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Lynch Foundation

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 043017940  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$146.8M

Total Giving

$33.8M

Grants on File

413

Average Grant

$82K

Giving Radius

Where Lynch Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $400K across 7 grants CO — $255K across 6 grants CT — $10K across 1 grant DC — $836K across 14 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — $100K across 2 grants MA — $30.6M across 360 grants MD — $135K across 4 grants ME — no grants on file MI — $184K across 1 grant MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $655K across 5 grants NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $376K across 6 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — $75K across 3 grants SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $50K across 1 grant TX — $25K across 1 grant UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — $55K across 2 grants WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 198 recipients across 14 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($19.7M, 200 grants), CHESTNUT HILL ($2.6M, 15 grants), DORCHESTER ($958K, 7 grants), LAWRENCE ($910K, 5 grants), BRAINTREE ($908K, 8 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

All requests are submitted electronically through the Lynch Foundation website: www.thelynchfoundation.com. Applicants should fill out the concept paper which includes information about the organization, description of request and objectives of their request.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) organization that performs work primarily in Massachusetts and be under the giving guidelines of education, health care and wellness including social determinants of health, preservation and access to cultural and historic assets and open space for all, the religious and educational efforts of the Roman Catholic Church, and housing and homelessness.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Cambridge College $250K 2020
Face Foundation to Advance Catholic Education $10K 2020
Artists for Humanity $50K 2020
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston $7K 2020
Catholic Schools Foundation $1.7M 2020
Education Pioneers $25K 2020
Adopt-A-Student Foundation $50K 2020
Archdiocese of Boston $37K 2020
Boston College Wall St Council $25K 2020
Boston Schools Fund $100K 2020
Catholic Charities $50K 2020
Catholic Relief Services $25K 2020
East Boston Central Catholic $13K 2020
Ednavigator $50K 2020
Crossroads $25K 2020
Action for Boston Community Development $100K 2020
American Federation for Children $50K 2020
Archdiocese of Boston $50K 2020
Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation $100K 2020
Boston College Pops on the Heights $25K 2020
Boston Parks and Recreation Departments $10K 2020
Boston Resiliency Fund $250K 2020
Camp Harbor View $50K 2020
Cardinal Cushing Centers $100K 2020
Facing History & Ourselves $5K 2020

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • PETER S LYNCH PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN
  • RICHARD SPILLANE TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH DE MONTRICHARD SECRETARY
  • NANCY COOLIDGE TRUSTEE
  • RALPH C SWEETLAND MD TRUSTEE
  • ANNE LUKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • MARY WITKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • JOHN REGAN TRUSTEE
  • KATHRYN M EVERETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • PETER S LYNCH PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN
  • RICHARD SPILLANE TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH DE MONTRICHARD SECRETARY
  • ANNE LUKOWSKI VICE PRESIDENT
  • RALPH C SWEETLAND MD TRUSTEE
  • MARY WITKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • JOHN REGAN TRUSTEE
  • NANCY COOLIDGE TRUSTEE
  • AMANDA FERNANDEZ TRUSTEE
  • MARIE-CLAUDE TANNY TRUSTEE
  • KATHRYN M EVERETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • PETER S LYNCH PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN
  • RICHARD SPILLANE TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH DE MONTRICHARD SECRETARY
  • ANNE LUKOWSKI VICE PRESIDENT
  • RALPH C SWEETLAND MD TRUSTEE
  • MARY WITKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • JOHN REGAN TRUSTEE
  • NANCY COOLIDGE TRUSTEE
  • AMANDA FERNANDEZ TRUSTEE
  • JAMES MORTON TRUSTEE
  • MARIE-CLAUDE TANNY TRUSTEE
  • KATHRYN M EVERETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • PETER S LYNCH PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN
  • RICHARD SPILLANE TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH DE MONTRICHARD SECRETARY
  • NANCY COOLIDGE TRUSTEE
  • RALPH C SWEETLAND MD TRUSTEE
  • ANNIE LUKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • MARY WITKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • JACK REGAN TRUSTEE
  • KATHRYN M EVERETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $130.0M $6.0M $6.2M $10.0M
2022 $115.3M $7.3M $-12,519,963 $11.3M
2021 $176.0M $8.0M $42.1M $12.4M
2020 $145.9M $5.9M $7.3M $10.5M
2019 $121.6M $5.8M $15.1M $9.9M
2015 $113.1M $5.7M $11.6M $9.2M
2014 $123.2M $5.8M $14.5M $10.6M
2013 $129.8M $4.9M $31.6M $11.8M
2012 $91.9M $4.4M $11.7M $8.4M
2011 $83.5M — $1.5M $6.6M

Section VII

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