverman | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Roger Dauphinais | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| E Paul Tinsley | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Gerri Lorusso | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Timothy Bibaud | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |