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The Devereaux Charitable Foundation

Malden, MA · EIN 22-2708298. Reported 310 grants totalling $1,547,894 to 189 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,500median grant
$1,547,894granted, 2021-2024
189organizations funded
45%of grantees funded again the next year
$2,567,775assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Devereaux Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $90,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
49 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
179 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
48 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
21 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
4 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
9 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
St Mary's High SchoolLynn, MA$345,000442024
St John's Prepatatory SchoolDanvers, MA$110,000442024
Lynn Babe Ruth GlbrLynn, MA$71,000332023
Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA$66,846442024
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA$65,000112021
Gonzaga College High SchoolWashington, DC$56,000332023
Mgh Development OfficeBoston, MA$50,000112024
St Michael's CollegeColchester, VT$50,000112021
Catholic CharitiesBoston, MA$25,000442024
Whittier Street Health CenterRoxbury, MA$25,000112022
YMCA Metro North LynnLynn, MA$22,500332023
Irish Pastoral CentreDorchester, MA$21,000442024
Holy Cross CollegeWorcester, MA$20,000442024
Officer Sean a Collier Memorial FundDracut, MA$20,000442024
Sisters of St Joseph of BostonBrighton, MA$19,000442024
Catholic School FoundationBoston, MA$15,000332024
Swampscott Youth Football & CheeringSwampscott, MA$15,000112021
YMCA of North ShoreBeverly, MA$15,000112021
Nahant Historical SocietyNahant, MA$14,500332024
Saint Thomas Aquinas ChurchNahant, MA$12,500332023
Tommy's Place FoundationQuincy, MA$11,200222023
Archbishop Williams High SchoolBraintree, MA$10,000112022
Boston College Campus of MinistryChestnut Hill, MA$10,000112021
Friendly Knights of St PatrickLynn, MA$10,000112022
Jesuits of the USA EastNew York, NY$10,000442024
Nahant Firefighters AssociationNahant, MA$10,000112021
Northshore BreakersSwampscott, MA$10,000112021
Scranton Preparatory SchoolScranton, PA$10,000112024
St Brendan's Youth Gaelic Athletic ClubDorchester, MA$10,000112021
Stephen J Matheny Scholarship FundBridgewater, MA$10,000112021
Victory Outreach IncSeattle, WA$10,000112022
Katherine's Team to Fight Autism - Autism SpeaksDorchester, MA$9,900442024
Northeast Animal ShelterSalem, MA$8,500332024
Boy's & Girls Club of LynnLynn, MA$7,500112021
Bruce Scot Cooper Memorial ScholarshipSwampscott, MA$7,500222024
Catholic AppealCanton, MA$7,500332023
The Friends of Nahant SailingNahant, MA$7,500222023
Alice O'neil Challenger Little LeagueSwampscott, MA$6,500222024
Canton Little LeagueCanton, MA$6,000442024
Everett Little LeagueEverett, MA$6,000442024
Lynn Youth HockeyLynn, MA$6,000222024
Plainville Athletic LeaguePlainville, MA$6,000442024
Shrewsbury Little LeagueShrewsbury, MA$6,000442024
West Lynn American Little LeagueLynn, MA$6,000442024
Wyoma Little LeagueLynn, MA$6,000442024
Kennek FoundationMarblehead, MA$5,500332024
Alliance at Abbott House Sunshine FundLynn, MA$5,000112021
Als OneWhitman, MA$5,000222023
Christ HouseWashington, DC$5,000112024
Christ the King ParishWorcester, MA$5,000112021
Dorchester Youth HockeyDorchester, MA$5,000112022
Freindly Knights of St PatrickLynn, MA$5,000112024
Friends of Milano CenterMelrose, MA$5,000112024
Hope Beyond Hope IncWeymouth, MA$5,000112021
Inner-City Scholarship FundBoston, MA$5,000112021
Irish Cultural CentreCanton, MA$5,000332023
Kayla Motley Memorial FundStoughton, MA$5,000222024
KIPP Academy Lynn CollegiateLynn, MA$5,000112021
Malden CatholicMalden, MA$5,000112023
Nahant SailingNahant, MA$5,000112021
NamastaysobercomBoston, MA$5,000112021
OcraNew York, NY$5,000112021
Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MA$5,000112021
St Gertrude's ParishOshawa, Ontario$5,000112021
St Mary's Men's HockeyLynn, MA$5,000112021
St Vincent Depaul Sacred Heart ParishLynn, MA$5,000112021
The Born to Run FoundationMedfield, MA$5,000112021
Town of MendonMendon, MA$5,000112021
Visitation HouseWorcester, MA$5,000112021
Vna Care and HospiceNeedham, MA$5,000112021
Woburn Dollar for ScholarsWoburn, MA$5,000112023
Framingham Police AssociationFramingham, MA$4,600442024
East Lynn Litle LeagueLynn, MA$4,500332024
Pine Hill Little LeagueLynn, MA$4,500332023
Girls Inc LynnLynn, MA$4,000332023
Walpole Charities FundWalpole, MA$3,500442024
Absa-Algonquin Baseball & Softball AssocNorthborough, MA$3,000222023
Boston Shamrocks LgfcBoston, MA$3,000332024
Deerfield Valley RescueWilmington, VT$3,000332023
Marblehead Festival of ArtsMarblehead, MA$3,000442024
Norwood Firefighters Local 1631Norwood, MA$2,900332023
Jimmy FundFoxborough, MA$2,700222022
Town of DedhamDedham, MA$2,700332024
Bridge Recovery CenterMalden, MA$2,500112022
Catholic UniversityWashington DC, DC$2,500112021
Communitas IncWakefield, MA$2,500112022
Congregation Agudas Achim - Ezrath IsraelMalden, MA$2,500222022
Friends of Blue HillsMilton, MA$2,500222022
Lynn Knights of ColumbusLynn, MA$2,500112022
Rhs Hockey Booster Club - Ridgefield CtRidgefield, CT$2,500112021
Sail GhsGlouchester, MA$2,500112022
St John the Evangelist ChurchSwampscott, MA$2,500112021
St Sebastian' SchoolNeedham, MA$2,500112022
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$2,500112024
Woburn City Athletic ClubsWoburn, MA$2,180442024
Alzheimer's AssociationWaltham, MA$2,000222022
American Cancer SocietyNboston, MA$2,000112021
Angel Fund the for Als ResearchWakefield, MA$2,000222022
Crimson Tide Pop WarnerEverett, MA$2,000112021
Fisk Memorial United Methodist ChurchNatick, MA$2,000112023
Special Olympics MaMarlborough, MA$2,000222022
The Home for Little WanderersWalpole, MA$2,000222022
Weymouth Cal Ripken Baseball LeagueBraintree, MA$2,000112024
Xaverian Brothers USABaltimore, MD$2,000222022
Dimock Community FoundationRoxbury, MA$1,730222023
Algonquin Youth BaseballNorthborough, MA$1,500112024
BridgewellLynnfield, MA$1,500332023
Coast Guard FoundationStonington, CT$1,500332023
Dana Farber Marathon ChallengeBoston, MA$1,500112022
East Lynn Little LeagueLynn, MA$1,500112021
KIPP MaLynn, MA$1,500112022
Matthew 25 IncWorcester, MA$1,500112024
Nahant Little LeagueNahant, MA$1,500112021
Nahant Nights of ColumbusNahant, MA$1,500112021
Nahant SwimNahant, MA$1,500332023
Northboro Baseball & Softball AssocNorthborough, MA$1,500112021
Salem State University Dembowski Family Theatre Endowment FundSalem, MA$1,500112022
Samaritans Incboston MarathonBoston, MA$1,500112022
Stepping Story Center for Trauma Innovation BringhamBoston, MA$1,500112023
Swampscottnahant Little LeagueSwampscott, MA$1,500112023
Town of Dedham - Community and SchoolDedham, MA$1,200112021
Peabody Hs HockeyPeabody, MA$1,100222024
Glen Doherty Memorial Foundationboston MarathonMarblehead, MA$1,050112022
Gronk Nation Youth FoundationAlbany, NY$1,050112022
Herren ProjectPortsmouth, RI$1,050112021
Silver Lake Hs Unified SportsKingston, MA$1,030112022
Special Olympics NhConcord, NH$1,015112023
Big Blue Youth Football and CheeringSwampscott, MA$1,000112023
Boston Higashi SchoolRandolph, MA$1,000112023
Cholangiocarcinoma FoundationRiverton, UT$1,000112022
Cycle for Life - Cystic Fibrosis FoundationNatick, MA$1,000222022
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationNatick, MA$1,000112022
Dennis Dj Simmonds Unsung Hero FoundationSouth Easton, MA$1,000112024
Epilepsy Foundation New EnglandBillerica, MA$1,000112022
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Tech SchoolDanvers, MA$1,000112023
Friends of Fatima- RaceGilmanton, NH$1,000112022
Habitat PlusLynn, MA$1,000112023
Healing Therapies Thru SharingWaterford, CT$1,000112024
Holbrook Youth and Amateur BaseballHolbrook, MA$1,000112021
Judi's House DenverDenver, CO$1,000112021
Laurie Melchionda FoundationRaynham, MA$1,000112022
Lynn Classical Hs BaseballLynn, MA$1,000112024
Lynn Main StreetsLynn, MA$1,000112021
Lynn Public LibraryLynn, MA$1,000112022
Mass AudubonLincoln, MA$1,000112021
Mgh Cancer CenterBoston, MA$1,000112021
Mspca AngellBoston, MA$1,000112021
Mullins Memorial Baseball TouramentDanvers, MA$1,000112024
Nahant Education FoundationNahant, MA$1,000112022
Nahant Firefighters AssocNahant, MA$1,000112023
Northeast ArcDanvers, MA$1,000112024
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA$1,000112021
Safe House DenverDenver, CO$1,000112021
Santa Monica Mountains Youth Cycling IncVan Nuys, CA$1,000112022
Scanlon Family Scholarship FundLitchfield, CT$1,000112023
Shoemaker PTOLynn, MA$1,000112023
Socal Interscholastic Cycling LeagueNewbury Park, CA$1,000112021
St Mary of the Sacred Heart ParishLynn, MA$1,000112024
St Pius V ChurchLynn, MA$1,000112024
The American LegionNahant, MA$1,000112023
The Dimock CenterBoston, MA$1,000112021
The Family RestoredPortland, ME$1,000112022
The Henderson Inclusion SchoolDorchester, MA$1,000112021
Thomas W Hamilton Parent CouncilWeymouth, MA$1,000112022
Trooper Mark Charbonnier and Ricky Dever ScholarshipMilton, MA$1,000112023
West Dover Firefighters AssocDover, VT$1,000112021
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL$1,000112021
Abington Fire Fighters Local 2080Abington, MA$730222024
Somerville Little LeagueTewksbury, MA$700112024
Lucy's Love Bus Charitable TrustAmesbury, MA$513222023
Abington Police AssociationAbington, MA$500112023
CASA MyrnaBoston, MA$500112021
Friends of Beverly AnimalsBeverly, MA$500112024
Girls Inc WorcesterWorcester, MA$500112022
Holy Cross Club of Greater BostonWorcester, MA$500112022
Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA$500112022
LiterationsBoston, MA$500112022
Magical Moon FoundationMarshfield, MA$500112022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$500112024
Norfolk Bristol Middlesex Highway AssociationNorth Easton, MA$500112021
Northborosouthboro Youth Football & Cheer AssocNorthborough, MA$500112023
Pine Street InnBoston, MA$500112021
Table of Plenty in ChelmsfordChelmsford, MA$500112024
Weymouth High School TheaterWeymouth, MA$500112021
Immaculate Conception ParishRevere, MA$300112023
Punch 4 Parkinson'sDedham, MA$300112021
Mattapoisett Land TrustMattapoisett, MA$250112023
Mike Capasso FoundationWilmington, MA$250112024
University of Rochester VolleyballRochester, NY$100112023

61 of 189 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 81 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
15 grants
Recreation & Sports
13 grants
Human Services
11 grants
Arts & Culture
7 grants
Diseases & Disorders
6 grants
Youth Development
6 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
5 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021101$599,739$1,500
202286$357,998$1,500
202369$277,336$1,500
202454$312,821$1,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 88% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Massachusetts
$1.4M
District of Columbia
$64K
Vermont
$54K
New York
$19K
Pennsylvania
$10K
Washington
$10K
Connecticut
$6K
Ontario
$5K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Devereaux Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 17 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA, 02148. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-2708298 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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