Lower Roxbury Community Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Roxbury, MA EIN: 23-7011408

The overall mission is to foster the social, physical, economic and cultural renaissance of the lower roxbury community by promoting the economic self-sufficiency and social well-being of low-income and moderate-income residents and advocating for the home ownership, business development or education.

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation at a glance

In short: Lower Roxbury Community Corporation gave $969K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $969K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$969,351
-91.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$969,351
-91.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$969,351
Total assets
$26,467,334
+5.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lower Roxbury Community Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Madison Park Development Corporation: $969KMadison Park DevelopmentCorporation$969K

The largest 2025 recipient was Madison Park Development Corporation ($969K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Roxbury

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $969K (2025) to $11.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $969K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Madison Park Development Corporation Roxbury, MAGeneral Support$969,351
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$26,467,334$5,161,182$6,048,813$969,3511$192,118
2024$25,207,746$10,497,183$19,336,439$11,726,6071$507,397
2023$66,998,636$3,290,387$3,360,310——$441,935
2022$47,032,842$3,282,607$1,975,193——$1,057,939
2021$50,806,901$2,323,614$1,744,385——$745,011
2020$35,211,825$6,800,145$1,459,679——$5,281,504
2019$31,508,096$5,244,589$1,450,006——$375,509

About Lower Roxbury Community Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Roxbury, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $969K. Net investment income was $192K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation is led by Ingrid Tucker, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ingrid Tucker

    CEO

    Interim Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Bennet

    Interim CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ayanna Hines

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malik Aziz

    President

    President → Director, 2024

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne M. Pinado

    Director

    CEO & Assistant Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert L. Terrell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonrisa Hayes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chanda K. Smart

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayne Watts

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria E. Brooks

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivelise Rivera

    Treasurer

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Ruff

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Initya Ambrogi-Isaza

    Vice President of Real Estate

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Puricelli

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Lisa Morishanti (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Leslie A. Reid (2020–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Evelyn Barnes (2022–2024) — CFO
  • Former: Victoria Lynn Awkward (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Intiya Ambrogi-Isaza (2022–2023) — Vice President Real Estate
  • Former: Eric Hall (2019–2022) — Outgoing Director
  • Former: Karleen P. Porcena (2019–2022) — Outgoing Director
  • Former: Elmer Freeman (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director
  • Former: Roger Carter (2019–2021) — Outgoing Director
  • Former: Kevin J. Reilly (2019–2020) — Outgoing CFO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lower Roxbury Community Corporation

How much does Lower Roxbury Community Corporation give each year?

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation gave $969K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.7M across 1 grant.

How large is Lower Roxbury Community Corporation?

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation reported $26.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.

What is Lower Roxbury Community Corporation?

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Roxbury, MA. It holds $26.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lower Roxbury Community Corporation operate?

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Lower Roxbury Community Corporation's EIN?

Lower Roxbury Community Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7011408. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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