Funder directory → Massachusetts → BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY
Private foundation · BOSTON, MA · EIN 046006506BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$4,100–$23,000
median $10,000
Giving (latest FY)
$560,875
25 grants · FY2025
Assets
$11,208,184
gives in MA
Application form & materials: STATEMENT OF NEED
Deadlines: NONE
Restrictions: FATHERLESS AND WIDOWS IN GREATER BOSTON ONLY
Contact: ANDREA GORDON · C/O J EDINGTON SULLIVAN WORCESTE, BOSTON, MA, 02109 · 6173382422
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS · BOSTON, MA | PROVIDE SUPPORT & CARE TO | $277,075 |
| WILDFLOWER FOR KIDS · LEXINGTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $25,000 |
| COMPASS WORKING CAPITAL · BOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $25,000 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY CAMP WONDERLAND · SHARON, MA | CAMP WONDERLAND AND | $20,000 |
| BROOKVIEW HOUSE · DORCHESTER CENTER, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $17,000 |
| CASA MYRNA · BOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $15,000 |
| Women's Bar Foundation · Boston, MA | WOMEN'S PRISON & REENTRY | $15,000 |
| CASA ESPERANZA INC · Boston, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $15,000 |
| FRIENDSHIPWORKS · Boston, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $5,000 |
| THE WILY NETWORK · Newton, MA | GENERAL PURPOSES | $10,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.