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Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc

Accepts applications West Newbury, Massachusetts · EIN 871958424

Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc is a private foundation in West Newbury, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $4,046 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $750. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $20,779 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$20,77922$7,773
2024$4,0465$5,617

How to apply

ContactDougan Sherwood
8 Albion Lane, West Newbury, MA 01985
Phone or email(617) 223-7971, dougan2@gmail.com
What to submitApplications will become available on an annual or need basis.
RestrictionsUnrestricted

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts5$2,760

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MA
Scholarship$750
Individual
MA
Scholarship$510
Romeo Josey
West Newbury, MA
Scholarship$500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc give?

$4,046 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dougan Sherwood (President), Melissa Fried (Treasurer), Tasha Benson (Secretary) and Patricia McCullough (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Kate Sherwood Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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