Private foundation
LOWELL, 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.
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 | $16,133 | $24,228 | $20,113 | $320,767 |
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 15% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wish ProjectLowell, MA | Youth programs | $1,100 | 2017 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Benedict Wilkey | Clerk | 1.00 | $0 |
| Shirley T Hardy | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Beth Overka | President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Marianne Gaspari | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $320,767 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $22,218 | $23,898 | $20,371 | $328,861 | $328,861 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $7,021 | $27,040 | $23,234 | $330,541 | $330,541 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $26,524 | $30,464 | $25,791 | $350,560 | $350,560 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $45,874 | $26,405 | $21,972 | $354,501 | $354,501 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $9,011 | $27,764 | $20,651 | $335,032 | $335,032 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $75,391 | $23,222 | $18,753 | $353,785 | $353,785 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $16,998 | $20,369 | $16,049 | $301,616 | $301,616 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | −$3,284 | $19,720 | $18,950 | $304,987 | $304,987 |
| Youth Programs |
| $1,100 |
| 2021 |
| The Wish ProjectLowell, MA | Youth programs | $1,100 | 2020 |
| Project LearnLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,100 | 2021 |
| Kids in TechLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,100 | 2022 |
| The Wish ProjectLowell, MA | Youth programs | $1,100 | 2021 |
| End 68 Hours of HungerDracut, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Girls IncLowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Greater Lowell Family YMCAMatched to this organization because 5 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.Lowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Angels AboveLowell, MA | Youth programs | $1,000 | 2019 |
| End 68 Hours of HungerDracut, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Project LearnLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Ann Sullivan CenterLowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Girls IncLowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Open Pantry of Greater LowellLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Angels AboveLowell, MA | Youth programs | $1,000 | 2017 |
| It's All About the Kids FoundationLowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Merrimack Valley Food BankLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Open Pantry of Greater LowellLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Greater Lowell Family YMCAMatched to this organization because 5 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.Lowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Greater Lowell Family YMCAMatched to this organization because 5 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.Lowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2023 |
| End 68 Hours of HungerDracut, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2025 |
| It's All About the Kids FoundationLowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2017 |
| Open Pantry of Greater LowellLowell, MA | Youth Program | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Girls IncLowell, MA | Youth Programs | $1,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Jacqueline Baker | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Melanie Crocker | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Sharyn Hardy | Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Martha Kaselis | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| F Raymond Hardy | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lauren Mersereau | Vice President | 1.00 | $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 Apr 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402609349101005
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Apr 30, 2023
Filing id 202311919349100621
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Apr 30, 2022
Filing id 202222139349100517
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Apr 30, 2021
Filing id 202122539349100227
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Apr 30, 2020
Filing id 202022239349100222
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Apr 30, 2019
Filing id 202000319349100100
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Apr 30, 2018
Filing id 201832609349100733
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Apr 30, 2017
Filing id 201732269349100018
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Apr 30, 2016
Filing id 201602429349100460
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.