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MR Owl Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $176,000 (tax year ended June 2025)
MR Owl Foundation, a private foundation in Waltham, MA, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $176,000 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $55,000 to New England Aquarium in Boston, MA for seeks to be a catalyst for global change in protecting the oceans through public engagement, commitment to marine animal conservation, leadership in education, innovative scientific research and advoc.
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- EIN
- 320397570
- Based in
- Waltham, MA
- Assets
- $4,327,316
- Grants paid
- $176,000
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202611259349103151. It reported $176,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | Seeks to be a catalyst for global change in protecting the oceans through public engagement, commitment to marine animal conservation, leadership in education, innovative scientific research and advoc | Animal-related | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Noticeability Inc | Cambridge, MA | Helps students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | Rebuilds lives by providing refugeand pathways to stability for homeless adults | Human services | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flying Kites Inc | Boston, MA | Equips early childhood educators and primary teachers in kenya's communities with the skills they need | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | Helps homeless individuals move from the streets and shelter to a home | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crossroads for Kids Inc | Boston, MA | Provides guidance, resources, and confidence to all of our young people | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | Improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emegerncy situations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wings of America | Santa Fe, NM | Builds healthy native communities using youth running initiatives | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Using the power of food to empower communities and strengthen economies | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Precious Project Inc | Brookline, MA | Offers high quality education and care to orphaned and vulnerable children in rural tanzania | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | To identify, listen to, support and connect grassroots community organizations and programs operating "below the radar screen" of large charitable groups and government grants. | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202521269349100232. It reported $162,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | Seeks to be a catalyst for global change in protecting the oceans through public engagement, commitment to marine animal conservation, leadership in education, innovative scientific research and advoc | Animal-related | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Noticeability Inc | Cambridge, MA | Helps students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem | Education | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flying Kites Inc | Boston, MA | Equips early childhood educators and primary teachers in kenya's communities with the skills they need | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | Improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emegerncy situations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Using the power of food to empower communities and strengthen economies | International, foreign affairs and national security | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crossroads for Kids Inc | Boston, MA | Provides guidance, resources, and confidence to all of our young people | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | Helps homeless individuals move from the streets and shelter to a home | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wings of America | Santa Fe, NM | Builds healthy native communities using youth running initiatives | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Precious Project Inc | Brookline, MA | Offers high quality education and care to orphaned and vulnerable children in rural tanzania | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | Rebuilds lives by providing refugeand pathways to stability for homeless adults | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | To identify, listen to, support and connect grassroots community organizations and programs operating "below the radar screen" of large charitable groups and government grants. | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Animal-related | $110,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $74,000 |
| Education | $48,000 |
| Human services | $46,000 |
| Religion-related | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $274,000 |
| California | $22,000 |
| District of Columbia | $22,000 |
| New Mexico | $20,000 |
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Updated May 5, 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.