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Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 042607208

Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $49,400 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $6,300 and the largest $6,300. 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 $52,400 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$52,4008$1.3 million
2024$49,4008$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactJulia Satti Cosentino
Nutter 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210
Phone or email(617) 439-2000
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsGeographical restrictions

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$6,300
District of Columbia1$6,300
Kentucky1$6,300
Louisiana1$6,300
Missouri1$6,300
New York1$6,300
Illinois1$5,800
Massachusetts1$5,800

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice
San Francisco, CA
General$6,300
Criminal Justice Ministry
St Louis, MO
General$6,300
DC Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General$6,300
Fortune Society
Long Island City, NY
General$6,300
Prodigal Ministries
Crestwood, KY
General$6,300
The First 72
New Orleans, LA
General$6,300
Howard Area Community Center
Chicago, IL
General$5,800
Mass Society for Aiding Discharged Prisoners
Salem, MA
General$5,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged give?

$49,400 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $6,300.

Who runs Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged?

Its 2024 filing lists Elizabeth F Potter (Trustee) and Nancy T Harmon (Trustee).

What does Lotta Fund for Aiding Discharged fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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