Humane Society of the Commonwealth of MA
EIN 042104291Total Given 2017–2025
$1.9M
209 grants · $209K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
6%
transactional · 11/189 multi-year
repeat
$7.6M
Assets (2025)
189
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Jane Zuroff Humane Soc of the Commo
Phone
(617) 232-6242
Deadlines
None
How to Apply
See www.masslifesavingawards.org or call for more information.
Restrictions
See www.masslifesavingawards.org or call for more information.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $223K | $5.7M | $317K | 9 |
| 2018 | $210K | $5.9M | $495K | 2 |
| 2019 | $224K | $5.8M | $291K | 5 |
| 2021 | $234K | $7.1M | $707K | 9 |
| 2022 | $199K | $7.1M | $615K | 50 |
| 2023 | $322K | $6.1M | $104K | 51 |
| 2024 | $205K | $7.0M | $167K | 46 |
| 2025 | $266K | $7.6M | $303K | 37 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 209 grants on record
Minimum
$40
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$3K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$175K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
KD
Kathleen Davis
2 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
GR
G Neal Ryland
6 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
AL
Anthony H Leness
Director/Trustee
WT
William N Thorndike
3 yrs
Director/Trustee
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Director/Trustee
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
Director/Trustee
HB
Henry B Becton
2 yrs
Director/Trustee
FC
Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld
5 yrs
Director/Trustee
DB
David Brooks
2 yrs
Director/Trustee
OA
Oliver F Ames Jr
4 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
Clerk/Trustee
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/Rec Secretary/Trustee
Leadership
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
KD
Kathleen Davis
2 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
GR
G Neal Ryland
6 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Director/Trustee
DB
David Brooks
2 yrs
Director/Trustee
HB
Henry B Becton
2 yrs
Director/Trustee
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Director/Trustee
WT
William N Thorndike
3 yrs
Director/Trustee
OA
Oliver F Ames Jr
4 yrs
Director/Trustee
FC
Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld
5 yrs
Director/Trustee
HG
Hds Greenway
7 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/R Sec/Trustee
Leadership
GR
G Neal Ryland
6 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
HG
Hds Greenway
7 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
FC
Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld
5 yrs
Trustee
OA
Oliver F Ames Jr
4 yrs
Trustee
RO
Robert T Osteen
6 yrs
Trustee
WT
William N Thorndike
3 yrs
Trustee
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Trustee
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Trustee
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/R Sec/Tr
Leadership
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
GR
G Neal Ryland
6 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Trustee
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Trustee
WT
William N Thorndike Jr
Trustee
RO
Robert T Osteen
6 yrs
Trustee
OA
Oliver F Ames Jr
4 yrs
Trustee
FC
Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld
5 yrs
Trustee
HB
Henry P Becton Jr
5 yrs
Trustee
HG
HDS Greenway
7 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/R Sec/Tr
Leadership
GR
G Neal Ryland
6 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
HG
HDS Greenway
7 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
HB
Henry P Becton Jr
5 yrs
Trustee
FC
Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld
5 yrs
Trustee
GL
George Lewis
4 yrs
Trustee
RO
Robert T Osteen
6 yrs
Trustee
LP
Lawrence T Perera
4 yrs
Trustee
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Trustee
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Trustee
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/R Sec/Tr
Leadership
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Trustee
GR
G Neal Ryland
6 yrs
Trustee
LP
Lawrence T Perera
4 yrs
Trustee
RO
Robert T Osteen
6 yrs
Trustee
GL
George Lewis
4 yrs
Trustee
HG
HDS Greenway
7 yrs
Trustee
HB
Henry P Becton Jr
5 yrs
Trustee
WT
W Nicholas Thorndike
3 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/R Sec/Tr
Leadership
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Trustee
LP
Lawrence T Perera
4 yrs
Trustee
RO
Robert T Osteen
6 yrs
Trustee
FM
Frederick S Moseley III
2 yrs
Hon. Trustee
GL
George Lewis
4 yrs
Trustee
HG
HDS Greenway
7 yrs
Trustee
FC
Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld
2 yrs
Trustee
HB
Henry P Becton Jr
5 yrs
Trustee
WT
W Nicholas Thorndike
3 yrs
Cor Sec/Trustee
DL
David T Lawrence
9+ yrs
2Nd Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
LP
Lawrence T Perera
4 yrs
President/Trustee
Leadership
IG
Ian H Gardiner
8+ yrs
1St Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
GS
G West Saltonstall
8+ yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Ross E Sherbrooke
8+ yrs
Trustee
RO
Robert T Osteen
6 yrs
Trustee
FM
Frederick S Moseley III
2 yrs
Hon. Trustee
GL
George Lewis
4 yrs
Trustee
EL
Edward P Lawrence
8+ yrs
Trustee
HG
HDS Greenway
7 yrs
Trustee
FC
Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld
2 yrs
Trustee
HB
Henry P Becton Jr
5 yrs
Trustee
WT
W Nicholas Thorndike
3 yrs
Corr Sec/Trstee
Grants Awarded (209 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $175,000 | General support | 2018 |
| Charles Schwab Donor Advised Fund | Omaha, NE | $131,167 | DONATION OF APPRECIATED STOCK | 2025 |
| Awards to individuals - see attachm | efiling purposes, MA | $116,000 | To recognize the efforts of individuals who voluntarily attempt to save lives. | 2021 |
| Awards to individuals - see attachm | efiling purposes, MA | $99,000 | To recognize the efforts of individuals who voluntarily attempt to save lives. | 2019 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $96,474 | General support | 2019 |
| Awards to individuals - see attachm | purposes, MA | $76,000 | To recognize the efforts of individuals who voluntarily attempt to save lives. | 2017 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | General support | 2017 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | General support | 2021 |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | $50,000 | TOWARD THE COST OF A SPECIALIZED STRETCHER | 2023 |
| Awards to individuals - see attachm | efiling purposes, MA | $35,000 | To recognize the efforts of individuals who voluntarily attempt to save lives. | 2018 |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | $28,000 | TOWARD ASSISTING THEIR BUSIEST YEAR EVER, SERVING MORE THAN 90,000 PATIENTS | 2023 |
| Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative | Beverly, MA | $26,330 | FOR EXPANDING THEIR FENTANYL TEST STRIP PROGRAM IN MA | 2023 |
| National Coast Guard Museum Associa | New London, CT | $25,000 | General support | 2021 |
| Trayser Museum Directors Inc | Barnstable, MA | $25,000 | US Coast Guard Heritage Museum | 2022 |
| Community Boating Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A BOAT AND MOTOR | 2024 |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | $25,000 | TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF ONE ISOLETTE FOR TRANSPORATION OF NEWBORN BABIES | 2024 |
| Amy Lynn Leboeuf | Webster, MA | $25,000 | AWARD FOR SAVING A LIFE | 2025 |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | $25,000 | IN HONOR OF HONORARY TRUSTEE GREENWAY | 2025 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Ed Ctr | Boston, MA | $25,000 | IN HONOR OF TRUSTEE SHERBROOKE | 2023 |
| Historic Society of Old Yarmouth | Yarmouth Port, MA | $25,000 | IN HONOR OF HONORARY TRUSTEE PERERA | 2023 |
| New England Center and Home for Vet | Boston, MA | $20,000 | General support | 2021 |
| Community Rowing Inc | Brighton, MA | $20,000 | On-boarding and safety training | 2017 |
| Community Boating Inc | Boston, MA | $18,619 | FOR ENHANCING SAFETY THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF HOBIE MAST HEAD FLOATS ON THEIR CAPE COD MERCURY SAILBOATS | 2025 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $17,500 | Sea Kayaking and CPR Traning | 2019 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center Inc | Boston, MA | $17,402 | General support | 2022 |