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Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn

Accepts applications Sudbury, Massachusetts · EIN 046125882

Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn is a private foundation in Sudbury, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,130 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $31,880 the year before.

13% of its 2025 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$34,38038$542,675
2024$31,88036$481,855
2025$31,13032$481,916

How to apply

ContactSusan G Pettit
84 Pokonoket Avenue, Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone or email(978) 443-3137
What to submitLetters describing activities

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts26$25,230
Illinois3$3,800
California1$1,000
District of Columbia1$1,000
Vermont1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$4,000
Impact Grants Chicago
Chicago, IL
Charity's activities$2,300
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Framingham, MA
Charity's activities$2,000
Community Servings
Jamaica Plain, MA
Charity's activities$2,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$1,500
Metrowest Free Medical Program
Marlborough, MA
Charity's activities$1,500
Dignity Matters
Westborough, MA
Charity's activities$1,500
The Second Step
Newtonville, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence
Waltham, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Cradles to Crayons Inc
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Team Rubicon Inc
Los Angeles, CA
Charity's activities$1,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Wellesley Hills, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Boston Area Gleaners
Acton, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Sudbury Community Food Pantry
Sudbury, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Gifts of Hope Unlimited
Sudbury, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
Growing Home
Chicago, IL
Charity's activities$1,000
Healing Across the Divides
Hatfield, MA
Charity's activities$1,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Charity's activities$1,000
Hope Sudbury
Sudbury, MA
Charity's activities$750
Jewish Family & Children's Services
Waltham, MA
Charity's activities$500
Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic VI
Sudbury, MA
Charity's activities$500
Camp Casco Inc
Sudbury, MA
Charity's activities$500
Connections for Abused Women and Their Children
Chicago, IL
Charity's activities$500
Artists for Humanity
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$500
Metrowest Women's Fund
Weston, MA
Charity's activities$500
The Parmenter Foundation
Wayland, MA
Charity's activities$350
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Sudbury, MA
Charity's activities$350
Reach Out and Read Northeast
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$250
Tsnesafe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$250
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA
Charity's activities$180
Vermont Historical Society
Barre, VT
Charity's activities$100
Greater Boston Legal Services
Boston, MA
Charity's activities$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn give?

$31,130 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan G Pettit (Trustee).

What does Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and youth programs.

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