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Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-

Foundation · Grantmaker Waltham, MA EIN: 04-3272394 Website

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Key facts about Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-

EIN
04-3272394
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$698,914

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$699K

+9.8% YoY

Revenue

$663K

+9.2% YoY

Net Investment Income

$10K

+43.8% YoY

Expenses

$602K

+4.0% YoY

About Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-

Based on IRS filings

Parents Families & Friends of Lesb- is a nonprofit organization, based in Waltham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $699K in total assets. Net investment income was $10K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Peabody

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

0 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$698,914$636,635$654,488
Revenue$663,048$607,211$763,293
Expenses$601,895$578,682$549,792
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$10,382$7,219$5,996
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 6, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Parents Families & Friends of Lesb- is led by John Tweeddale, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Tweeddale

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Donnell

    Director

    Director → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Zakharov

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Hutton Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Lowcock

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vivian Meranda

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonina Selvaggio

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2023) → $128K (2025)

  • Angel Moran

    Vice Chair

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Forsyth

    Clerk

    Director → Vice Chair & C, 2024

    Vice Chair & C → Clerk, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond Pescaro

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Joanne Hooker (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Maureo Fernandez Y. Mora (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cassi Brauthwaite (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ila Deshmukh Towery (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Seth Regan (2023) — Director
  • Former: Debbra Zucker (2019–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Jonathan Hover (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Lori Schechner (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Meryl Epstein (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alyssa Rayman-Reed (2020–2022) — Clerk
  • Former: Sarah Kaufmann-Paulman (2020–2022) — Executive Director Th
  • Former: Nina Selvaggio (2022) — Current Executive
  • Former: Benjamin Meshoulam (2019–2021) — Clerk
  • Former: Ellen Sturgis (2019–2021) — Interim Executive
  • Former: Mark Mettler (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nicholas Whalen (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Asa Sevelius (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michael Kramer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Roberta Likley (2019) — Former Vice
  • Former: Valerie Frias (2019) — President & Executive

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

Antonina Selvaggio — Executive Di: $128KAntonina SelvaggioExecutive Di$128K

Frequently asked questions about Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-

How large is Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-?

Parents Families & Friends of Lesb- reported $699K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $663K.

Where does Parents Families & Friends of Lesb- operate?

Parents Families & Friends of Lesb- has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-'s EIN?

Parents Families & Friends of Lesb-'s EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3272394. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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