Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Hingham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $320K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $21K.
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund gave $16K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,298
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,260
- -13.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $320,454
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (51% 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 Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was McGill University ($4K). Together the top 5 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 50 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2024) to $61K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| McGill University | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| Ohio State University Columbus, OH | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| Wheaton College Nortom, MA | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| Nichols College Dudley, MA | Scholarship | $3,000 |
| Clark University Worcester, MA | Scholarship | $1,298 |
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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 | $320,454 | $28,203 | $28,704 | $16,298 | 5 | $19,235 | $20,556 | $18,534 |
| 2024 | $320,153 | $9,137 | $26,860 | $15,000 | 4 | $19,442 | $5,218 | $18,054 |
| 2023 | $324,752 | $30,565 | $73,230 | $61,000 | 13 | $65,226 | $23,260 | $16,660 |
| 2022 | $341,741 | $35,721 | $52,713 | $41,000 | 9 | $45,197 | $28,407 | $18,280 |
| 2021 | $351,616 | $29,678 | $61,846 | $51,200 | 19 | $55,182 | $23,163 | $20,621 |
| 2020 | $363,101 | $28,429 | $41,970 | $31,900 | 12 | — | $22,111 | $19,724 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund is led by Patrick T Maddigan, Trustee on every filing since 2024 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick T Maddigan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$6K (2024) → $6K (2025)
Former officers (11)
- Former: Kenneth R. Maddigan (2020–2023) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Thomas A. Maddigan (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Lynch (2021–2023) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Eileen Gates (2021–2023) — Selection Commitee Member
- Former: Paul F. Branagan Principal M. H. S. (2021–2023) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Pt Maddigan (2021–2023) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Kathleen Montagano Headmaster (2020) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Robert N. Baldwin Principal M. H. S. (2020) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Sandra L. Bernier Town Clerk (2020) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Stephen D. Graham (2020) — Selection Committee Member
- Former: Susan B. Maddigan (2020) — Selection Committee Member
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 $6K, to Patrick T Maddigan (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund
How much does Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund give each year?
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund gave $16K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 4 grants.
What is Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $3,260, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund give grants?
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Massachusetts: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (25%).
Does Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).
Who are Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's largest 2025 grantees include McGill University ($4,000), Ohio State University ($4,000) and Wheaton College ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund?
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund reported $320K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Faye H Deane Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2900642. 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 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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