Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Gloucester, MA EIN: 23-7432493

Maintaining a scholarship fund for high school students

Key facts about Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc

In short: Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc reported $72K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-7432493
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Grants paid (2025)
$72,108 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$855,042

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$855K

+4.9% YoY

Grants Paid (reported total)

$72K

-14.4% YoY

Revenue

$121K

+47.4% YoY

Net Investment Income

$46K

+46.8% YoY

How Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+17%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc is a public charity, based in Gloucester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $855K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $72K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $46K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Gloucester

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2020) to $84K (2024). In 2025 it reported $72K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$855,042$815,446$827,622
Revenue$121,169$82,203$85,301
Expenses$81,217$95,689$86,772
Net Investment Income$46,144$31,423$31,271

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc is led by Caroline Weld, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caroline Weld

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Cameron

    Director

    President → Director & President, 2021

    Director & President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • John H. Abbott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Crosby

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Desherbinen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy C. Averill

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Abby Levendusky

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Low

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Shea

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Virden

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • E. Gail Ramos

    Treasurer I Clerk

    Treasurer → Treasurer I Clerk, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Christopher Weld (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Slade (2020–2024) — Clerk
  • Former: Karen M. D'amour (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Bachman (2020–2024) — Clerk & Director
  • Former: Nina McKinnon (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Ananian (2020–2024)
  • Former: Sharon Maguire (2020–2024)

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.

Frequently asked questions about Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc

How much does Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc give each year?

Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc reported $72K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $84K across 1 grant.

How large is Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc?

Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc reported $855K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $121K.

Where does Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc operate?

Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc's EIN?

Manchester Essex Education Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7432493. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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