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Filing year 2023

BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY

Boston, Massachusetts·EIN 04-6006506·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$758k
Total assets
$6.4M
Total expenses
$542k
Reported officers
11

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY reported 11 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee/president
Trustee/assistant Treasurer
Treasurer
Trustee/vice President
Trustee/secretary
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Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$477k

Itemized grants

22

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS C/O FIDUCIARY TRUST COBOSTON, MAPROVIDE SUPPORT & CARE TO$262k
WILDFLOWER FOR KIDSLEXINGTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$20k
BRIDGES TO MOMS C/O BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITALBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$20k
CASA MYRNABOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$15k
BROOKVIEW HOUSEDORCHESTER CENTER, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDRENROXBURY, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
ROSIE'S PLACEBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERSBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
THE SALVATION ARMY CAMP WONDERLANDSHARON, MACAMP WONDERLAND AND$10k
THE SECOND STEPNEWTONVILLE, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACEBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
CROSSROADS FOR KIDSDUXBURY, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
WALKER THERAPUTIC & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSNEEDHAM, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
WOMEN'S BAR FOUNDATION PRISON RENTRY PROJECTBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
THE SALVATION ARMY CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTERDORCHESTER CENTER, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERSBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
COMPASS WORKING CAPITALBOSTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
ST MARYS CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDRENDORCHESTER, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
Jewish Family and Children's ServiceWaltham, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$10k
THE WILY NETWORKNewton, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$5k
THE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLINDNEWTON, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$4k
WELLESLEY FRIENDLY AID CAMP FUNDWELLESLEY HILLS, MAGENERAL PURPOSES$1k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$541k
$566k
2022
$758k
$542k
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Massachusetts

BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Massachusetts earns a median of $17,596.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,596
75th percentile
$66k
90th percentile
$171k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Massachusetts
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What are BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, BOSTON FATHERLESS & WIDOWS SOCIETY reported $758k in total revenue and $542k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.