Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gloucester, MA EIN: 04-6031813

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Gloucester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $208K.

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated at a glance

In short: Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated gave $40K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
+25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+14.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,000
+9.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$4,324,240
+0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

GloucesterRockportBiddefordBostonDurhamFitchburgHamdenKingstonLewistonLynchburgNew LondonSouth HadleyDanvers

How Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated gives

  • Giving grew 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 105% 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$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 7 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
8 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$40,000
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$4,324,240$207,642$222,902$40,0008$218,963$207,642$209,084
2024$4,314,809$683,186$212,902$32,0007$202,319$683,186$198,474
2023$3,858,356$21,608$196,439$20,0004$194,751$59,814$186,376
2022$3,869,554$76,019$187,497$25,0002$182,955$76,019$160,626
2021$4,261,905$286,678$206,235$30,0002$201,132$286,678$200,832
2020$3,517,908$3,273,289$240,800$35,0001—$3,273,289$135,176

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated reported a distributable amount of $209K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated is led by Gary C Brackett, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary C Brackett

    President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $31K (2020) → $54K (2025)

  • Louise C Quinn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2021) → $2K (2025)

  • Sandra J Andreson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Margaret R Quinn

    Treasurer Secretary

    Trustee → Treasurer Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $2K (2020) → $14K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: G Kevin Quinn (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert R Reardon Jr. (2020–2021) — Treasurer

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

Gary C Brackett — President & Trustee: $54KGary C BrackettPresident & Trustee$54KMargaret Quinn — Treasurer Secretary: $14KMargaret QuinnTreasurer Secretary$14KSandra J Andreson — Trustee: $2KSandra J AndresonTrustee$2KLouise Quinn — Trustee: $2KLouise QuinnTrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $54K, to Gary C Brackett (President & Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated

How much does Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated give each year?

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated gave $40K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $32K across 7 grants.

What is Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's typical grant size?

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated give grants?

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated?

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $219K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $209K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated?

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Gloucester, MA. It holds $4.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's EIN?

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6031813. 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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Live grants for the work Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated funds

Health Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders that support many of the same organizations

C and D Blanchard Scholarship Trust

Johnston, RI

Assets

$537K

Grants

8

Total Given

$21K

Taber Scholarship Fund

Dallas, TX

The Taber Scholarship Fund provides scholarships through colleges and universities for graduates of Greater New Bedford High School. Its 2025 grants were $2,100 each, with awards going to students at institutions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. The 2023 filing says it accepts any form and materials and lists no deadline.

Assets

$555K

Grants

10

Total Given

$21K

Davis Educational Foundation

Yarmouth, ME

The Davis Educational Foundation supports undergraduate teaching, learning, affordability, and cost-containment projects at eligible regionally accredited bachelor’s-degree institutions in New England, including consortia. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $322,148, with a median of about $150,000; it also offers Presidential Grants of up to $25,000. Institutions apply online, and the foundation encourages contacting staff before preparing a proposal; no letter of inquiry is required.

Education

Assets

$130.3M

Grants

22

Total Given

$3.4M

UA for Helene Fuld Health Trust

New York, NY

The trust supports the health, welfare, and education of student nurses, including nursing education and financial aid, through grants to educational institutions. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100,000 to $2 million, with a median of $200,000, and went to organizations in multiple states, especially Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$121.5M

Grants

25

Total Given

$13.6M

Ricker College Scholarship

Houlton, ME

The foundation primarily awards college scholarships to graduating high school students in Aroostook County, Maine, and also accepts applicants from Washington County and some current college students. Most individual scholarships are $2,000 and may be renewed for up to four years; 2025 institutional scholarship grants ranged from $2,000 to $58,000. It accepts scholarship applications, available online or through area school guidance departments, with an April deadline.

Assets

$6.8M

Grants

26

Total Given

$190K

Everett & Marion Mitchell Foundation

Boston, MA

The foundation supports scholarships for Middleton, Massachusetts, residents based on citizenship, academic achievement, and financial need, as well as churches and colleges and universities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,003 to $309,290, with a median of $10,000; most grant dollars went to Massachusetts. Scholarship applications are accepted by mail, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests for other grants.

Education

Assets

$5.7M

Grants

32

Total Given

$667K

More similar funders

More Funders in Massachusetts

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Isabel Babson Memorial Incorporated down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?