Private foundation · EIN 05-0566794 · Salem, Massachusetts · Education

Oliver Killam Private Foundation Trust

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Massachusetts. The foundation accepts applications (APRIL 15) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 28 grants paid, $211K total, median $5,000. 100% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: Must be graduates of marblehead high school

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
28
$211K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in MA
100%
of grants
Deadline
APRIL 15
Assets
$15M

How to apply

Form application from the high school Contact: Frank Muzio, 27 Congress Street, Salem, Ma, 9787440637 Deadlines: APRIL 15 Restrictions: Must be graduates of marblehead high school

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 1 of 28 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Marblehead Abbot LibraryMarblehead, MAGrant$80K

About this foundation

Oliver Killam Private Foundation Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Salem, Massachusetts, administered in care of Robert Welch, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Oliver Killam Private Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Form application from the high school Deadlines: APRIL 15.

How much does Oliver Killam Private Foundation Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $211K across 28 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Oliver Killam Private Foundation Trust give?

Massachusetts (28 grants), per its latest filing.

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