Rollstone Charitable Foundation Inc
Fitchburg, MA · EIN 20-2843188. Reported 210 grants totalling $894,911 to 134 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Rollstone Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,545. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $170,713. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions Paid | Fitchburg, MA | $170,713 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Star Family Services | Leominster, MA | $68,332 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of North Central Mass | Fitchburg, MA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Newvue Communities | Fitchburg, MA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fitchburg State University Foundation | Fitchburg, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ginny's Helping Hand | Leominster, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Groton Hill Music | Groton, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity North Central Mass | Acton, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Indian Hill Music | Littleton, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Making Opportunity Count | Fitchburg, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bernardian Charitable Foundation | Leominster, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wachusett Business Incubator | Gardner, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Spanish American Center | Leominster, MA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross of Massachusetts | Medford, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of North Central Ma | Fitchburg, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ginny's Place | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Groton Historical Society | Groton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Acton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts | Acton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Alliance Hospital | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Massachusetts Division | Canton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Owl Campaign | Fitchburg, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umass Memorial Health Alliance | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umass Memorial Health Alliance Hospital | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Umass Memorial Healthalliance-Clinton Hospital | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Bernard's High School | Fitchburg, MA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Just Understand My Potential | Harvard, MA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Arc of Opportunity | Fitchburg, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 658 Main Street Foundation | Fitchburg, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mwcc Foundation | Gardner, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Central Mass Chamber Foundation | Fitchburg, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amercian Red Cross of Massachusetts | Medford, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg & Leominster | Leominster, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Fitchburg - Mayor's Energy Fund | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Ncm | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crocker Field Restoration Committee | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eagle Hill Foundation | Hardwick, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eagle Hill School | Hardwick, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leominster Flood Relief Fund | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montachusett Comm YMCA | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montachusett Community Branch YMCA | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montachusett Veterans Outreach | Gardner, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montachusett YMCA | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation | Gardner, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Our Father's House | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wachusetts Business Incubator | Gardner, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Central Ma | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA Live Campaign | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Live Capital Campaign | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joe Ruth Memorial Baseball Game | Townsend, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nashua River Watershed Association | Groton, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fitchburg Art Museum | Fitchburg, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fitchburg Historical Society | Fitchburg, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Partners in Charity | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Townsend Historical Society | Townsend, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Virginia Thurston Healing Garden | Harvard, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Thurston Healing Gardner Cancer Support Center | Harvard, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation | Boston, MA | $3,090 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Fitchburg | Fitchburg, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hmea | Franklin, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fitchburg Police Department - Motorcycle Division | Fitchburg, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montachusett Chorale | Leominster, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Twin Cities Rail Trail | Fitchburg, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ashburnham Westminster Foundation | Ashburnham, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Francis Ouiment Scholarship Fund | Norton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | Norton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mba Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center Inc | Gardner, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Central Mass Chamber of Commerce | Fitchburg, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North County Land Trust | Leominster, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ouimet Scholarship Fund | Norton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rollstone Bank & Trust | Fitchburg, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Worcester Historical Museum | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,545 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Taxxpayers Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,545 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburgleominster | Leominster, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Montachusett Area | Fitchburg, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass Bankers Association Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nmrs Scholarship Foundation | Townsend, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Leo School | Leominster, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Leo's School | Leominster, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Batallas Electric | Westminster, MA | $1,158 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakeview Landscaping | Lunenburg, MA | $1,028 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adopt a Student | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carenet Prc | Fitchburg, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Clergy Trust | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Health Connections | Fitchburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fitchburg Police Relief Association | Fitchburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Francis W Parket Charter Essential School | Devens, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Growing Places | Leominster, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healing Garden Cancer Support Center | Harvard, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Juniper Outreach Foundation | Paxton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montachusett Veteran's Outreach | Gardner, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monty Tech Foundation | Westminster, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Groton Meeting House Preservation Fund | Groton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Youths With Disabilities | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rfk Community Alliance | Lancaster, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rise Above Foundation | Northbridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Bernard's Elemenatary School | Fitchburg, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Juniper Outreach Program | Paxton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mustard Seed | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Parker School | Devens, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Research Bureau | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Townsend Public Library Endowment | Townsend, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation | Medfield, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Worcester Regional Research Bureau | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beacon of Hope Ma | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Net Prc Fitchburg | Fitchburg, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carenet Fitchburg | Fitchburg, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Leominster Library | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Leominster Public Library | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juniper Foundation | Paxton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leominster High School-Reynolds Scholarship Fund | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leominster Public Library | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mayor's Fire Fund | Leominster, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Central Mass Faith Based Coalition | Fitchburg, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restoration Recovery Center | Fitchburg, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Homes | Worcester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Clark Tournament | Ashburnham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vanessa Marcotte Foundation | Medfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation 5 K | Medfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monadnock Humane Society | Swansey, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Madigan Family Foundation | Lancaster, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Coggshall | Fitchburg, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Coggshall Park | Fitchburg, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clear Path for Veterans New England | Devens, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
43 of 134 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 35%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 96 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $148,345 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 60 | $185,097 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $181,711 | $1,772 |
| 2024 | 1 | $170,713 | $170,713 |
| 2025 | 46 | $209,045 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Rollstone Charitable Foundation Inc has 40 of them, worth $543,748. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Owl Campaign | Fitchburg, MA | $40,000 |
| Umass Memorial Healthalliance-Clinton Hospital | Leominster, MA | $40,000 |
| Indian Hill Music | Littleton, MA | $40,000 |
| Salvation Army Massachusetts Division | Canton, MA | $40,000 |
| North Star Family Services Inc | Leominster, MA | $33,332 |
| Umass Memorial Health Alliance | Leominster, MA | $30,000 |
| Indian Hill Music | Littleton, MA | $30,000 |
| Groton Hill Music | Groton, MA | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg & Leominster | Leominster, MA | $20,000 |
| Community Foundation of North Central Ma | Fitchburg, MA | $20,000 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | $18,750 |
| North Star Family Services | Leominster, MA | $16,666 |
| St Bernard's High School | Fitchburg, MA | $16,000 |
| Making Opportunity Count | Fitchburg, MA | $15,000 |
| Montachusett Comm YMCA | Fitchburg, MA | $15,000 |
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,545. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rollstone Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 780 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA, 01420. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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