Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bradford, MA EIN: 04-3575889

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bradford, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $114K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund at a glance

In short: Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$114,447
-0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Anselms College: $6KSt Anselms College$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Anselms College ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ManchesterHaverhill

How Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $9K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Anselms College Manchester, NHScholarships$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$114,447$5,487$6,093$6,0001$6,000$5,487$5,575
2024$115,053$3,297$6,075$6,0001$6,000$3,197$5,731
2023$117,831$2,854$6,090$6,0281$6,028$2,854$5,843
2022$121,067$2,098$6,237$6,1391$6,139$1,948$6,038
2021$125,206$2,013$2,043$1,9721$1,972$2,013$6,139
2020$125,236$2,554$8,663$8,5991—$2,554$6,282
2019$131,345$6,424$6,581$6,5101—$2,924$6,444

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • E. Lynn Gardner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Reardon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • William J. Costello

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • William P. Boland III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund

How much does Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund give each year?

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund?

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund reported $114K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund?

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bradford, MA. It holds $114K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund operate?

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire.

What is Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund's EIN?

Bobby Costello Scholorship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3575889. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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