Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn

BOSTON, MA EIN: 22-3432161

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4M

+3.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$155K

-76.5% YoY

Grant Count

18

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-64.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$193K$386K$579K$773K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,430,276$1,387,553$1,622,310
Revenue$232,902$462,244$570,301
Expenses$190,179$697,001$656,880
Qualifying Distributions$159,828$664,986$620,182
Net Investment Income$232,902$462,244$570,301
Distributable Amount$150,365$156,558$168,510

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$166K$333K$499K$665K26 grants202027 grants202129 grants202226 grants202327 grants202418 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

COMMUNITY SERVINGS$15KGORE PLACE SOCIETY$15KWEST ROXBURY YMCA$15K152 COMMONWEALTH FOUNDAT…$10KBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS ME…$10KBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTR…$10KMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HO…$10KSPAULDING REHABILITATION…$10KTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVAT…$10KWGBH$10K

Grant Size Distribution

153 grants across all recorded years

145<$50K8$50–100K$100–250K$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN F FRANCINISEE STATEMENTPART-TIME TRUSTEE1
LOUISE C RIEMERPART-TIME TRUSTEE1
THOMAS B MOOREPART-TIME TRUSTEE1
LOUISE C RIEMER IIPART-TIME TRUSTEE1
ELIZABETH REECEPART-TIME TRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ActonBeverlyBostonBoylstonCambridgeCharlestownChestnut HillCold SpringDorchesterJamaica PlainNew BedfordWashingtonWatertownWathamWest RoxburyWestwoodWoburn

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

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