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Edith H Overly Foundation: 33 grants to organizations, $1.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Edith H Overly Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $1,716,050 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 15, 2025. The largest was $180,000 to Trustees of Tufts College in Medford, MA for general support.
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- EIN
- 223043340
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $41,235,290
- Grants paid
- $1,716,050
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202542889349100124. It reported $1,716,050 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | General Support | Education | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old Sturbridge Village | Sturbridge, MA | General Support | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | General Support | Animal-related | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Alpine Club | Golden, CO | General Support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unity Farm Sanctuary | Sherborn, MA | General Support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $73,739 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | General Support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | General Support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital | Boston, MA | General Support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Center | Boston, MA | General Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Wildlife Center | Weymouth, MA | General Support | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust | Waltham, MA | General Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Metropolitan Opera Association | New York, NY | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | General Support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities | Sherborn, MA | General Support | $48,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Athenaeum | Boston, MA | General Support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | Sudbury, MA | General Support | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General Support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shady Hill School | Cambridge, MA | General Support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center | Boston, MA | General Support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | General Support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winsor School | Boston, MA | General Support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | General Support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Equine Rescue North | West Newbury, MA | General Support | Animal-related | $24,311 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General Support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | General Support | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolina Horse Park Foundation | Raeford, NC | General Support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass General Hospital (MGH Cancer) | Boston, MA | General Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walthour-Moss Foundation | Southern Pines, NC | General Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $305,000 |
| Education | $240,000 |
| Environment | $185,000 |
| Animal-related | $169,311 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $73,739 |
| Housing and shelter | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,336,050 |
| New York | $100,000 |
| Colorado | $80,000 |
| Georgia | $70,000 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Virginia | $40,000 |
| North Carolina | $40,000 |
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Updated October 15, 2025. 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.