Mwc Foundation Inc #0726315
Historical FunderBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 22-2914691 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$7.1M
Organizations funded93
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$53.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THOMAS P JALKUT MWC FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | POST OFFICE BOX 51400, BOSTON MA 02205 |
| Phone | 6174392000 |
| TJALKUT@NUTTER.COM | |
| Form and materials | LETTER DESCRIBING ORGANIZATION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | NONE |
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
52% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | General fund | $1,100,000 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc | Boston, MA | Center for nutrition medicine in department of surgery | $175,000 |
| Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | Elder law project/family law project/technology support | $170,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | Wildlife conservation in the rockies and plains/southern rockies wolf strategic plan | $150,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | Idaho high divide campaign/legal efforts in the artic/legal efforts to protect the wilderness | $150,000 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | General fund | $125,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | For bison management on wind river reservation | $125,000 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | Land acquisition & forever wild easements | $125,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | 50Th anniversary campaign | $125,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Restoration efforts in northern great plains/mustang meadows lease payment for redco rosebud reservation | $125,000 |
| Boston Public Library | Boston, MA | For teen central program and homework assistance program | $115,000 |
| Massachusetts Audobon - Wellfleet Bay | South Wellfleet, MA | Sea turtle rescue & recovery program/permit center for fossil free/goose pond dam & trail restoration project | $110,000 |
| Aclu Foundation of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | General fund protect civil rights and individual liberties in ma | $100,000 |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | Diversity, equity & inclusion efforts | $100,000 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | Mobil team initiative | $100,000 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | New York, NY | General fund | $100,000 |
| Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders | Boston, MA | General operations | $100,000 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services Inc | Boston, MA | Children and families stabilization project and other projects | $100,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | General support | $100,000 |
| Melrose Wakefield Hospital | Melrose, MA | Nurse residency training program | $100,000 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | Sea turtle recovery programs at quincy faility/education programs | $100,000 |
| New England Center for Arts and Technology | Boston, MA | Boston training reinforcement program | $100,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | 25,000 general fund & 50,000 artic conservation work | $100,000 |
| Rogerson Communities | Roslindale, MA | Adult daycare programs | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | Support salary of executive director of teen programs/services of weikart center for youth program quality | $100,000 |
| Haymarket People's Fund | Jamaica Plain, MA | General fund | $90,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Boston, MA | Habitat exchange program/work with navajo nation on methane rules | $85,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Clean energy for all campaign | $85,000 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | Frontline program | $80,000 |
| 826 Boston | Roxbury, MA | Writers room expansion plan, campaign for growth | $75,000 |
| Agassiz Village | Lexington, MA | Teen programs | $75,000 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | General fund | $75,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | North atlantic right whale campaign | $75,000 |
| Family Aid Boston | Boston, MA | For general purposes | $75,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | For hunger free by 2028 campaign | $75,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | General purposes | $75,000 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership | New York, NY | To support programming | $75,000 |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights | San Francisco, CA | General purposes/antidiscrimination litigation | $75,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Yellowstone flood relief and recovery | $60,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | Olema, CA | Protect endangered sea turtles and habitats | $60,000 |
| Women's Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | General fund | $55,207 |
| Amnesty International USA | New York, NY | Refugee rights campaign | $50,000 |
| Inwater Research Group | Jensen Beach, FL | Education outreach | $50,000 |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | Ecosystems center science support fund | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Support further research by dr. andrew J. cole | $50,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Montana office/wildlife advocate position | $50,000 |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | Additional staff | $50,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance Inc | New York, NY | Developing community forest enterpries in cameroon & democratic republic of congo | $50,000 |
| Rare | Arlington, VA | Fish forever program | $50,000 |
| Social Innovation Forum | Boston, MA | Track sponsorship for pathways to healing | $50,000 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | Carolyn connors women's center | $50,000 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Boston, MA | Assistance to seniors | $50,000 |
| Wind River Tribal Bison Initiative | Kinnear, WY | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Idaho Conservation League | Boise, ID | For anti-mining program and snake river campaign | $45,000 |
| Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Inc | Franlin, MA | General fund | $45,000 |
| Blackfoot Challenge Inc | Ovando, MT | For grizzly bear protection and beaver restoration | $42,100 |
| Clark Fork Coalition | Missoula, MT | To support stream restoration | $40,000 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Newtonville, MA | Everyday essentials program | $40,000 |
| Glacier Two Medicine Alliance | East Glacier Park, MT | To fund community engagement coordinator position | $40,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 93 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,092,857 | 93 |
| 2023 | $6,431,092 | 91 |
| 2022 | $6,068,000 | 87 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543119349100004
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 22-2914691
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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