Private foundation · EIN 20-3429592 · Norwood, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Boch Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Massachusetts. The foundation accepts applications (Two periods - may/november) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $184K total, median $2,500. 73% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: No limitations

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
15
$184K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in MA
73%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Two periods - may/november
Assets
$3.6M

How to apply

ON-LINE Contact: Robert Weiss, 111 Morse Street, Norwood, Ma, 7812556335 Deadlines: Two periods - may/november Restrictions: No limitations

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

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vermont Agency of EducationMontpelier, VTEducation$100K
Falcetti MusicSpringfield, MAEducation$26K
Music Forward FoundationBeverly Hill, CAEducation$25K
Falcetti PanosSpringfield, MAEducation$9,710
Guitar CenterWestlake Village, CAEducation$2,691
Barnstable Public SchoolsHyannis, MAEducation$2,500
Boston Public SchoolsRoxbury, MAEducation$2,500
Holliston Public SchoolsHolliston, MAEducation$2,500
Reading Public SchoolsReading, MAEducation$2,500
Rockland Public SchoolsRockland, MAEducation$2,500
Walpole Public SchoolsWalpole, MAEducation$2,500
Westford Public SchoolsWestford, MAEducation$2,500
Worcester Public SchoolsWorcester, MAEducation$2,500
Revere Public SchoolsRevere, MAEducation$684
Dayna Brunelli Memorial ScholarshipAuburn, NHSponsor$150

By state: Vermont 1 · Massachusetts 11 · California 2 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Boch Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Norwood, Massachusetts, administered in care of Ernest a Boch Jr, tax-exempt since 2006. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Boch Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. ON-LINE Deadlines: Two periods - may/november.

How much does Boch Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $184K across 15 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Boch Family Foundation give?

Vermont (1 grants), Massachusetts (11 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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