Ames Foundation

BOSTON, MA EIN: 04-6061117

Ames Foundation is a private foundation, based in BOSTON, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $727K in total assets. In 2025, it made $74K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $65K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$727K

-1.7% YoY

Revenue

$68K

-34.7% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$74K

+10.2% YoY

Expenses

$81K

+11.1% YoY

About Ames Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Ames Foundation is a private foundation, based in BOSTON, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $727K in total assets. In 2025, it made $74K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $65K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$29K$57K$86K$115K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$726,554$739,098$707,463
Revenue$68,065$104,190$81,606
Expenses$80,610$72,545$86,817
Qualifying Distributions$74,310$67,411$81,873
Net Investment Income$65,148$61,535$59,170
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$0.25$0.5$0.75$10 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

0 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHARLES DONAHUE JRV-PRESIDENT/TREASURER6
DANIEL R COQUILLETTEDIRECTOR1
WILLIAM W FISHER IIIDIRECTOR1
TAMAR HERZOGDIRECTOR1
DAVID SEIPPDIRECTOR1
BRUCE H MANNCLERK1
MARY SARAH BILDERLITERARY DIRECTOR2
ANNETTE GORDON-REEDPRESIDENT1
MAEVA MARCUSDIRECTOR1
JED SHUGERMANDIRECTOR1
ELIZABETH P KAMALIDIRECTOR1
THOMAS J MCSWEENEYDIRECTOR1
ANNA LVOVSKYDIRECTOR1
ROWAN DORINDIRECTOR1

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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