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Torrice Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Andover, Massachusetts · EIN 814728438

Torrice Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Andover, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $168,936 in 74 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $195,750 the year before.

95% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$195,75059$252,854
2024$168,93674$713,184

How to apply

Torrice Family Charitable Trust 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 Torrice Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts48$104,000
Maine11$22,000
New York3$17,436
Florida3$6,000
New Hampshire3$6,000
Washington1$5,000
California2$2,500
Kansas1$2,000
North Carolina1$2,000
Rhode Island1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 74 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fund for Armenian Relief
New York, NY
Armenian releif$15,000
Beverly Hospital Compass Moms Do Care
Watertown, MA
Relief to victims of ky tornadoes$5,000
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
To support cancer patients and research$5,000
James L MC Kewon Boys & Girls Club
Woburn, MA
Youth programming$5,000
Lazarus House
Lawrence, MA
Aid and support for disadv & at risk$5,000
Woburn Council of Social Concern
Woburn, MA
To fight hunger$5,000
Greenbelt - Denormandie Woods
Essex, MA
Wildlife conservation$3,000
A Place to Turn
Natick, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Acord Food Pantry
South Hamilton, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Acton Food Pantry
Boxbourough, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Andover United Methodist Church
Andover, KS
Support church activites$2,000
Arlington (Ma) Eats
Arlington, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Belmont Food Bank
Belmont, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Beloved Ashville - Hurricane Helene Relief
Asheville, NC
Hurricane relief$2,000
Bethel Maine District Exchange Food Bank
Behtel, ME
To fight hunger$2,000
Bevery Bootstraps
Beverly, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Bread of Life
Malden, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Danvers People-To-People
Danvers, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Ec Bikes for Tykes and Toy Drive
Naples, FL
Youth programming$2,000
First Parish
Waltham, MA
Support church activites$2,000
Florence House - Women's Homeless Shelter
Portland, ME
To support homeless women$2,000
Foster Love
Brea, CA
Children in foster care$2,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Auburn, ME
To fight hunger$2,000
Harrison Food Bank
Harrison, ME
To fight hunger$2,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank
Fort Meyers, FL
To fight hunger$2,000
Hearty Meals for All
Somerville, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Homes for Our Troops
Tauton, MA
Custom homes for injured vets$2,000
Hudson Ma Community Food Pantry
Hudson, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Lexington Interfaith FP
Lexington, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Lion's Club Halloween Parade
Woburn, MA
To support annual haloween parade$2,000
Loaves and Fishes
Ayer, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Lowell Humane Society
Lowell, MA
To support animal shelter$2,000
Lunenburg Food Pantry
Lunenburg, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Margaret Fuller House
Cambridge, MA
Social services / community hub$2,000
Marlborough Community Cupboard
Marlborough, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Maynard Food Bank
Maynard, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank
Lowell, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Middleton Food Bank
Middleton, MA
To fight hunger$2,000
Mspca-Angell
Jamaica Plain, MA
To support animal shelter$2,000
NH Food Bank
Manchester, NH
To fight hunger$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Torrice Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Torrice Family Charitable Trust give?

$168,936 in tax year 2024, across 74 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Torrice Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen G Torrice (Trustee), Susan T Franson (Trustee) and Elizabeth A Donaghey (Trustee).

What does Torrice Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, human services and faith communities.

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