Private foundation
IPSWICH, MACity and state as stated on its FY2024 returnEIN Website
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 FY2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,148,279 | $1,584,096 | $1,603,459 | $0 |
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 16% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED GRANT SCHEDULESIPSWICH, MA | SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULES | $576,928 | 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica L Brown | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35.00 | $140,167 |
| Henry P Paulus | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Heidi Ellard | CHAIR/TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 |
| Dylan Comb | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $0 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $520,942 | $2,155,496 | $2,030,356 | $6,674,504 | $6,378,680 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,785,749 | $1,602,010 | $1,614,617 | $7,476,120 | $7,209,640 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,485,492 | $1,371,243 | $1,176,700 | $9,778,502 | $9,358,476 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $949,667 | $1,171,010 | $1,167,438 | $9,507,084 | $9,118,120 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,911,956 | $1,150,152 | $989,449 | $8,420,992 | $7,892,722 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $962,054 | $1,275,422 | $1,081,839 | $7,635,827 | $7,202,894 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $985,320 | $977,015 | $880,462 | $8,619,779 | $8,267,212 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $757,185 | $953,448 | $853,203 | $8,043,821 | $7,813,895 |
| CORE OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING |
| $234,500 |
| 2024 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING | $205,000 | 2023 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | GRANTEE CAPACITY BUILDING | $200,000 | 2022 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE INCIPSWICH, MA | SUPPORT; CONTRACTGEN OPERATINGSERVICES | $171,941 | 2016 |
| CULTURAL SURVIVALCAMBRIDGE, MA | SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-LED GRANTMAKING | $100,000 | 2024 |
| CULTURAL SURVIVALCAMBRIDGE, MA | SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-LED GRANTMAKING | $100,000 | 2022 |
| CULTURAL SURVIVALCAMBRIDGE, MA | SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-LED GRANTMAKING | $100,000 | 2023 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | GRANTEE CAPACITY BUILDING | $75,000 | 2021 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $65,000 | 2021 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | $60,000 | 2020 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING | $50,000 | 2018 |
| GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUNDBOULDER, CO | THE AGROECOLOGY FUND | $50,000 | 2022 |
| LAND IS LIFEBROOKLYN, NY | ADVANCING INDIGENOUS-LED GRANTMAKING TO PROMOTE AGROECOLOGY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND SUPPORT PEOPLES LIVING IN VOLUNTARY ISOLATION AND INITIAL CONTACT (PIACI) IN THE AMAZON | $45,000 | 2023 |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITYBOSTON, MA | RESTORING EELGRASS IN THE GREAT MARSH, MASSACHUSETTS | $40,000 | 2023 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUMANDERSON CABOT CENTER FOR OCEAN LIFEBOSTON, MA | SUPPORT THROUGH INDIGENOUS-LED & POOLED FUNDS | $40,000 | 2022 |
| LAND IS LIFEBROOKLYN, NY | INDIGENOUS-LED GRANTMAKING TO PROMOTE AGROECOLOGY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES LIVING IN VOLUNTARY ISOLATION AND INITIAL CONTACT (PIACI) IN THE AMAZON | $40,000 | 2022 |
| CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTEIPSWICH, MA | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2019 |
| GROUNDSWELL INTERNATIONALWASHINGTON, DC | YOUTH STORYTELLERS IN GUATEMALA: ENABLING PARTICIPATION THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA IN FAVOR OF AGROECOLOGY | $25,000 | 2023 |
| THE ANDEAN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTMARSHALL, MI | LACCO VALLEY INITIATIVE (LVI): ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION | $25,000 | 2022 |
| GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUNDBOULDER, CO | THE AGROECOLOGY FUND | $25,000 | 2024 |
| OCEANAWASHINGTON, DC | SECURING CURRENT AND FUTURE PROTECTIONS FOR BELIZES MARINE ENVIRONMENT | $25,000 | 2022 |
| FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL USAWASHINGTON, DC | STRENGTHENING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF LIVELIHOODS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE OMETEPE ISLAND BIOSPHERE RESERVE, NICARAGUA | $25,000 | 2023 |
| ECOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDWATERTOWN, MA | COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTHERN HONDURAS LEAD FOREST CONSERVATION AND IMPROVE THEIR LIVELIHOODS | $25,000 | 2023 |
| GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUNDHUNTINGTON, VT | SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED MARINE CONSERVATION IN GOLFO DE SANTA | $25,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Jovial King | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Barbara Vallarino | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Brian Tinger | TRUSTEE | 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 · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431369349103598
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301319349102580
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241329349100629
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202111949349100231
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202002839349100715
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933199349102038
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201921579349100402
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201742969349100504
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.