Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 22-3090828

Foundation Overview

Based in Topsfield, MA, Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation has awarded 232 grants totaling $946,937 to organizations in Massachusetts, Florida and 21 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $55,000, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$946,937
Total Assets
$12,757
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
24
Median Grant
$1,000
% Median Grant Decline
-17% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 33%

8 of 24 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

Grants are geographically diversified with 37% in Massachusetts and funding distributed across 23 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (50%), Andover (8%), Dorchester (7%).

Funding Trajectory
-40%

Declining funding trend with 40% decrease over 4 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Richard J Phelps Charitable Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $36,000 Boston, MA, US General 2024
Common Cause $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2024
Diocese Of Palm Beach $1,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2024
Esperanza Academy $500 Lawrence, MA, US General 2024
Heart Of The Nation $500 Milwaukee, WI, US General 2024
Ireland Funds Of America $2,000 Boston, MA, US General 2024
Phillips Academy $4,000 Andover, MA, US General 2024
Pine Street Inn $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2024
Salvation Army $200 Alexandria, VA, US General 2024
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2024
United Service Organizations $200 Washington, DC, US General 2024
University Of Notre Dame $2,000 Notre Dame, IN, US General 2024
Wake Forest University $16,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2024
Yale Alumni Magazine $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General 2024
Boys Town $200 Boys Town, NE, US General 2024
Palm Beach Island Hopsice $2,400 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2024
Medical Research Fund $500 Beverly, MA, US General 2024
White House Association $200 Washington, DC, US General 2024
The Lord's Place $100 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2024
The Jimmy Fund $20,000 Brookline, MA, US General 2024
Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc $1,000 Pinehurst, NC, US General 2024
Sportmen's Tennis & Enrichment $200 Dorchester, MA, US General 2024
Mother Caroline Academy $200 Boston, MA, US General 2024
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $1,500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2024
Baseball Hall Of Fame $2,500 Cooperstown, NY, US General 2023
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $27,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Brigham & Womens Hospital $8,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Diocese Of Palm Beach $1,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2023
Home Of Little Wanderers $500 Boston, MA, US General 2023
National World War Ii Museum $1,200 New Orleans, LA, US General 2023
New England Baseball Club $3,000 Needham, MA, US General 2023
Phillips Academy $500 Andover, MA, US General 2023
Public Broadcasting Service $500 Arlington, VA, US General 2023
Salvation Army $5,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2023
St Anne Place $1,000 Minnealpolis, MN, US General 2023
St Edwards University $2,500 Austin, TX, US General 2023
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2023
United Service Organizations $700 Washington, DC, US General 2023
Wake Forest University $15,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2023
Southern California Tennis Association Foundation $3,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
Heart Of The Nation $1,200 Milwaukee, WI, US General 2023
Yale University $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General 2023
Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society $1,000 Santa Fe, CA, US General 2023
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center $500 Dorchester, MA, US General 2023
Henry Morrison Flager Museum $1,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2023
Patrons Of The Arts In The Vatican Musuems $1,200 Cambridge, MA, US General 2023
Obama Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General 2023
University Of Notre Dame $500 Notre Dame, IN, US General 2023
Tenacity $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
John F Kennedy Library Foundation $5,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Boy Scouts Of America $350 Irving, TX, US General 2023
Ireland Funds Of America $2,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Weta For Pbs News $10,000 Arlington, VA, US General 2023
Esperanza Academy $1,000 Lawrence, MA, US General 2023
Globe Santa $1,500 Taunton, MA, US General 2023
Boston Athenaeum Library $125 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Pine Street Inn $800 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Truman Library Institute $500 Kansas City, MO, US General 2023
Yale Alumni Magazine $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General 2023
Baseball Hall Of Fame $2,500 Cooperstown, NY, US General 2023
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $27,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Brigham & Womens Hospital $8,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Diocese Of Palm Beach $1,000 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2023
Home Of Little Wanderers $500 Boston, MA, US General 2023
National World War Ii Museum $1,200 New Orleans, LA, US General 2023
New England Baseball Club $3,000 Needham, MA, US General 2023
Phillips Academy $500 Andover, MA, US General 2023
Public Broadcasting Service $500 Arlington, VA, US General 2023
Salvation Army $5,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2023
St Anne Place $1,000 Minnealpolis, MN, US General 2023
St Edwards University $2,500 Austin, TX, US General 2023
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2023
United Service Organizations $700 Washington, DC, US General 2023
Wake Forest University $15,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2023
Southern California Tennis Association Foundation $3,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
Heart Of The Nation $1,200 Milwaukee, WI, US General 2023
Yale University $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General 2023
Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society $1,000 Santa Fe, CA, US General 2023
Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center $500 Dorchester, MA, US General 2023
Henry Morrison Flager Museum $1,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2023
Patrons Of The Arts In The Vatican Musuems $1,200 Cambridge, MA, US General 2023
Obama Foundation $10,000 Chicago, IL, US General 2023
University Of Notre Dame $500 Notre Dame, IN, US General 2023
Tenacity $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
John F Kennedy Library Foundation $5,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Boy Scouts Of America $350 Irving, TX, US General 2023
Ireland Funds Of America $2,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Weta For Pbs News $10,000 Arlington, VA, US General 2023
Esperanza Academy $1,000 Lawrence, MA, US General 2023
Globe Santa $1,500 Taunton, MA, US General 2023
Boston Athenaeum Library $125 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Pine Street Inn $800 Boston, MA, US General 2023
Truman Library Institute $500 Kansas City, MO, US General 2023
Yale Alumni Magazine $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General 2023
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $27,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
Brigham & Womens Hospital $3,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
Diocese Of Palm Beach $2,500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2022
Home Of Little Wanderers $500 Boston, MA, US General 2022
National World War Ii Museum $950 New Orleans, LA, US General 2022
Par 3 Foundation $2,400 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2022
Salvation Army $500 Alexandria, VA, US General 2022
Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc $2,000 Pinehurst, NC, US General 2022
St Edwards University $1,000 Austin, TX, US General 2022
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2022
Wake Forest University $15,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2022
Sportmen's Tennis & Enrichment $100 Dorchester, MA, US General 2022
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Norwood, MA, US General 2022
Artillery Ocs Alumni $50 Fort Still, OK, US General 2022
American Battlefield Trust $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Baseball Hall Of Fame $2,000 Cooperstown, NY, US General 2022
Phillips Academy $3,000 Andover, MA, US General 2022
Catholic Charities $1,300 Brockton, MA, US General 2022
Public Broadcasting Service $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General 2022
New England Baseball Club $5,000 Needham, MA, US General 2022
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital For Children $500 Canton, MA, US General 2022
Moore Co Boy Scouts $500 Weymouth, MA, US General 2022
St Anne Place $1,000 Minnealpolis, MN, US General 2022
The Boston Globe Foundation- Scholar-athlete Scholarship Program $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
United Service Organizations $200 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $27,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
Brigham & Womens Hospital $3,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
Diocese Of Palm Beach $2,500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2022
Home Of Little Wanderers $500 Boston, MA, US General 2022
National World War Ii Museum $950 New Orleans, LA, US General 2022
Par 3 Foundation $2,400 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2022
Salvation Army $500 Alexandria, VA, US General 2022
Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc $2,000 Pinehurst, NC, US General 2022
St Edwards University $1,000 Austin, TX, US General 2022
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2022
Wake Forest University $15,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2022
Sportmen's Tennis & Enrichment $100 Dorchester, MA, US General 2022
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Norwood, MA, US General 2022
Artillery Ocs Alumni $50 Fort Still, OK, US General 2022
American Battlefield Trust $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Baseball Hall Of Fame $2,000 Cooperstown, NY, US General 2022
Phillips Academy $3,000 Andover, MA, US General 2022
Catholic Charities $1,300 Brockton, MA, US General 2022
Public Broadcasting Service $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General 2022
New England Baseball Club $5,000 Needham, MA, US General 2022
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital For Children $500 Canton, MA, US General 2022
Moore Co Boy Scouts $500 Weymouth, MA, US General 2022
St Anne Place $1,000 Minnealpolis, MN, US General 2022
The Boston Globe Foundation- Scholar-athlete Scholarship Program $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
United Service Organizations $200 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $27,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
Brigham & Womens Hospital $3,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
Diocese Of Palm Beach $2,500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2022
Home Of Little Wanderers $500 Boston, MA, US General 2022
National World War Ii Museum $950 New Orleans, LA, US General 2022
Par 3 Foundation $2,400 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2022
Salvation Army $500 Alexandria, VA, US General 2022
Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc $2,000 Pinehurst, NC, US General 2022
St Edwards University $1,000 Austin, TX, US General 2022
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2022
Wake Forest University $15,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2022
Sportmen's Tennis & Enrichment $100 Dorchester, MA, US General 2022
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Norwood, MA, US General 2022
Artillery Ocs Alumni $50 Fort Still, OK, US General 2022
American Battlefield Trust $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Baseball Hall Of Fame $2,000 Cooperstown, NY, US General 2022
Phillips Academy $3,000 Andover, MA, US General 2022
Catholic Charities $1,300 Brockton, MA, US General 2022
Public Broadcasting Service $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General 2022
New England Baseball Club $5,000 Needham, MA, US General 2022
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital For Children $500 Canton, MA, US General 2022
Moore Co Boy Scouts $500 Weymouth, MA, US General 2022
St Anne Place $1,000 Minnealpolis, MN, US General 2022
The Boston Globe Foundation- Scholar-athlete Scholarship Program $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2022
United Service Organizations $200 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $27,000 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Brigham & Womens Hospital $4,000 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Diocese Of Palm Beach $500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US General 2021
Esperanza $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US General 2021
George Bush Presedntial Libray $3,000 College Station, TX, US General 2021
Globe Santa $1,000 Taunton, MA, US General 2021
Heart Of Nation $700 West Allis, WI, US General 2021
Historical Society Of Watertown $100 Watertown, MA, US General 2021
Home Of Little Wanderers $500 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Ireland Funds Of America $1,500 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Jfk Library Foundation Inc $25,000 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Mulitple Sclerosis Association Of America $500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General 2021
National Air And Space Museum $50 Washington, DC, US General 2021
National World War Ii Museum $1,500 New Orleans, LA, US General 2021
Naval War College Museum $1,000 Newport, RI, US General 2021
New England Baptist College $5,000 Southington, CT, US General 2021
Norton Museum Of Art $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Opportunity Early Childhood $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Palm Beach Navy Seal $2,500 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Par 3 Foundation $2,400 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Penick Village Foundation $1,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General 2021
Pine Street Inn $100 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Preservation Foundation Of Palm Beach $3,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Roley Cuf $2,000 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Salvation Army $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2021
Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc $1,500 Pinehurst, NC, US General 2021
St Edwards University $2,000 Austin, TX, US General 2021
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2021
Tenacity Boston $1,000 Boston, MA, US General 2021
Trustees Of Phillips Academy $1,000 Andover, MA, US General 2021
University Of Notre Dame $2,000 Notre Dame, IN, US General 2021
Wake Forest University $25,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2021
Weta For Pbs News $50,000 Arlington, VA, US General 2021
Yale University $2,500 New Haven, CT, US General 2021
Yale Alumni Magazine $3,000 New Haven, CT, US General 2021
Youth Tennis Foundation $6,000 Westborough, MA, US General 2021
Barnes Tennis Center $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2020
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $1,000 Miami, FL, US General 2020
Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum $500 Coopertown, NY, US General 2020
Boston Globe Charitable Fdn $24,000 Boston, MA, US General 2020
Diocese Of Palm Beach $500 Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US Generalgeneral 2020
Esluapa Com Eti $1,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2020
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum $375 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2020
Heart Of Nation $500 West Allis, WI, US General 2020
Home Of Little Wanderers $1,500 Boston, MA, US General 2020
Jfk Library Foundation Inc $25,000 Boston, MA, US General 2020
National Museum Of The Us Army $500 Fort Belvoir, VA, US General 2020
National Wwii Museum $500 New Orleans, LA, US General 2020
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation $1,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2020
Phillips Exeter Academy $55,000 Exeter, NH, US General 2020
Palm Beach Preservation Fdn $1,000 Palm Beach, FL, US General 2020
Salvation Army National Corp $1,000 Alexandria, VA, US General 2020
Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc $5,000 Pinehurst, NC, US General 2020
St Edwards University $2,000 Austin, TX, US General 2020
St Ignatius Of Loyola $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2020
St Thomas More Church $500 Alhambra, CA, US General 2020
Truman Library Institute For National & Intl Affairs $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General 2020
Tufts University $2,000 Medford, MA, US General 2020
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac $1,000 Notre Dame, IN, US General 2020
Wake Forest University $1,000 Winston Salem, NC, US General 2020
Womens Hospital Foundation Inc $5,000 Towson, MD, US General 2020
Wyonegonic Camp Fdn $4,000 Denmark, ME, US General 2020
Yale University $15,262 New Haven, CT, US General 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 22-3090828
Website N/A
Address 42 WILLOWDALE ROAD Topsfield, MA 01983-0000

Key People (2)

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Trustee Richard J Phelps
Trustee Ann Jacobs

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.