The Gladys Avery Foundation
EIN 043544625Total Given 2016–2024
$170K
54 grants · $19K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
24%
balanced · 9/37 multi-year
repeat
$241K
Assets (2024)
37
Distinct Recipients
About
THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND REGISTERED TO SOLICIT FUNDS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. A COPY OF THIS RETURN WAS NOT FILED WITH MASSACHUSETTS, BECAUSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE DOES NOT REQUIRE A COPY TO BE FILED WITH ITS FORM PC WHEN GROSS SUPPORT AND REVENUE IS BELOW $25,000 FOR THE YEAR. THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CALCULATES GROSS SUPPORT AND REVENUE FOR FORM PC PURPOSES BY SUBTRACTING PART I. COLUMN A, LINE 6A (NET GAIN OR LOSS FROM SALE OF ASSETS) FROM PART I, COLUMN A, LINE 12 (TOTAL REVENUE).
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(508) 358-7861
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $24K | $223K | $4K | 6 |
| 2017 | $10K | $247K | $11K | 7 |
| 2020 | $20K | $197K | $-39K | 5 |
| 2021 | $14K | $272K | $10K | 8 |
| 2022 | $50K | $183K | $63K | 13 |
| 2023 | $32K | $197K | $84K | 7 |
| 2024 | $20K | $241K | $110K | 8 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 54 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$1K
Average
$3K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$23K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
EM
Elizabeth Matthews
2 yrs
Trustee
CT
Charles W Tillett V
2 yrs
Trustee
CT
Charles Tillett IV
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
EM
Elizabeth Matthews
2 yrs
Trustee
CT
Charles W Tillett V
2 yrs
Trustee
CT
Charlie Tillett
6 yrs
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
CT
Charlie Tillett
6 yrs
Trustee
CT
Charlie Tillett
6 yrs
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
CT
Charlie Tillett
6 yrs
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
CT
Charlie Tillett
6 yrs
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
CT
Charlie Tillett
6 yrs
Trustee
MT
Maureen Tillett
7+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (54 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest Inc | Worcester, MA | $23,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Angel Flight of New England | North Andover, MA | $20,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Big Brother Big Sister of Central Massachusetts | Framingham, MA | $12,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Angel Flight Ne | North Andover, MA | $9,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest Inc | Worcester, MA | $7,100 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2024 |
| First Parish in Wayland | Wayland, MA | $6,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Wellesley Weston Chabad Center | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Wayland High Boosters Association | Wayland, MA | $5,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2024 |
| First Parish of Wayland | Wayland, MA | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Wayland Boosters Association | Wayland, MA | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| Cam Tredgett Foundation | Wayland, MA | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | 2017 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $5,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $5,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $5,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,500 | CHARITABLE | 2016 |
| First Parish in Wayland | Wayland, MA | $3,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2023 |
| First Parish in Wayland | Wayland, MA | $3,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $2,500 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $2,500 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Bread and Roses Community Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The Loveland Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Movement Alliance Project (Philadelphia Community Bail Fund) | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Rebuild Congress (Issue One) | Washington, DC | $1,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2020 |