Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 CX2290
Raynham, MA · EIN 04-2105774. Reported 95 grants totalling $255,351 to 60 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 CX2290 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $900 and $3,000; the smallest was $175 and the largest $17,610. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bridgewater Jrsr High School | West Bridgewater, MA | $34,710 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Howard Elementary School | Bridgewater, MA | $17,610 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Church | West Bridgewater, MA | $15,884 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Mass - Boston | Boston, MA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Worcester Polytechnical Institute | Worcester, MA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $10,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Mass - Amherst | Amherst, MA | $10,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oberlin College Fbo Margaret Allen | Oberlin, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Mass - Dartmouth Fbo Maggie Mccafferty | North Dartmouth, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Worcester Polytechnical Institute Fbo Casey Willis | Worcester, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Mass - Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, MA | $6,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assumption College | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Church of Wb | West Bridgewater, MA | $4,072 | 4 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Conn | Storrs, CT | $3,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridgewater State University Fbo Colleen Daly | Bridgewater, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeastern University Fbo Lliam Norton | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeastern University Fbo Rebecca Ramos | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Simmons College Fbo Emma Radinski | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Mass - Amherst Fbo Nicole Berglund | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of West Bridgewater Library | West Bridgewater, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Bridgewater Historical Society | West Bridgewater, MA | $2,025 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Library | West Bridgewater, MA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, GA | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dean College | Franklin, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the West Bridgewater Library | West Bridgewater, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mass College of Art and Design Fbo Allison Pratt | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of South Maine | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston University Fbo Mary Sheedy | Boston, MA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James Madison University Fbo Haley Maider | Harrisonburg, VA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nova Southeastern University Fbo Celena O'connell | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth, NH | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Mass - Lowell | Lowell, MA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester, MA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Boys State Committee the American Legion | Palmer, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Legion Auxillary | Indianapolis, IN | $725 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Universtiy Fbo Isabella Dias-Lam | Boston, MA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Department of Mass Ala | Waltham, MA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Salve Regina University Fbo Grace Flynn | Newport, RI | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stonehill College Fbo Jolie Berkowitz | North Easton, MA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Mass - Amherst Fbo Brooke Winkler | Amherst, MA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bentley University Fbo Kayla Bellody | Waltham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roger Williams University Fbo Caitlyn Kaprelian | Bristol, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of New England Fbo Lauren Miranda | Biddeford, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boy's State American Legion | Boston, MA | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
14 of 60 (23%) 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 48%, across 4 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Massachusetts Boys State Committee the American Legion
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | $52,647 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 23 | $61,372 | $1,400 |
| 2022 | 14 | $30,878 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 14 | $36,577 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | $73,877 | $5,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
81% 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 $3,000. 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 Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 CX2290's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 756 Orchard Street, Raynham, MA, 02767. 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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