The Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
$300KTax year 2025
General operating support
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Edwin S Webster Foundation C/O Gma Foundations Grants
Private foundation · EIN 04-6000647 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Angela McIntosh
- Phone
- (617) 391-3082
- Deadlines
- May 1st & nov 1st of each year
- Application materials
- Applications should be submitted online at www.grantinterface.com/home/logon?urlkey=gma. Applicants should include a budget template, most recent audit, list of board of directors, history and mission of the organization, brief description of current programs, annual budget, program budget, fiscal year end, net assets at end of last fiscal year, requested amount, previous support, if any, project description, type of support (i.e. Operating, capital or project), staffing and collaborators, proposed outcomes, other funding sources and any additional information that May be useful.
- Restrictions
- No grants are made outside the united states, or to individuals. Generally, the foundation confines its grants primarily to the new england area. Organizations funded by the edwin s. Webster foundation must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the code. It is the policy of the trustees to support charitable organizations that are well known to the trustees, with emphasis on hospitals, medical research, education, youth agencies, cultural activities, and programs addressing the needs of minorities.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ANGELA MCINTOSH
- Address
- 2 LIBERTY SQUARE STE 500 BOSTON, MA, 02109
- Phone
- 6173913082
- AMCINTOSH@GMAFOUNDATIONS.COM
- Deadlines
- MAY 1ST & NOV 1ST OF EACH YEAR
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT WWW.GRANTINTERFACE.COM/HOME/LOGON?URLKEY=GMA. APPLICANTS SHOULD INCLUDE A BUDGET TEMPLATE, MOST RECENT AUDIT, LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HISTORY AND MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS, ANNUAL BUDGET, PROGRAM BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR END, NET ASSETS AT END OF LAST FISCAL YEAR, REQUESTED AMOUNT, PREVIOUS SUPPORT, IF ANY, PROJECT DESCRIPTION, TYPE OF SUPPORT (I.E. OPERATING, CAPITAL OR PROJECT), STAFFING AND COLLABORATORS, PROPOSED OUTCOMES, OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL.
- Restrictions
- NO GRANTS ARE MADE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, OR TO INDIVIDUALS. GENERALLY, THE FOUNDATION CONFINES ITS GRANTS PRIMARILY TO THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED BY THE EDWIN S. WEBSTER FOUNDATION MUST BE TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE TRUSTEES TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN TO THE TRUSTEES, WITH EMPHASIS ON HOSPITALS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, YOUTH AGENCIES, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MINORITIES.
Reported organization name: EDWIN S WEBSTER FOUNDATION C/O GMA FOUNDATIONS
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | 68 | $2.5M |
Where Edwin S Webster Foundation C/O Gma Foundations gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
President & Fellows of Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
$250KTax year 2024
General operating support
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Boston, MA
$225KTax year 2025
General operating support
The Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
$205KTax year 2024
General operating support
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
$200KTax year 2025
General operating support
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (131 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Edwin S Webster Foundation C/O Gma Foundations's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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