Yawkey Foundation II
Historical FunderWestwood, Massachusetts · EIN 04-2768239 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$19.1M
Organizations funded166
Typical grant$35,000
Total assets$467.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | KAREN GREENE |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 LOWDER BROOK DRIVE SUITE 2800, WESTWOOD MA 02090 |
| Phone | 7813297470 |
| Form and materials | THE FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES APPLICANTS TO REVIEW THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT GUIDELINES ON OUR WEBSITE (WWW.YAWKEYFOUNDATION.ORG) PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A FOUNDATION GRANT. |
| Deadlines | SEE PART XV, LINE 2B ABOVE |
| Restrictions | SEE PART XV, LINE 2B ABOVE |
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
6% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Capital renovations to new co-located facility for camp & youth enrichment programs | $2,500,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | Capital support for permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals | $2,000,000 |
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Capital project for construction of frates center baseball & softball field complex | $1,200,000 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring Inc | Brockton, MA | Support for housing resource center for underserved individuals | $1,000,000 |
| The Baseball Inc | Roxbury, MA | Capital project for new building to improve delivery of youth programs | $1,000,000 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion Inc | Boston, MA | Capital project for new building to expand programs and mission delivery | $750,000 |
| Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc | Lawrence, MA | Capital project for new buildings for school and recreation/athletics | $750,000 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inc | Cooperstown, NY | Development, education, and outreach for black baseball initiative | $750,000 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Yawkey scholars program | $521,056 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Education and skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | $500,000 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | Capital project for hunger relief & food access | $500,000 |
| Ron Burton Training Village Inc | Hubbardston, MA | Capital project for skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | $260,000 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities | $250,000 |
| Bma Tenpoint Inc | Roxbury, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $200,000 |
| LA Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | Capital project for food access and hunger relief for underserved individuals | $200,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | Yawkey scholars program | $200,000 |
| Xaverian Brothers High School | Westwood, MA | Scholarship program | $200,000 |
| Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Basic needs capacity building in lynn and brockton | $175,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Capital renovations to clubhouse serving vulnerable youth and families | $150,000 |
| Nativity-Boston Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | Capital renovations to facility serving vulnerable youth | $125,000 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities | $125,000 |
| The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Boston, MA | Capital improvements project for arts program access & outreach | $125,000 |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $100,000 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Skills building & educational programs to strengthen nonprofit sector | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Metro South Inc | Taunton, MA | Capital renovations to clubhouses serving vulnerable youth | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Capital renovations to clubhouse serving vulnerable youth | $100,000 |
| Cathedral High School Inc | Boston, MA | Support for school facility renovations | $100,000 |
| Catholic Memorial School | West Roxbury, MA | Scholarship program | $100,000 |
| Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Skills building & educational programs to strengthen nonprofit sector | $100,000 |
| Familyaid Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Wraparound basic needs (food, housing) for underserved individuals and families | $100,000 |
| Fund for Catholic Schools Inc | Braintree, MA | Skills building & educational programs to strengthen nonprofit sector | $100,000 |
| My Brothers Keeper Inc | Easton, MA | Holiday gift program for underserved families | $100,000 |
| Spoonfuls | Newton, MA | Capital purchase (truck) for program serving vulnerable individuals | $100,000 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | Wraparound basic needs (food, housing) for underserved individuals and families | $100,000 |
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Scholarship program | $100,000 |
| Tufts Medical Center Parent Inc | Boston, MA | Essential capital improvements to deliver on mission | $100,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities | $80,000 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc | Boston, MA | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities | $75,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc | Dorchester, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $75,000 |
| Hale Education Inc | Westwood, MA | Capital project for new building to expand programs and mission delivery | $75,000 |
| Rosies Place Inc | Boston, MA | Capital support for housing homeless individuals | $75,000 |
| The Baseball Inc | Roxbury, MA | Baseball & softball programs for recreation & skills development | $75,000 |
| Womens Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | Capital project for hunger relief & food access | $75,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education | $75,000 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Boston, MA | Wraparound basic needs for underserved youth | $70,000 |
| Roxbury Community College Foundation Inc | Roxbury, MA | Education and skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | $65,000 |
| Youth Enrichment Services Inc | Boston, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $65,000 |
| Emerson Hospital | Concord, MA | Mental health & social-emotional support for vulnerable individuals | $60,000 |
| My Brothers Keeper Inc | Easton, MA | Capital purchase (truck) for program serving vulnerable individuals | $60,000 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | Boston, MA | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities | $50,000 |
| Boston Home Inc | Boston, MA | Capital project to enhance opportunity for people with disabilities | $50,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc | Marlborough, MA | Capital renovations to clubhouse serving vulnerable youth | $50,000 |
| Brockton Hospital Inc | Brockton, MA | Education and skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | $50,000 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Recreational and enrichment programs for youth | $50,000 |
| Cardinal Cushing Centers Inc | Hanover, MA | Support for school facility renovations | $50,000 |
| Community Servings Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | Hunger relief & food access for vulnerable individuals and families | $50,000 |
| Crossroads for Kids Inc | Doxbury, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $50,000 |
| Dimock Community Health Center Inc | Roxbury, MA | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities | $50,000 |
| Eckhart Tolle Foundation | Bend, OR | Mental health & social-emotional support for vulnerable individuals | $50,000 |
| Empowered and Dedicated to Edify the Nation Inc | Boston, MA | Wraparound basic needs (food, housing) for underserved individuals and families | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 166 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Capital project for construction of women's sport complex | $17,500,000 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Capital renovations to new co-located facility for camp & youth enrichment programs | $5,000,000 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Education and skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | $2,000,000 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring Inc | Brockton, MA | Support for housing resource center for underserved individuals | $500,000 |
| The Baseball Inc | Roxbury, MA | Capital project for new building to improve delivery of youth programs | $500,000 |
| Nativity Boston Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | Capital renovations to facility serving vulnerable youth | $225,000 |
| LA Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | Capital project for food access and hunger relief for underserved individuals | $200,000 |
| Ron Burton Training Village Inc | Hubbardston, MA | Capital project for skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | $200,000 |
| Bma Tenpoint Inc | Roxbury, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $175,000 |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $125,000 |
| Rosies Place Inc | Boston, MA | Capital support for housing homeless individuals | $75,000 |
| Rodman Ride for Kids Inc | Foxborough, MA | Enhanced access/outreach for arts & culture programs | $65,000 |
| Boston Debate League | Boston, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth | $50,000 |
| Community Servings Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | Hunger relief & food access for vulnerable individuals and families | $50,000 |
| Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger Inc | Boston, MA | Hunger relief & food access for vulnerable individuals and families | $50,000 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | Hunger relief & food access for vulnerable individuals and families | $50,000 |
| Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc | Somerville, MA | Enhanced access/outreach for arts & culture programs | $45,000 |
| Massachusetts Amateur Sports (Dba Bay State Games) | Woburn, MA | Baseball & softball programs for recreation & skills development | $30,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | Boston, MA | Enhanced access/outreach for arts & culture programs | $25,000 |
| Sports Museum of New England Inc | Boston, MA | Education & enrichment opportunities | $25,000 |
| A Sporting Chance Inc | Weymouth, MA | Baseball & softball programs for recreation & skills development | $15,000 |
| Emmanuel Gospel Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | Wraparound basic needs (food, housing) for underserved individuals and families | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19,106,806 | 188 |
| 2023 | $18,990,047 | 204 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533179349102858
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-2768239
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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