Amelia Peabody Foundation
Historical FunderTopsfield, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6036558 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$8.7M
Organizations funded152
Typical grant$40,000
Total assets$198.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $55,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | Joseph Kelly |
|---|---|
| Address | 10 S Main Street Unit 103, Topsfield MA 01983 |
| Phone | 7812376468 |
| jkelly@ameliapeabody.org | |
| Form and materials | Application and other requirements on web page ameliapeabody.org |
| Deadlines | Quarterly on web page ameliapeabody.org |
| Restrictions | Qualifying organizations that operate in Massachusetts |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Aid Boston Inc | Boston, MA | General | $500,000 |
| Friendly House Inc | Worcester, MA | General | $500,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | Believe & Become Capital Campaign | $360,000 |
| Argosy Collegiate Charter School Foundation | Fall River, MA | Middle School Capital Project | $250,000 |
| Friendly House Inc | Worcester, MA | General | $166,667 |
| Family Aid Boston Inc | Boston, MA | General | $166,667 |
| Chicopee Boys & Girls Club Inc | Chicopee, MA | General | $150,000 |
| African Community Education Program Inc | Worcester, MA | ACE Building Renovations | $150,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando | Dorchester, MA | General | $125,000 |
| Friends of Libertas Academy Charter School Inc | Springfield, MA | General | $125,000 |
| Youth Development Organization Inc | Lawrence, MA | Operations | $125,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando | Dorchester, MA | MUA's Adult Basic Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and job training program | $125,000 |
| Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club | Fall River, MA | Operations | $125,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South Inc | Taunton, MA | Support for the operations and core programs | $115,000 |
| Sportsmens Tennis Club Inc | Dorchester, MA | Classroom Renovation & Expansion Project | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Fitchburg and Leominster | Leominster, MA | Operation Outdoors | $100,000 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | Hampden County Operations | $100,000 |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School | Methuen, MA | Notre Dame Cristo Rey FY25 Amelia Peabody Foundation Proposal | $100,000 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | 1-Year Grant: Future Chefs - Operations | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | General | $90,000 |
| Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | SELECT Schools Program in Massachusetts | $80,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke | Holyoke, MA | Satellite Units Program | $80,000 |
| House of Peace and Education Inc | Gardner, MA | HOPE for Kids | $80,000 |
| Boys Club of New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | Operations | $75,000 |
| Tech Foundry Inc | Springfield, MA | Operations | $75,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro West | Marlborough, MA | Framingham Clubhouse Operations | $75,000 |
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | Outdoor Education & Play Expansion | $75,000 |
| MissionSAFE A New Beginning Inc | Roxbury, MA | 1-Year Grant: MissionSAFE General Operating | $75,000 |
| South Shore Stars Inc | East Weymouth, MA | 1-Year Grant: 21st Century Stars Randolph Afterschool Program | $70,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Springfield | Springfield, MA | Y-Aim | $65,000 |
| Friends of Springfield Preparatory Charter School Inc | Springfield, MA | After School Program | $65,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County Inc | West Springfield, MA | Community-Based Mentoring & Capacity Building | $62,000 |
| La Vida Inc | Lynn, MA | Capacity Building | $60,000 |
| Raw Art Works Inc Mariah Neuroth | Lynn, MA | Teen Programming | $60,000 |
| Rise Above Foundation Inc | Northbridge, MA | Operations | $60,000 |
| Beyond Soccer Inc | Lawrence, MA | Going "Beyond" for Lawrence Youth | $60,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Haverhill | Haverhill, MA | Operations: Year-Round Teen Programming | $60,000 |
| Waltham Boys And Girls Club Inc | Waltham, MA | Career Quest | $60,000 |
| School on Wheels of Massachusetts | East Bridgewater, MA | General Operations | $55,000 |
| Homework House Inc | Holyoke, MA | General | $50,000 |
| Coaching for Change Inc | Taunton, MA | General | $50,000 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | General | $50,000 |
| Project LEARN Inc | Lowell, MA | General | $50,000 |
| Dennison Memorial Community Center Inc | New Bedford, MA | Dennison Academic Support Program | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South Inc | Taunton, MA | Operations | $50,000 |
| Families First Parenting Programs Inc | Watertown, MA | Western MA Expansion Project | $50,000 |
| Project Learn Inc | Lowell, MA | New program space | $50,000 |
| SquashBusters Inc | Roxbury Crossing, MA | Programming in Lawrence | $50,000 |
| Piers Park Sailing Center Inc | East Boston, MA | Inclusive Youth Development Program | $50,000 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | Young Mothers Program | $50,000 |
| Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc | Boston, MA | Program Expansion for 1 Year | $50,000 |
| Friends of New Heights Foundation | Brockton, MA | Biology Lab | $50,000 |
| Lawrence Boys Club and Girls Club Inc | Lawrence, MA | Operations | $50,000 |
| Old Colony Y | Brockton, MA | (1) Youth Focus Program | $50,000 |
| Old Colony Y | Brockton, MA | Taunton Teen Engagement Program | $50,000 |
| La Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | Chelsea Youth Hub | $50,000 |
| Building Bridges Through Music | Lynn, MA | Operations | $50,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass Metro West | Worcester, MA | Worcester Area College Mentoring Program & Big Futures High School Mentoring Program | $50,000 |
| LEAP for Education Inc | Salem, MA | Operations | $50,000 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Boston, MA | Education and Career Development Program | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 152 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod YMCA | Barnstable, MA | Heart of the Community: A New YMCA for the Upper Cape | $250,000 |
| Cape Cod YMCA | W Barnstable, MA | Heart of the Community: A New YMCA for the Upper Cape | $250,000 |
| New Bedford Young Mens' Christian Association dba YMCA Southcoast | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford YMCA Capital Renovation Project | $250,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | New Club | $180,000 |
| Lowell Community Charter Public School | Lowell, MA | Community Wellness and Success Center: a Comprehensive Campaign to Promote Healthy Futures | $125,000 |
| Friends of Libertas Academy Charter School Inc | Springfield, MA | "New School Promise, Davis Foundation, Challenge Matching | $125,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando | Dorchester, MA | Mujeres Unidas Avanzando-Dual Request Adult Basic Education Program/Job Training | $125,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | The Campaign for Nativity School of Worcester Renovations | $125,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | The Campaign for Nativity School of Worcester Renovations | $125,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of New Bedford Inc | New Bedford, MA | 3-Year Mortgage Elimination Challenge | $100,000 |
| Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | SELECT Schools Program in Massachusetts | $80,000 |
| Esperanza Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | Outdoor Education and Play Expansion | $75,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | The Campaign for Nativity School of Worcester Renovations | $50,000 |
| Dennison Memorial Community Center Inc | New Bedford, MA | Dennison Academic Support Program | $50,000 |
| Homework House Inc | Holyoke, MA | General Operation of the organization | $50,000 |
| Project LEARN Inc | Lowell, MA | Lowell Promise: School-to-Careers | $50,000 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | Future Chefs in Grove Hall | $50,000 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Top Notch Scholars Inc | Lawrence, MA | Leadership Program(s) Support & Operations | $40,000 |
| Wendell P Clark Memorial Young Men's Christian Association | Winchendon, MA | YMCA Sliding scale support and Playground Construction | $40,000 |
| Tenacity Inc | Boston, MA | Tenacity's Summer Tennis & Reading Program - Worcester, Chelsea, and Springfield MA | $35,000 |
| RAR - MA Inc dba Raising a Reader | Boston, MA | Raising A Reader Massachusetts Brockton and Pioneer Valley | $33,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Haverhill | Haverhill, MA | Challenge grant for operations | $25,000 |
| Kodeconnect Inc | Brockton, MA | Bridge to New Governance and Sustainability | $25,000 |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School of Lawrence | Methuen, MA | Redesigning and Updating NDCR's Signature Corporate Work Study Program | $25,000 |
| Thomas Chew Memorial Boys Club Inc dba Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls | Fall River, MA | Boys & Girls Club of Fall River Operations | $25,000 |
| Youth Development Organization | Lawrence, MA | YDO: Learning and Leadership for Lawrence Youth | $20,000 |
| Friends of Springfield Preparatory Charter School Inc | Longmeadow, MA | Closing the Extracurricular Gap to Close the Opportunity Gap | $15,000 |
| West End House Inc | Allston, MA | College and Career Pathways Program | $15,000 |
| Maverick Landing Community Services Inc | East Boston, MA | MLCS Youth Mentorship Program | $10,000 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries Inc | Worcester, MA | Southeastern Massachusetts Re-entry Program | $10,000 |
| The Community Young Men's Christian Association of Greenfield Mass | Greenfield, MA | Franklin County's YMCA BMS EBO Upgrade Project | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,677,334 | 184 |
| 2023 | $6,333,000 | 192 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349102018
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6036558
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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