The Romney Foundation for Children
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's work fits best where your organisation's charitable activity is broad, since its recorded grants reach medical organisations, universities and schools, a sports organisation and other charities, with no stated thematic programme.
- Plan for a modest request: the median grant was $30,000, and about 8 in 10 of its 21 grants fall between $3,000 and $500,000, though its largest grant was $690,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Because 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing, a first approach may be harder than a renewal, so check for any existing connection before writing.
- No special form is required, and the filing gives no deadlines; it offers no further guidance on how to apply, so ask the foundation about timing before you send anything.
- The foundation states no geographic focus, so location alone should not decide whether you apply.
Overview
The Romney Foundation for Children is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe every grant purpose as carrying on charitable-organisation activities, without naming a specific field of work. Their recorded recipients include medical organisations, universities and schools, a sports organisation, and other charitable organisations. The grants therefore reach a broad mix of institutions rather than a stated thematic programme. The records do not identify a defined applicant group or programme-specific selection approach. They state that no special form is required, but give no further application guidance.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Utah and California.
How to apply
No special form is required.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 21 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 47% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations The Romney Foundation for Children had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $27,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mass General Brigham · To carry on char. organization activities$690,0002024 tax year
- Utah Sports Commission Foundation · To carry on char. organization activities$100,0002024 tax year
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · To carry on char. organization activities$100,0002024 tax year
- Uci Foundation · To carry on char. organization activities$50,0002024 tax year
- International Republican Institute · To carry on char. organization activities$5,0002024 tax year
- Rising Star Outreach · To carry on char. organization activities$3,0002024 tax year
- New England Disabled Sports · To carry on char. organization activities$1,0002024 tax year
- Linda Nolen Learning Center · To carry on char. organization activities$1,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- W Mitt Romney — Trustee
- Ann D Romney — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $887,126 | $784,383 | $13,644,666 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $896,339 | $780,000 | $15,513,335 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,072,928 | $950,000 | $16,632,193 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Boston, MA
Applying to The Romney Foundation for Children?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (857) 288-3506
- Boston, MA