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John W Boynton Fund

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 046036706

John W Boynton Fund is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $200,000 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $188,000 the year before.

44% of its 2025 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$195,00017$4.6 million
2024$188,00015$4.7 million
2025$200,00018$5.1 million

How to apply

ContactMichael Innocenti
Bank of America NA 225 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 897-3160
What to submitOnce mr innocenti has been contacted an application will be mailed out to the recipant
RestrictionsTo the town of athol and children, but not limited to see attached for additional information

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John W Boynton Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts18$200,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way North Central Massachusetts
Fitchburg, MA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Ma
Worcester, MA
Unrestricted general$15,000
North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy
Orange, MA
Unrestricted general$12,000
Mount Pleasant Home
Jamaica Plain, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Life Path Inc
Greenfield, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc
Malden, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
2LIFE Communities Inc
Brighton, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Newvue Communities Inc
Fitzburg, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Open Table Inc
Concord, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Friendshipworks
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Hearth Inc
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry
Gloucester, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Merrimack Valley Food Bank Inc
Lowell, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
La Alianza Hispana
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Advocates Inc
Framingham, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Metrowest Legal Services
Framingham, MA
Unrestricted general$9,000
Volunteer Lawyers Project
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$9,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John W Boynton Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John W Boynton Fund give?

$200,000 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John W Boynton Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does John W Boynton Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger.

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