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Filing year 2024

MAKE WAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

Boston, Massachusetts·EIN 26-0379241·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.4M
Total assets
$4.3M
Total expenses
$879k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MAKE WAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Treasurer, Clerk & Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$751k

Itemized grants

18

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATIONJUPITER, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$280k
FIRST PLACE ARIZONAPHOENIX, AZGENERAL SUPPORT$200k
AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICAROCKVILLE, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
LA PAZ GLOBALBEAVERTON, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$60k
AUTISM SOCIETY INLAND EMPIRE INCCORONA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$45k
THE IRIS FUNDNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$12k
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
FEEDING AMERICACHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONALPORTLAND, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSONS RESEARCHNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA INCWEST CHESTER, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
ARC OF GREATER PLYMOUTH INCPLYMOUTH, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL INCMIAMI, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
HEALTHCARE NEPAL INCCENTER SANDWICH, NHGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYWALTHAM, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
VERNON AVENUE PROJECT INCJAMAICA, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MAKE WAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$376k
$796k
2023
$1.4M
$879k
2024
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

MAKE WAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC 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).

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In 2024, MAKE WAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported $1.4M in total revenue and $879k 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.