Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 22-6573797

MOLLIE B FOLEY CHARITABLE TRUST 086048-000 is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including food assistance, health, child advocacy, and youth programs, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Massachusetts.

Key facts about Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000

In short: Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 gave $244K across 26 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-6573797
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$243,700
Grants made (2025)
26
Average grant
$9,373
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$4,428,705
Primary geography
Massachusetts (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
Submit a written request to Barbara F Wand, Co-Trustee. Full details ↓
Deadline
None.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.4M

+1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$244K

-17.6% YoY

Grant Count

26

+2500.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-96.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 reported a distributable amount of $331K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 77% 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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 recipients illustrate the kinds of organizations it supports: Massachusetts Advocates for Children describes its work as removing barriers to educational and life opportunities for children and youth; Community Servings provides medically tailored meals and groceries to people who are chronically or critically ill and their families; and the Family Pantry of Cape Cod provides food and clothing to people in need.

Other 2025 grantees include Crossroads for Kids, which describes year-round programming for youth from low-income communities, and Health Law Advocates, which provides free legal representation to eligible Massachusetts consumers facing barriers to health care.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the trust reported 26 grants totaling $243,700. Awards ranged from $2,000 to $35,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest grants included $35,000 to The Greater Boston Food Bank, $30,000 to ADL New England, $25,000 to Boch Center, and $25,000 to Massachusetts Advocates for Children. Other listed awards included $20,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, $10,000 each to Community Servings and the Family Pantry of Cape Cod, and $7,200 to Crossroads for Kids.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The filing reports that 95% of 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, 2% to California, 1% to Maryland, and 1% to Colorado.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 26 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonDuxburyWilmingtonJamaica PlainRoxburyHarwichNewtonReadingSan FranciscoColorado SpringsDeadhamEast BostonFrederickLunnLynnNewtownPasadenaWellesley

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K28 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 26 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $217K (2020) to $321K (2023). In 2025 it made 26 grants totaling $244K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

The Greater Boston Food Bank: $35KThe Greater Boston Food Bank$35KADL New England: $30KADL New England$30KBoch Center: $25KBoch Center$25KMassachusetts Advocates for Children: $25KMassachusetts Advocates forChildren$25KDana-Farber Cancer Institute: $23K across 2 grantsDana-Farber Cancer Institute$23K · 2 grantsCommunity Servings: $10KCommunity Servings$10KThe Family Pantry of Cape Cod: $10KThe Family Pantry of Cape Cod$10KJoslin Diabetes Center: $8KJoslin Diabetes Center$8KRosie's Place: $8KRosie's Place$8KThe Women's Lunch Place: $8KThe Women's Lunch Place$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Greater Boston Food Bank ($35K). Together the top 10 received $181K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 30 (87%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$35,000
ADL New England Boston, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$30,000
Boch Center Boston, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$25,000
Massachusetts Advocates for Children Boston, MAAdvocacy Support for$25,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MACancer Genetics and$20,000
Community Servings Jamaica Plain, MAMedically Tailored Meals$10,000
The Family Pantry of Cape Cod Harwich, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$10,000
Joslin Diabetes Center Boston, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$8,000
Rosie's Place Roxbury, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$7,500
The Women's Lunch Place Boston, MAGeneral Charitable Purposes$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $4,428,705 $381,352 $307,440 $243,700 across 26 grants
2024 $4,346,311 $319,865 $346,465 $295,600 across 1 grant
2023 $4,373,495 $181,747 $358,110 $320,575 across 1 grant
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,428,705$4,346,311$4,373,495
Revenue$381,352$319,865$181,747
Expenses$307,440$346,465$358,110
Qualifying Distributions$254,094$304,699$326,802
Net Investment Income$333,721$281,112$149,337
Distributable Amount$330,971$294,738$272,769

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Barbara F Wand Esq CO Freedman and Mary B Foley CO Freedman Wand La as Co-Trustees.

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara F Wand Esq CO Freedman

    Co-Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $19K (2025)

  • Mary B Foley CO Freedman Wand La

    Co-Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Barbara F Wand Esq. (2020–2024) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Mary B Foley CO Barbara F Wand (2020–2024) — Co-Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Barbara F Wand Esq CO Freedman — Co-Trustee: $19KBarbara F Wand Esq CO…Co-Trustee$19K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $19K, to Barbara F Wand Esq CO Freedman (Co-Trustee).

Contact

Application contact: Barbara F Wand Co-Trustee
Mailing address: C/O Freedman Wand Law 77 Exeter St, Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 429-9516

Frequently asked questions about Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000

How much does Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 give each year?

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 gave $244K across 26 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $296K across 1 grant.

What is Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's typical grant size?

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,373, across 26 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 give grants?

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 gives mostly in Massachusetts: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (14 grants).

Does Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 give general operating support?

Yes: 35% of Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 26) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's largest grantees?

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's largest 2025 grantees include The Greater Boston Food Bank ($35,000), ADL New England ($30,000) and Boch Center ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000?

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $254K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $331K (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 does Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000 fund?

No mission statement for the trust is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000?

Submit a written request to Barbara F Wand, Co-Trustee. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's EIN?

Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust 086048-000's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6573797. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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