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Boston Fatherless & Widows Society: 25 grants to organizations, $560,875 (tax year ended November 2025)
Boston Fatherless & Widows Society, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $560,875 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 21, 2026. The largest was $277,075 to Various Individuals in Boston, MA for provide support & care to.
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- EIN
- 046006506
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $11,208,184
- Grants paid
- $560,875
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 21, 2026, IRS object ID 202600809349100400. It reported $560,875 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various Individuals | Boston, MA | Provide support & care to | $277,075 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Compass Working Capital | Boston, MA | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildflower for Kids | Lexington, MA | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland | Sharon, MA | Camp wonderland and | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brookview House | Dorchester Center, MA | General purposes | Human services | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa Esperanza Inc | Boston, MA | General purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Myrna | Boston, MA | General purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walker Theraputic & Educational Programs | Needham, MA | General purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Bar Foundation | Boston, MA | Women's prison & reentry | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Second Step | Newtonville, MA | General purposes | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Boston, MA | General purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crossroads for Kids | Duxbury, MA | General purposes | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | General purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service | Waltham, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Marys Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | General purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army Childrens Learning Center | Dorchester Center, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wily Network | Newton, MA | General purposes | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Guidance (becoming A Man) | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friendshipworks | Boston, MA | General purposes | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carroll Center for the Blind Summer Programs for Kids & Teens | Newton, MA | General purposes | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind | Newton, MA | General purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellesley Friendly Aid Camp Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | General purposes | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202510419349100116. It reported $477,096 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various Individuals | Boston, MA | Provide support & care to | $262,396 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridges To Moms | Boston, MA | General purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildflower for Kids | Lexington, MA | General purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Myrna | Boston, MA | General purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Boston, MA | General purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brookview House | Dorchester Center, MA | General purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compass Working Capital | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossroads for Kids | Duxbury, MA | General purposes | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | General purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service | Waltham, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Marys Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | General purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland | Sharon, MA | Camp wonderland and | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army Childrens Learning Center | Dorchester Center, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Second Step | Newtonville, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walker Theraputic & Educational Programs | Needham, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Bar Foundation Prison Rentry Project | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wily Network | Newton, MA | General purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind | Newton, MA | General purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellesley Friendly Aid Camp Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | General purposes | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $67,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $20,000 |
| Education | $15,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $7,000 |
| Religion-related | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,037,971 |
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Updated March 21, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.