No Lost Cause Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Melrose, MA EIN: 87-1273362

No Lost Cause Inc is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Melrose, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $35K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $21K.

No Lost Cause Inc at a glance

In short: No Lost Cause Inc gave $21K across 5 grants in 2024 (avg $4K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,598
-9.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
5
+25.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$4,120
-27.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$34,679
+6.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% 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 No Lost Cause Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

North Shore Community Services: $17KNorth Shore Community Services$17KChelsea's House LLC: $1KChelsea's House LLC$1KA Vision for Hope: $1KA Vision for Hope$1KTricord Transitional Housing: $1KTricord Transitional Housing$1KMerrimack Valley Sober House: $867Merrimack Valley Sober House$867

The largest 2024 recipient was North Shore Community Services ($17K). Together the top 5 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

ChelseaLynnfieldLynnCharlestownLowellNashuaShrewsburyWalthamWeymouth

How No Lost Cause Inc gives

  • Giving grew 56% from 2021 to 2024. 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$30K3 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $23K (2023). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Shore Community Services Chelsea, MAAssist Familys in Crisis$16,636
Chelsea's House LLC Lynn, MASober House$1,095
A Vision for Hope Weymouth, MASober House$1,000
Tricord Transitional Housing Shrewsbury, MAScholarship$1,000
Merrimack Valley Sober House Lowell, MASober House$867
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$34,679$47,996$45,977$20,5985$20,598
2023$32,660$60,204$47,275$22,6314$22,631
2022$19,731$53,672$37,650$18,9312$18,931
2021$3,709$33,868$30,159$13,2003$13,200

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

No Lost Cause Inc is led by Amanda Rowe, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Amanda Rowe

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Rowe

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin Gillespie

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Correia

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Diblasi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    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 No Lost Cause Inc

How much does No Lost Cause Inc give each year?

No Lost Cause Inc gave $21K across 5 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $23K across 4 grants.

What is No Lost Cause Inc's typical grant size?

No Lost Cause Inc's median grant in 2024 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,120, across 5 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does No Lost Cause Inc give grants?

No Lost Cause Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does No Lost Cause Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on No Lost Cause Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sober House" (3 grants).

Who are No Lost Cause Inc's largest grantees?

No Lost Cause Inc's largest 2024 grantees include North Shore Community Services ($16,636), Chelsea's House LLC ($1,095) and A Vision for Hope ($1,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is No Lost Cause Inc?

No Lost Cause Inc reported $35K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $48K.

What is No Lost Cause Inc?

No Lost Cause Inc is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Melrose, MA. It holds $35K in total assets as of 2024.

What is No Lost Cause Inc's EIN?

No Lost Cause Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-1273362. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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