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Massachusetts Society for Aiding Discharged Prisoners: 13 grants to organizations, $142,500 (tax year ended April 2026)
Massachusetts Society for Aiding Discharged Prisoners, a private foundation in Bedford, MA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $142,500 in its tax year ended April 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 2, 2026. The largest was $42,500 to Straight Ahead Ministries in Lynn, MA for faith-based community support.
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- EIN
- 042138900
- Based in
- Bedford, MA
- Assets
- $2,389,163
- Grants paid
- $142,500
- Tax year ended
- April 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed September 2, 2026, IRS object ID 202612459349100626. It reported $142,500 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Lynn, MA | Faith-based community support | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Future Hope Apprenticeship | Dorchester, MA | Recovery program and support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Place of Promise | Lowell, MA | Support | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Rescue Mission | Boston, MA | Support for homeless and other peiople in need | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighbor2neighbor Ministres Inc | Arlington, MA | Suport to under-resourced neighbors | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Communities | Lowell, MA | Empower communities to welcome and support individueals transitioning from incarceration | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Baptist Church | Boston, MA | Religious | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Aftercare Ministries | Framingham, MA | Faith-based recovery support | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | Support | Crime and legal-related | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | Mental health support and counseling | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Baptist Church in Dorchester | Dorchester, MA | Religious | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life After Prison | Taunton, MA | Support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| People Affecting Community Change (pacc Global) | Brockton, MA | Community support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended April 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 20, 2025, IRS object ID 202542329349101004. It reported $100,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Lynn, MA | Faith-based community support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Future Hope Apprenticeship | Dorchester, MA | Recovery program and support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Place of Promise | Lowell, MA | Support | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Aftercare Ministries | Framingham, MA | Faith-based recovery support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Baptist Church | Boston, MA | Religious | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Collaborative | Hyde Park, MA | Community and religion related support | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Rescue Mission | Boston, MA | Support for homeless and other peiople in need | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | Mental health support and counseling | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Highrock Church | Needham, MA | Religious | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life After Prison | Taunton, MA | Support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | Support | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| People Affecting Community Change (pacc Global) | Brockton, MA | Community support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Communities | Lowell, MA | Empower communities to welcome and support individueals transitioning from incarceration | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $35,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $15,000 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $9,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $242,500 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds religion-related in Massachusetts
- Who funds housing and shelter in Massachusetts
- Who funds human services in Massachusetts
- Who funds crime and legal-related in Massachusetts
Updated September 2, 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.