Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 is a private foundation based in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including medical care, education, shelter, food assistance, and elder services.
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 at a glance
In short: Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 gave $136K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New York. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $136,037
- +9.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,367
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,616,483
- -2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 11 Upland Road, Newburyport, MA 01950-1925
Phone: (978) 886-7238
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Friends of Alyn Hospital ($25K). Together the top 10 received $135K.
Grant Size Distribution
47 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 47 grants of 47 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went primarily to recipients in New York (51%) and Massachusetts (24%), followed by New Jersey (9%), Washington, DC (7%), and Ohio (4%). Listed 2025 recipients were also located in Rhode Island.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $119K (2023) to $159K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $136K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital New York, NY | Medical | $24,857 |
| Hadassah WIZO America New York, NY | Welfare Projects | $24,741 |
| PEF Endowment Hadassah Academic College New York, NY | Education | $19,464 |
| Pine Street Inn Boston, MA | Shelter/Food | $17,106 |
| Jewish Foundation of Greater Metro West NJ Whippany, NJ | Education | $12,910 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | Fighting Hunger | $10,000 |
| Trustees of BU Boston, MA | Education | $9,889 |
| Greater Cleveland Foodbank Cleveland, OH | Fighting Hunger | $5,581 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | Fighting Hunger | $5,312 |
| Hope Hospice Rhode Island Providence, RI | Medical | $5,177 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,616,483 | $79,617 | $179,717 | $136,037 | 11 | $193 | $130,914 |
| 2024 | $1,650,553 | $79,139 | $177,816 | $124,143 | 9 | — | $124,584 |
| 2023 | $1,682,649 | $78,203 | $169,700 | $119,211 | 9 | — | — |
| 2022 | $1,714,986 | $69,782 | $211,799 | $158,513 | 9 | $3,212 | $102,907 |
| 2021 | $1,785,882 | $69,575 | $207,140 | $152,494 | 9 | $2,410 | $93,424 |
| 2020 | $1,841,739 | $71,325 | $200,726 | $156,000 | 10 | — | $98,781 |
| 2019 | $1,927,509 | $73,104 | $196,782 | $155,000 | 9 | $14,050 | $112,088 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 reported a distributable amount of $131K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for medical services, education, welfare projects, shelter and food, hunger relief, and elder services. Among its grantees, American Friends of ALYN Hospital says its mission is to educate in the United States about a pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation hospital in Jerusalem and raise funds for its work. Pine Street Inn says its mission is to end homelessness, including through outreach, emergency services, supportive housing, and employment support. World Central Kitchen says it provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $136,037. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $24,857, with a median grant of $10,000.
The largest reported grants included $24,857 to American Friends of ALYN Hospital for medical purposes; $24,741 to Hadassah WIZO America for welfare projects; $19,464 to PEF Endowment Hadassah Academic College for education; $17,106 to Pine Street Inn for shelter and food; and $12,910 to Jewish Foundation of Greater Metro West NJ for education. Other grants included $10,000 to World Central Kitchen for fighting hunger and $9,889 to Trustees of BU for education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Peter L Drench is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 is led by Peter L Drench, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter L Drench
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$38K (2019) → $40K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Peter L Drench (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013
How much does Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 give each year?
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 gave $136K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $124K across 9 grants.
What is Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's typical grant size?
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,367, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 that year got $5K on average.
Where does Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 give grants?
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 gives mostly in New York: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (24%) and New Jersey (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants) and Boston, MA (3 grants).
Does Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants) and "Fighting Hunger" (3 grants).
Who are Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's largest grantees?
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's largest 2025 grantees include American Friends of Alyn Hospital ($24,857), Hadassah WIZO America ($24,741) and PEF Endowment Hadassah Academic College ($19,464), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013?
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $80K.
What does Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for medical services, education, welfare projects, shelter and food, hunger relief, and elder services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
How much is Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 reported a distributable amount of $131K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's EIN?
Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-6372167. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Meredith E Drench Charitable Trust UA DTD 03282013 accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 4, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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