Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 87-2996336

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $909K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $137K.

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation at a glance

In short: Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation gave $30K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$29,500
+13.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$9,833
-24.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$909,494
-7.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Massachusetts (54% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Mammogram Poster Girls Inc: $14KMammogram Poster Girls Inc$14KCecropia Strong Inc: $10KCecropia Strong Inc$10KWindrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation Inc: $6KWindrush Farm TherapeuticEquitation Inc$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Mammogram Poster Girls Inc ($14K). Together the top 3 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

DallasNorth AndoverChicagoConcordMarbleheadNashua

How Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$30K0 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2022) to $30K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mammogram Poster Girls Inc Dallas, TXCharitable Event$13,500
Cecropia Strong Inc Marblehead, MADrivers Program$10,000
Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation Inc North Andover, MADementia Program$6,000
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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
2024$909,494$-50,924$44,469$29,5003$37,539$137,224$40,065
2023$987,483$2,880$43,472$26,0002$36,736$75,500$37,820
2022$1,024,035$43,833$41,967$21,0003$36,328$42,640$41,067
2021$1,019,750$1,019,750—————$4,189

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation reported a distributable amount of $40K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation is led by Robin Bostic, Director & President on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robin Bostic

    Director & President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Basie Bostic

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clyde Yancy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Cagle

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Mastin

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loren Bostic

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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 Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation

How much does Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation give each year?

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation gave $30K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $26K across 2 grants.

What is Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation's typical grant size?

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,833, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation give grants?

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (46%).

Does Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation?

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation reported $909K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $40K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation's EIN?

Make All the Difference (MAD) Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2996336. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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