Funder directory Massachusetts BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY

Private foundation · BOSTON, MA · EIN 046006506

BOSTON 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

Human services · 39%Mental health · 27%Recreation & sports · 11%Education · 11%Diseases & disorders · 7%
How to apply — from their own filing

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

Recent grants (from FY2025 filing)
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.