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Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043540155

Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $112,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $80,000 the year before.

18% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$85,0008$1.1 million
2024$80,0009$1.1 million
2025$112,50011$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactLeiha Macauley Esq
Day Pitney LLP One Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 345-4600
What to submitMarianne j h wwitherby foundation request funds proposal

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts10$92,500
Maine1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nasson Community Center
Springvale, ME
General support$20,000
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence
Waltham, MA
General support$15,000
Families First
Watertown, MA
General support$15,000
Berklee College of Music Inc
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Rogerson Communities
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Talking Information Center Network
Marshfield, MA
General support$10,000
Community Workshop Services
Boston, MA
General support$7,500
Bread & Roses
Lawrence, MA
General support$7,500
Ria Inc
Framingham, MA
General support$7,500
Carroll Center for the Blind
Newton, MA
General support$5,000
Mab Community Services Inc
Brookline, MA
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha give?

$112,500 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha?

Its 2025 filing lists Constance B Witherby (Trustee) and Leiha Macauley Esq (Trustee).

What does Marianne J H Witherby Foundation Leiha fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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