Boston Fatherless & Widows Society

BOSTON, MA EIN: 04-6006506

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.4M

+3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$477K

-5.7% YoY

Grant Count

22

+4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$22K

-10.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$208K$417K$625K$834K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,359,985$6,143,730$6,167,454
Revenue$758,108$541,132$511,734
Expenses$541,853$566,156$625,308
Qualifying Distributions$490,385$519,388$565,119
Net Investment Income$676,236$442,032$446,542
Distributable Amount$497,620$464,957$488,474

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$137K$274K$411K$547K24 grants202019 grants202123 grants202221 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS$262KWILDFLOWER FOR KIDS$20KBRIDGES TO MOMS$20KCASA MYRNA$15KBROOKVIEW HOUSE$10KHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CH…$10KROSIE'S PLACE$10KTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WAND…$10KTHE SALVATION ARMY CAMP …$10KTHE SECOND STEP$10K

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants across all recorded years

104<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MRS ANDREA GORDONTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT2
WENDY SNICKENBERGERTRUSTEE/ASSISTANT TREASURER2
JUDITH EDINGTONTREASURER2
JODI GORTONTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT2
JILL DOWNINGTRUSTEE2
KATHLEEN ACUNATRUSTEE/SECRETARY2
GAIL DEEGANTRUSTEE2
ROBERTA GOLDSCHNEIDERTRUSTEE2
SUSANNE DOWDALLTRUSTEE2
SUSAN SULLIVANTRUSTEE2
NANCY NAN M GORTONTRUSTEE2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

BostonCantonDorchesterDorchester CenterDuxburyFraminghamLexingtonNeedhamNewtonNewtonvilleRoxburySharonWalthamWellesleyWellesley Hills

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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