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Maria Torok Foundation #0738518

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 223555424

Maria Torok Foundation #0738518 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $348,000 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $40,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $363,000 the year before.

11% 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
2022$378,00021$7.0 million
2023$363,00021$8.2 million
2024$348,00019$8.7 million

How to apply

Maria Torok Foundation #0738518 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 Maria Torok Foundation #0738518 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts18$345,000
Mississippi1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, MA
To support the work of the organization's programs for older adults$40,000
De Novo Center for Justice and Healing
Cambridge, MA
To support the work of the organization$30,000
Carroll Center for the Blind
Newton, MA
To support the work of the organization$25,000
Friendship Works Inc
Boston, MA
To support the work of the organization$25,000
Boston Senior Home Care
Boston, MA
To suppport the work of the organization$20,000
Immigrant Learning Center
Malden, MA
To support the work of the organization$20,000
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
Boston, MA
To support the work of the organization$20,000
Massachusetts Association for Mental Health
Boston, MA
To support the work of the organization's programs for older adult behavioral health$20,000
Southwest Boston Senior Services Inc
Jamaica Plain, MA
To support of the work of the agewell program$20,000
Cambridge Community Center
Cambridge, MA
To support the work of the organization's mental health access program$15,000
Cambridge Public Library Foundation
Cambridge, MA
To support the work of the organization's programs for older adults$15,000
Hearth Inc
Boston, MA
To support the work of the organization$15,000
Mab Community Services Inc
Brookline, MA
To support the work of the organization's mabvi division$15,000
Riverside Community Care
Dedham, MA
To support the work of the organization's mindwise program and its signs of suicide program$15,000
Samaritans Inc
Boston, MA
To support the work of the organization's suicide prevention programs$15,000
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services
Somerville, MA
To support the work of the organization$15,000
Brazilian Worker Cineter
Allston, MA
To support the work of the massachusetts immigrant collaborative.$10,000
Science Club for Girls
Cambridge, MA
To support the work of the organization$10,000
American Contract Bridge League Educational Foundation
Horn Lake, MS
To support the work of the organization$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Maria Torok Foundation #0738518 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Maria Torok Foundation #0738518 give?

$348,000 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Maria Torok Foundation #0738518?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas P Jalkut (Pres./Director), Carol J Tsao (Vice-Pres./Director), Julia S Cosentino (Treas./Director) and John P Dougherty (Vice-Pres./Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Maria Torok Foundation #0738518 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly seniors, education and disability.

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