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The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Chattanooga, Tennessee · EIN 830768203

The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $90,008 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $11,492 and the largest $67,024. 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 up from $86,102 the year before.

0% 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$73,3623$1.5 million
2024$86,1023$1.6 million
2025$90,0083$1.7 million

How to apply

The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc 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 Mary Boswell Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania2$78,516
Tennessee1$11,492

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Donor Advised Fund Sei Private 924072
Oaks, PA
Charitable distribution to donor advised fund$67,024
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International
Narbeth, PA
Contribution distribution$11,492
Promised Land Foundation
Cleveland, TN
Contribution distribution$11,492

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc give?

$90,008 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $11,492.

Who runs The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Scott Grant (Director), Brett Billings (Director - President), Karol Whitaker (Director) and Brad Kasper (Director).

What does The Mary Boswell Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international.

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