Open Foundations · Massachusetts

Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 275040651. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $5.1M across 520 grants in 2024, a median of $8K each.

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$5.1M
paid in 2024
520
grants paid
$8K
median grant
31%
to first-time recipients
$41.6M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE STEPHEN PHILLIPS MEMORIAL SCHOL
Address
PO BOX 870, SALEM, MA, 01970
Phone
9787442111
Form the request should take
SEE THE "APPLY" SECTION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND'S WEBSITE FOR APPLICATIONS. THE TRUST'S WEBSITE IS LISTED ON PAGE 5, PART VII-A, LINE 13.
Submission deadline
MAY 1, 2025 FOR NEW APPLICANTS & FEBRUARY 3, 2025 FOR RENEWAL APPLICANTS
Restrictions on awards
CHECKS ARE WRITTEN DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THE RECIPIENTS ARE ATTENDING. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN ONLY TO STUDENTS WHOSE PERMANENT RESIDENCE IS IN A NEW ENGLAND STATE HOWEVER THE STUDENT MAY ATTEND ANY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349101652. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 520 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Terrance HuynhME$41,000SCHOLARSHIP
2Annabeth Pisinski-cutlerPA$30,000SCHOLARSHIP
3Chloe SimardCO$30,000SCHOLARSHIP
4Iasmim Cristina De Sousa-vieiraMA$30,000SCHOLARSHIP
5Kevin ShiMA$30,000SCHOLARSHIP
6Makayla PrestonPA$30,000SCHOLARSHIP
7Weedney ExavierGA$30,000SCHOLARSHIP
8Megan ConsolatiCT$29,500SCHOLARSHIP
9Beatrice RogersMA$28,500SCHOLARSHIP
10Patrick GroverRI$28,250SCHOLARSHIP
11Spencer ShielsFL$27,500SCHOLARSHIP
12Lexi MichaudCT$27,000SCHOLARSHIP
13Estelle ArseneauMA$26,500SCHOLARSHIP
14Jorge Castro PadillaMA$26,000SCHOLARSHIP
15Lilliana BrochuNJ$24,500SCHOLARSHIP

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019467$3.5M
2020499$3.2M
2021582$5.9M
2022534$4.2M
2023537$4.6M
2024520$5.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Massachusetts47%
Connecticut14%
Rhode Island7%
New Hampshire6%
New York6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Barbara W IlerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Beth AndersonDIRECTOR · 2024
John H Finley IvCLERK/DIRECTOR · 2024
Lawrence CoolidgeTREASURER/DIRECTOR · 2024
Peggy EysenbachDIRECTOR · 2024
Robert M RandolphPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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