MWC Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- MWC Foundation is a Boston, MA-based private foundation that paid out $7,092,857 in its most recent filing.
- Typical grants to organisations run from $25,000 to $125,000, with about eight in ten of its 271 grants falling in that band and a median grant of $50,000, so a request in that range is realistic for most applicants; the one outsized grant, $1,100,000, went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, an organisation it funds every year that regrants to other organisations, rather than to a typical direct applicant.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its grants have mainly gone to organisations in Massachusetts, Ohio, District of Columbia, New York and California.
- Giving looks strongly relationship-led, since 98% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the previous two years, so new applicants should bear this in mind when deciding how much effort to invest.
- The IRS filing gives no deadlines, and it accepts applications by a letter describing the organisation and its charitable purpose.
Overview
MWC Foundation 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 filing's grant record shows support for a broad mix of charitable work through grants to public charities. Environmental and wildlife work includes wilderness protection, wildlife conservation and restoration; other recorded purposes include civil-rights and legal work, health and older-adult services, and support for children and families. The portfolio also includes food assistance, youth programmes, education, arts and media, and housing and community services. Recipients include conservation organisations, legal-aid groups, hospitals, libraries and youth-serving charities. Grants have supported both general funds and specific campaigns, programmes, research and services.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Wildlife conservation
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Ohio, District of Columbia, New York and California.
How to apply
Submit a letter describing the organization and charitable purpose.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 271 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations MWC Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 19% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 93 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · General fund$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Earthjustice · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Beth Israel Lahey Health · Center for nutrition medicine in department of surgery$175,0002024 tax year
- Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts · Elder law project/family law project/technology support$170,0002024 tax year
- Defenders of Wildlife · Wildlife conservation in the rockies and plains/southern rockies wolf strategic plan$150,0002024 tax year
- Wilderness Society · Idaho high divide campaign/legal efforts in the artic/legal efforts to protect the wilderness$150,0002024 tax year
- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund · General fund$125,0002024 tax year
- World Wildlife Fund · Restoration efforts in northern great plains/mustang meadows lease payment for redco rosebud reservation$125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Erin Whitney Cicchetti — Clerk
- Melissa S McMorrow — Treasurer / Director
- Thomas P Jalkut — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,644,322 | $6,068,000 | $48,750,650 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,122,101 | $6,431,092 | $51,225,118 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,832,897 | $7,092,857 | $53,153,906 | 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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At a glance
Applying to MWC Foundation?
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Contact
- (617) 439-2000
- TJALKUT@NUTTER.COM
- Boston, MA
Applying to MWC Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (617) 439-2000
- TJALKUT@NUTTER.COM
- Boston, MA