MWC Foundation Inc
Accepts applications
MWC Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.1 million in 93 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $1.1 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$7.1 million
- Number of grants93
- Typical grant$50,000
- Largest grant$1.1 million
- Assets$53.2 million
- New grantees15%
Giving in 2024 was up from $6.4 million the year before.
15% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $6.1 million | 87 | $48.8 million |
| 2023 | $6.4 million | 91 | $51.2 million |
| 2024 | $7.1 million | 93 | $53.2 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Thomas P Jalkut MWC Foundation Post Office Box 51400, Boston, MA 02205 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (617) 439-2000, tjalkut@nutter.com |
| What to submit | Letter describing organization and charitable purpose |
What MWC Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to Massachusetts.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 44 | $3.1 million |
| Ohio | 1 | $1.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 6 | $685,000 |
| New York | 9 | $552,000 |
| California | 5 | $500,000 |
| Montana | 11 | $348,808 |
| Virginia | 3 | $200,000 |
| Vermont | 1 | $125,000 |
| Colorado | 3 | $100,000 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $90,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | General fund | $1.1 million |
| Earth Justice | General support | $250,000 |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc | Center for nutrition medicine in department of surgery | $175,000 |
| Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc | Elder law project/family law project/technology support | $170,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Wildlife conservation in the rockies and plains/southern rockies wolf strategic plan | $150,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Idaho high divide campaign/legal efforts in the artic/legal efforts to protect the wilderness | $150,000 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | General fund | $125,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | For bison management on wind river reservation | $125,000 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Land acquisition & forever wild easements | $125,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | 50th anniversary campaign | $125,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Restoration efforts in northern great plains/mustang meadows lease payment for redco rosebud reservation | $125,000 |
| Boston Public Library | For teen central program and homework assistance program | $115,000 |
| Massachusetts Audobon - Wellfleet Bay | Sea turtle rescue & recovery program/permit center for fossil free/goose pond dam & trail restoration project | $110,000 |
| ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts | General fund protect civil rights and individual liberties in ma | $100,000 |
| American Rivers Inc | Diversity, equity & inclusion efforts | $100,000 |
| Boston Medical Center | Mobil team initiative | $100,000 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | General fund | $100,000 |
| GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders | General operations | $100,000 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services Inc | Children and families stabilization project and other projects | $100,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | General support | $100,000 |
| Melrose Wakefield Hospital | Nurse residency training program | $100,000 |
| New England Aquarium | Sea turtle recovery programs at quincy faility/education programs | $100,000 |
| New England Center for Arts and Technology | Boston training reinforcement program | $100,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | 25,000 general fund & 50,000 artic conservation work | $100,000 |
| Rogerson Communities | Adult daycare programs | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Support salary of executive director of teen programs/services of weikart center for youth program quality | $100,000 |
| Haymarket People's Fund | General fund | $90,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Habitat exchange program/work with navajo nation on methane rules | $85,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Clean energy for all campaign | $85,000 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Frontline program | $80,000 |
| 826 Boston | Writers room expansion plan, campaign for growth | $75,000 |
| Agassiz Village | Teen programs | $75,000 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | General fund | $75,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | North atlantic right whale campaign | $75,000 |
| Family Aid Boston | For general purposes | $75,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | For hunger free by 2028 campaign | $75,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | General purposes | $75,000 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership | To support programming | $75,000 |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights | General purposes/antidiscrimination litigation | $75,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Yellowstone flood relief and recovery | $60,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Thomas P Jalkut
- Melissa S McMorrow
- Erin Whitney Cicchetti
Questions people ask
Does MWC Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does MWC Foundation Inc give?
$7.1 million in tax year 2024, across 93 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.
Who runs MWC Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Thomas P Jalkut (President/Director), Melissa S McMorrow (Treasurer/Director) and Erin Whitney Cicchetti (Clerk).
What does MWC Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and health.