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Ipswich Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Ipswich, Massachusetts · EIN 043419612

Ipswich Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Ipswich, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 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 up from $10,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,5007$149,075
2024$10,0007$148,369
2025$11,5006$150,335

How to apply

Ipswich 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 Ipswich Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$7,000
Tennessee1$2,500
Louisiana1$1,000
New Hampshire1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lawstroud Foundation
Rockport, MA
Medical/social$5,000
St Jude's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Medical$2,500
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Ipswich, MA
Religious$1,000
First Church
Ipswich, MA
Religious$1,000
National World War II Museum
New Orleans, LA
Historical$1,000
Annunciation Greek Church
Dover, NH
Religious$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ipswich Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ipswich Foundation Inc give?

$11,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Ipswich Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Sophia Fowler (President), Patricia Smith (Treasurer) and Diana King (Secretary).

What does Ipswich Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

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