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Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Norwell, Massachusetts · EIN 043214451

Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Norwell, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $32,132 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $33,100 the year before.

86% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26,6009$577,510
2024$33,10016$653,269
2025$32,13214$666,882

How to apply

Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts10$20,132
Connecticut1$3,000
Michigan1$3,000
New Hampshire1$3,000
Rhode Island1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Quincy College Scholarship
Quincy, MA
Support for education$5,000
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Support for education$3,000
Eastern Michigan university
Ypsilanti, MI
Support for education$3,000
Southern NH Univ
Manchester, NH
Support for education$3,000
Univ of Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA
Support for education$3,000
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Support for education$3,000
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MA
Support for education$3,000
Friends of South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA
program support$3,000
Learning Works
Newton, MA
Support for education$2,500
Annemarie Reed
Norwell, MA
Support for education$2,382
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA
program support$500
Dianne Chin-Ritchie
Norwell, MA
support for education$250
Joan Kirby Reader
Fall River, MA
Support for education$250
Pat Greene
Norwell, MA
Support for education$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc give?

$32,132 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Paul Sullivan (President), Maureen Cullity (Treasurer), Joe Zaccheo (Clerk) and Robert D Sullivan (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Bob Sullivan Memorial Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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