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The Summer Isle Foundation

Accepts applications Woburn, Massachusetts · EIN 813882939

The Summer Isle Foundation is a private foundation in Woburn, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $650,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $325,000 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $600,000 the year before.

0% 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
2023$600,0002$19.6 million
2024$650,0002$41.6 million

How to apply

ContactSteven W Barnes
PO Box 2177, Woburn, MA 01888
Phone or email(857) 255-2110
What to submit"written request"
RestrictionsNo limitations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Summer Isle Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$650,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lawrence Academy
Groton, MA
To promote its charitable purpose$500,000
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
To promote its charitable purpose$150,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Summer Isle Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Summer Isle Foundation give?

$650,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $325,000.

Who runs The Summer Isle Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Steven W Barnes (Trustee) and Deborah A Barnes (Trustee).

What does The Summer Isle Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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