Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hingham, MA EIN: 04-2921514

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Hingham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $3K.

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,050
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,025
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,025
Total assets
$53,114
-8.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (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 Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Keene State College: $2KKeene State College$2KRider University: $2KRider University$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Keene State College ($2K). Together the top 2 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

LawrencevilleDurhamKeeneSalemGrove CityHempstead

How Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 209% 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$5K$10K$15K3 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $12K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Keene State College Keene, NHScholarship$2,050
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJScholarship$2,000
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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$53,114$6,006$10,591$4,0502$6,987$2,731$3,340
2024$57,719$2,999$10,295$4,0502$7,189—$3,388
2023$59,943$6,208$17,957$12,0002$14,926$3,292$3,244
2022$67,170$7,831$15,662$9,0002$12,585$4,787$3,753
2021$72,800$6,953$8,901$3,0001$6,237$4,277$4,373
2020$73,736$5,142$10,619$5,0003—$2,608$4,148

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt 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

    $3K (2024) → $3K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Thomas A. Maddigan (2020–2023) — Trustee

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

Patrick T Maddigan — Trustee: $3KPatrick T MaddiganTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Patrick T Maddigan (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund

How much does Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund give each year?

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund gave $4K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

How large is Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund?

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund reported $53K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund?

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Hingham, MA. It holds $53K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund operate?

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2921514. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 19, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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