Private foundation
PAUL AND EDITH BABSON FOUNDATION
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
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.
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 | $467,843 | $894,456 | $728,662 | $8,807,331 |
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 45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- BOSTONBOSTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 | 2020 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senani Babson | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Maithri Babson | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Hall | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $8,807,331 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,941,970 | $888,061 | $772,745 | $9,226,281 | $9,226,281 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $489,652 | $766,890 | $676,994 | $7,174,764 | $7,174,764 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $613,884 | $799,681 | $700,597 | $7,450,097 | $7,450,097 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,266,103 | $872,707 | $752,274 | $7,632,228 | $7,632,228 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,029,089 | $676,468 | $603,802 | $7,240,769 | $7,240,769 |
| GENERAL PURPOSE |
| $2,500 |
| 2020 |
| THE TRESHOLD FOUNDATIONKATON, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 | 2020 |
| AFRICAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENGLANDBOSTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 | 2020 |
| HAMPSHIRE COLLEGEMatched to this organization because 10 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.AMHERST, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 | 2020 |
| ACCION EAST INCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 | 2020 |
| MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUPBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $2,500 | 2020 |
| MASS HUMANITIESNORTHAMPTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $2,000 | 2020 |
| VICTORY PROGRAMS INCBOSTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| BRITISH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIESNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONELLSWORTH, ME | GENERAL PURPOSE | $2,000 | 2020 |
| CRISPUS ATTUCKS CHILDREN'S CENTERMatched 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 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DORCHESTER, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $2,000 | 2020 |
| CORPORATE ANGEL NETWORK INCMatched 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.WHITE PLAINS, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HIGH SCHOOLBETHESDA, MD | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| TRUE STORYARLINGTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| COMMUNITY BOATING INCBOSTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCYBOSTON, MA | GENERAL PURPOSE | $2,000 | 2020 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATIONBOSTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| LOUIS D BROWN PEACE INSTITUTEDORCHESTER, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| ELIZABETH STONE HOUSE INCMatched to this organization because 8 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.JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| COOPERATIVE FUND OF NEW ENGLANDAMHERST, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| FONKOZE USAWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONALBOSTON, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| FRONTIER HORIZON INCVIRGINIA BEACH, VA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
| PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN INCGLOUCESTER, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 | 2020 |
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 202533179349102608
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433139349100208
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343189349103639
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202233199349110458
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202143199349106044
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.