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Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Ipswich, Massachusetts · EIN 043412318

Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Ipswich, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $625 and the largest $625. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $4,900 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,85013$99,194
2024$4,9007$103,874
2025$5,0008$109,104

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactChrissi Pappas the Ipswich Shellfis
8 Hayward Street, Ipswich, MA 01938
Phone or email(978) 356-4371
What to submitApplicants should submit a brief summary of academic qualification including: prior academic performance, standardized test scores, teacher recommendations, financial need and personal interviews.
DeadlinesMay of any year.
RestrictionsApplicant must be a child of an eligible employee of ipswich shellfish co. And/or it's affiliates. Any employee that has been employed for 3 years or more is eligible. There are plans for only 3 scholarships per year, which will be paid for the benefit of the scholarship recipient to a 151 (e)(4) educational institution, full-time status in good standing.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$1,875
Maryland3$1,875
Maine2$1,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
ME
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
ME
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
MD
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
MD
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
MA
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
MA
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
MA
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625
Individual
MD
To finance tuition and/or educational expenses.$625

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May of any year.

How much does Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc give?

$5,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $625.

Who runs Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Chrissi Pappas (President/Director), Alexander Pappas (Treasurer/Clerk/Director) and Peter J Mandragouras (Director).

What does Ipswich Shellfish Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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