Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation
The Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants to colleges and universities, and states that qualified students must be in the Peabody, Massachusetts area.
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation gave $45K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Massachusetts. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,135
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,224
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,950
- Total assets
- $688,742
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (6 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing names Christine Drew at Eastern Bank as the contact. Application forms and materials are available on request. Qualified students must be in the Peabody, Massachusetts area.
- Review Cycle
- Information is available upon request.
- Deadline
- Information is available upon request.
- Contact
Application contact: Christine Drew Eastern Bank
Mailing address: 605 Broadway Lf41, Saugus, MA 01906
Phone: (781) 581-4277
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salem State University ($12K). Together the top 10 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
100 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 100 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing states that qualified students must be in the Peabody, Massachusetts area. By recipient state, 2025 grant dollars were reported as 67% to Massachusetts, 13% to Connecticut, 7% to Maine, and 4% each to Virginia and Rhode Island.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 14 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2020) to $45K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $45K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salem State University Salem, MA | Scholarship | $12,000 |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst, MA | Scholarship | $5,850 |
| College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Scholarship | $3,900 |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Scholarship | $3,900 |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Scholarship | $3,900 |
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | Scholarship | $3,135 |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | Scholarship | $1,950 |
| Emerson College Boston, MA | Scholarship | $1,950 |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Scholarship | $1,950 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | Scholarship | $1,950 |
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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 | $688,742 | $59,522 | $60,070 | $45,135 | 14 | $46,703 | $52,545 | $43,606 |
| 2024 | $680,083 | $48,703 | $53,538 | $40,700 | 16 | $46,998 | $42,197 | $41,660 |
| 2023 | $678,925 | $59,882 | $45,276 | $32,600 | 21 | $38,632 | $53,669 | $37,137 |
| 2022 | $663,775 | $57,404 | $46,847 | $33,175 | 21 | $39,271 | $50,994 | $37,421 |
| 2021 | $656,283 | $77,622 | $46,233 | $31,700 | 28 | $38,410 | $70,668 | $43,099 |
| 2020 | $623,436 | $55,283 | $39,690 | $27,550 | 25 | — | $48,621 | $36,651 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants listed are for scholarships. The grantees describe a range of educational missions: Bowdoin College, for example, says it educates students in the liberal arts, while Emerson College says its mission is to educate and elevate artists, communicators, scholars, and professionals. Villanova University describes itself as a Catholic Augustinian community of higher education.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $45,135. Individual grants ranged from $250 to $12,000, with a median of $1,950. The largest awards included $12,000 to Salem State University, $5,850 to the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, and $3,900 each to the College of the Holy Cross, Boston University, and the University of Connecticut. The reported purposes for these grants were scholarships.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Eastern Bank is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Eastern Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eastern Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2020) → $2K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Eastern Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation
How much does Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation give each year?
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation gave $45K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $41K across 16 grants.
What is Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,950, and its average grant was $3,224, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation give grants?
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Connecticut (13%) and Maine (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (5 grants).
Does Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (14 grants).
Who are Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Salem State University ($12,000), University of Massachusetts - Amherst ($5,850) and College of the Holy Cross ($3,900), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation?
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation reported $689K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $47K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants listed are for scholarships. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation?
The filing names Christine Drew at Eastern Bank as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Ednah M Horner Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3468419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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