Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable
Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable is a private foundation, based in West Newton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $725K in total assets. In 2025, it made $980 in qualifying distributions.
Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable at a glance
- Total assets
- $725,452
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,721
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $980
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,924
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable funds
How Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $725,452 | $1,721 | $1,924 | — | — | $980 | — | $27 |
| 2024 | $725,655 | $1,760 | $1,742 | — | — | $889 | — | $32 |
| 2023 | $725,637 | $1,041 | $1,035 | — | — | $535 | — | $31 |
| 2022 | $725,631 | $1,836 | $1,835 | — | — | $935 | — | $31 |
| 2021 | $725,630 | $3,703 | $3,878 | — | — | $2,135 | — | $37 |
| 2020 | $725,805 | $218,553 | $19,281 | $14,500 | 1 | — | $216,007 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable reported a distributable amount of $27 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laurel Farnsworth
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Rf Downey
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable
How large is Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable?
Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable reported $725K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $980 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable operate?
Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable's EIN?
Downey-Farnsworth Family Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6888793. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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