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The McCall Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Winchester, Massachusetts · EIN 046931843

The McCall Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Winchester, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $132,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $204,500 the year before.

15% 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$271,50016$4.3 million
2024$204,50013$4.6 million
2025$132,50013$4.6 million

How to apply

The McCall Family Charitable Foundation 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 The McCall Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts13$132,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Donation$100,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Brookline, MA
Donation$5,000
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
Donationdonation$5,000
Squash Busters
Roxbury, MA
Donation$5,000
The Catholic Schools Foundation
Boston, MA
Donation$5,000
St Francis House
Boston, MA
Donation$3,000
Regis College
Weston, MA
Donation$2,500
Hope Well Inc
Dedham, MA
Donation$2,000
Catholic Charities
Boston, MA
Donation$1,000
Cristo Rey High School
Boston, MA
Annual fund$1,000
Nativity Preparatory School
Jamaica Plain, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
The Boston Foundation
Boston, MA
Donation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The McCall Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The McCall Family Charitable Foundation give?

$132,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The McCall Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William F McCall (Trustee).

What does The McCall Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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