Webster Five Foundation Inc
Auburn, MA · EIN 04-3303760. Reported 177 grants totalling $936,829 to 104 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Webster Five Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $262,362. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions Paid | Auburn, MA | $262,362 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library | Webster, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA Central Ma | Worcester, MA | $38,332 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Worcester Community Housing Resources | Worcester, MA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Central Ma | Worcester, MA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services | Shrewsbury, MA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass Audubon Society Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,769 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA Project Inc | Worcester, MA | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tri Valley Inc | Dudley, MA | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Auburn Youth and Family Services | Auburn, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley Inc | Dudley, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Sky Community Services Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Child Development Center | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Worcester County Horticultural Society (tower Hill Botanic Garden) | Boylston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dismas House | Worcester, MA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Old Sturbridge Inc Dba Old Sturbridge Village | Sturbridge, MA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance | Worcester, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Legal Aid Inc | Worcester, MA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Foundation | Worcester, MA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mametrowest | Worcester, MA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Historical Museum | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| You Inc An Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Women & Enterprise | Westborough, MA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Genesis Club House Inc | Worcester, MA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Simon Says Give Inc | Worcester, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeremiah's Inn | Worcester, MA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Main South Community Development Corporation | Worcester, MA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Abby Kelley Foster Educational Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regional Environmental Council | Worcester, MA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Worcester Area Mission Society United Church of Christ | Worcester, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Worcester Youth Center Inc | Worcester, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Hub | Worcester, MA | $6,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rachel's Table | Worcester, MA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cultural Exchange Through Soccer (cets) | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edward Street Child Services Inc | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Science From Scientists | Bedford, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Door Arts An Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation | Worcester, MA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Entrepreneurship for All | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Entrepreneurship for All (eforall) | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Famly Health Center of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Community Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living in Freedom Together Inc (lift) | Worcester, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Worcester, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging Inc | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detectogether Inc Fka the 15-40 Connection Inc | Westborough, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Employers Against Domestic Violence Ma | Middleton, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nativity School of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Hope Inc | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Bright Future Inc | Southbridge, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ria Inc (also Know As Ria House Inc) | Framingham, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Webster Water Ski Collective | Webster, MA | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Apple Tree Arts Inc | Grafton, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Worcester Community Foundation | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vna Care Network | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crocodile River Music Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Services of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Institute Park Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Metrowestgreater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Education and Career Opportunities Inc (massedco) | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project New Hope Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seven Hills Foundations Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Capital Good Fund | Providence, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advocates Inc | Framingham, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Building Futures Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dudley Charlton Education Foundation | Dudley, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dudley Soccer Club | Dudley, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joy of Music Program Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kiwanis Foundation of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Organization for Nonprofit Excellence Inc - One Worcester | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pernet Family Health Service | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Westborough, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Render Creative Inc (dba Main Idea) | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Community Services | Sturbridge, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ascentria Community Services | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easterseals Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horace Mann Educational Associates Inc (hmea) | Franklin, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kennedy Donovan Center | Foxboro, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neads Inc | Princeton, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Worcester | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger Inc | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council Inc | Framingham, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Interfaith | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assabet Valley Mastersingers | Northborough, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bottom Line | Jamaica Plain, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faith Church | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Local 4 Life Inc | Dudley, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission E4 | Hubbardston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Qyd Project (an Essex Chips Initiative) | Amesbury, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Performing Arts School of Worcester Inc (dba Worcester Youth Orchestras) | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worcester Center for Crafts | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Earn-a-Bike Inc | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston - Art in the Park | Worcester, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Paul's Elder Outreach | Worcester, MA | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
49 of 104 (47%) 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 52%, 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 94 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | $208,998 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 60 | $219,969 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 55 | $245,500 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $262,362 | $262,362 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Webster Five Foundation Inc has 5 of them, worth $195,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library Inc | Webster, MA | $75,000 |
| Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library Inc | Webster, MA | $60,000 |
| Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library Inc | Webster, MA | $45,000 |
| Family Health Center of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 |
| Family Health Center of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- 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.
- 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 Webster Five Foundation Inc'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: 35 Millbury Street, Auburn, MA, 01501. 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.
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