Funding search · EIN 223090828 · Topsfield, MA

Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation

Name: Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

84
grants reported: $301,975
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boston Globe Charitable Fdn3 grants · $90,000
Wake Forest University3 grants · $46,000
Public Broadcasting Service2 grants · $25,500
The Jimmy Fund1 grant · $20,000
Brigham & Womens Hospital2 grants · $11,000
Obama Foundation1 grant · $10,000
Weta for Pbs News1 grant · $10,000
New England Baseball Club2 grants · $8,000
Phillips Academy3 grants · $7,500
Salvation Army3 grants · $5,700

Giving over time

$95,200

2022

$113,575

2023

$93,200

2024

Grant history

All 84 reported grants, largest first.

$36,000
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$27,000
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$27,000
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$25,000
Public Broadcasting Service · Arlington, VA · 2022
General
$20,000
The Jimmy Fund · Brookline, MA · 2024
General
$16,000
Wake Forest University · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
General
$15,000
Wake Forest University · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
General
$15,000
Wake Forest University · Winston Salem, NC · 2022
General
$10,000
Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Weta for Pbs News · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
$8,000
Brigham & Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
John F Kennedy Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General
$5,000
New England Baseball Club · Needham, MA · 2022
General
$4,000
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2024
General
$3,000
New England Baseball Club · Needham, MA · 2023
General
$3,000
Southern California Tennis Association Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
General
$3,000
Brigham & Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$3,000
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2022
General
$2,500
Baseball Hall of Fame · Cooperstown, NY · 2023
General
$2,500
St Edwards University · Austin, TX · 2023
General
$2,500
Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
General
$2,400
Palm Beach Island Hopsice · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General
$2,400
Par 3 Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General
$2,000
Ireland Funds of America · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$2,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General
$2,000
Yale Alumni Magazine · New Haven, CT · 2024
General
$2,000
Ireland Funds of America · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$2,000
Yale Alumni Magazine · New Haven, CT · 2023
General
$2,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
General
$2,000
Baseball Hall of Fame · Cooperstown, NY · 2022
General
$2,000
Sandhills Community College Foundation · Pinehurst, NC · 2022
General
$1,500
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General
$1,500
Globe Santa · Taunton, MA · 2023
General
$1,300
Catholic Charities · Brockton, MA · 2022
General
$1,200
Heart of the Nation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$1,200
National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General
$1,200
Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Musuems · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Common Cause · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,000
Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General
$1,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$1,000
Sandhills Community College Foundation · Pinehurst, NC · 2024
General
$1,000
Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Henry Morrison Flager Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society · Santa Fe, CA · 2023
General
$1,000
St Anne Place · Minnealpolis, MN · 2023
General
$1,000
Tenacity · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
St Anne Place · Minnealpolis, MN · 2022
General
$1,000
St Edwards University · Austin, TX · 2022
General
$1,000
The Boston Globe Foundation- Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Program · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$950
National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General
$800
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$700
United Service Organizations · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$500
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
General
$500
Heart of the Nation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$500
Medical Research Fund · Beverly, MA · 2024
General
$500
St Thomas More Church · Alhambra, CA · 2024
General
$500
Home of Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$500
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General
$500
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2023
General
$500
Public Broadcasting Service · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
$500
St Thomas More Church · Alhambra, CA · 2023
General
$500
Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General
$500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General
$500
Home of Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$500
Moore Co Boy Scouts · Weymouth, MA · 2022
General
$500
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children · Canton, MA · 2022
General
$500
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General
$500
St Thomas More Church · Alhambra, CA · 2022
General
$350
Boy Scouts of America · Irving, TX · 2023
General
$200
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2024
General
$200
Mother Caroline Academy · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$200
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General
$200
Sportmen'S Tennis & Enrichment · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General
$200
United Service Organizations · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$200
White House Association · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$200
United Service Organizations · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$125
Boston Athenaeum Library · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$100
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General
$100
American Battlefield Trust · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$100
Sportmen'S Tennis & Enrichment · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General
$100
Veterans of Foreign Wars · Norwood, MA · 2022
General
$50
Artillery Ocs Alumni · Fort Still, OK · 2022
General

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