Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-6342221

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $142K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $14K.

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,000
-9.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,250
-9.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,250
Total assets
$141,827
+1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (75% 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 Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Coastal Carolina University: $2KCoastal Carolina University$2KEmmanuel College: $2KEmmanuel College$2KUniversity of Massachusetts - Dartmouth: $2KUniversity of Massachusetts -Dartmouth$2KBentley University: $2KBentley University$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Coastal Carolina University ($2K). Together the top 4 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonMedfordWorcesterManchesterWalthamAmherstBeverlyConwayDartmouthDurhamEastonLowellNorth EastonPoughkeepsieTampaWashingtonWashington DC

How Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K5 grants2019 5 grants2020 6 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCScholarship$2,250
Emmanuel College Boston, MAScholarship$2,250
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Dartmouth, MAScholarship$2,250
Bentley University Waltham, MAScholarship$2,250
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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$141,827$16,255$13,565$9,0004$9,703$14,039$9,813
2024$139,232$15,322$18,180$9,9004$15,693$13,209$9,544
2023$134,987$21,222$9,875$5,4003$7,643$19,163$8,654
2022$126,800$13,371$11,251$6,7503$9,020$11,285$8,894
2021$127,195$12,500$12,937$8,0006$10,439$10,238$10,001
2020$127,736$11,925$11,758$7,4005—$9,838$8,937
2019$127,899$8,577$11,737$7,3005—$6,543$8,687

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Eastern Bank Trustee, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eastern Bank Trustee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $445 (2019) → $505 (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Eastern Bank — Trustee: $505Eastern BankTrustee$505

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $505, to Eastern Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust

How much does Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust give each year?

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 4 grants.

What is Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,250, and its average grant was $2,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust give grants?

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust gives mostly in Massachusetts: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (25%).

Does Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).

How large is Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust?

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust reported $142K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust's EIN?

Mary Nichols Trust Uw Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6342221. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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