Private foundation
WOBURN, MAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $1,162,603 | $971,000 | $971,000 | $626,131 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 40% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Impact Initiative FundJamacia Plain, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Elizabeth Mawn Ferullo | Director | 0.50 | $0 |
| Alicia J Mawn Mahlau | Director | 0.50 | $0 |
| James J Mawn | President - Director | 0.50 | $0 |
| Francis Kenney | Treasurer - Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $626,131 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,052,316 | $832,850 | $832,325 | $434,528 | $434,528 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $552,217 | $671,801 | $671,313 | $215,061 | $215,061 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $302,227 | $477,307 | $476,855 | $334,645 | $334,645 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $264,399 | $266,926 | $266,652 | $509,725 | $509,725 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $722,100 | $572,626 | $572,353 | $512,252 | $512,252 |
| James McGarry Scholarship |
| $5,000 |
| 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support CorporationMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2021. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Boston, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank IncMatched to this organization because 12 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Boston, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity CouncilFramingham, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Gifts of Hope Unlimited IncSudbury, MA | Grocery Card Program - Assist with Food Insecurity | $5,000 | 2023 |
| City of MelroseMelrose, MA | Sponsor SNAP Program at Sally Frank's Farmers Market | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Senior Center Friends of Stoneham IncStoneham, MA | Stoneham Senior Center | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Student Financial Educational InitiativeNorth Andover, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | Brigid McCarron Scholarship | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Chesterbrook Community FoundationWaltham, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Women's Money Matters IncBoston, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Woburn Host Lions Charities IncWoburn, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Mystic Valley Elder ServicesMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Malden, MA | Assist low-income elders in Middlesex County with money management | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MassMetroWestMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Worcester, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Town of Chelmsford Scholarship FundLowell, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Community CooksSomerville, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Town of Chelmsford Scholarship FundLowell, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Woburn Host Lions Charities IncWoburn, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Woburn Host Lions Charities IncWoburn, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Melrose Farmer's MarketMelrose, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Community Coalition of Melrose IncMelrose, MA | SNAP Matching Program - Melrose Farmer's Market | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Smile Mass IncSudbury, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Household Goods IncActon, MA | General Operating Support | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Comfort Zone CampRichmond, VA | Camp Scholarships | $5,000 | 2022 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Michelle Arnold | Clerk - Director | 0.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540999349100504
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202430929349100118
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321299349102882
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202230709349100023
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202100509349100910
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.