Rogers Family Foundation
The Rogers Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its website describes support for nonprofit organizations providing educational, medical, artistic, human services, and community development within Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley and North Shore, and Southeastern New Hampshire.
Rogers Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Rogers Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 88 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Massachusetts. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,229,395
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 88
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,970
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $25,354,281
- +9.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (7 of 83, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (90% 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 Rogers Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Applicants must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) and classified as not a private foundation under Section 509(a). Applications are submitted electronically through the organization’s website using the online application, which follows the Common Proposal designed and published by Associated Grant Makers, Inc. Applicants must register in the online system before applying. Organizations may submit only one application per year, and those declined must wait a year before reapplying. The filing says grants typically support nonprofit organizations serving the Merrimack Valley or North Shore of Massachusetts or Southeastern New Hampshire.
- Review Cycle
- Trustees meet in May and November. Complete online proposals are due March 1 for the May meeting and September 1 for the November meeting; when a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications are due the next business day. The portal is scheduled to open February 1 and August 1, respectively. The 2026 deadlines have passed.
- Deadline
- Trustees meet in May and November.
- Contact
Application contact: Gma Foundations Inc
Mailing address: 2 Liberty Square Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617) 426-7080
Website: https://www.rogersfamilyfoundation.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Rogers Family Foundation
Who Rogers Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Plummer Youth Promise ($90K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $470K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($30,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
426 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 409 grants of 426 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The website identifies Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley and North Shore and Southeastern New Hampshire as its primary service areas. It lists communities in both areas, including Lawrence, Haverhill, Andover, Salem, and Newburyport in Massachusetts, and Salem, Derry, and Exeter in New Hampshire. The website says the listed communities are a starting point and that trustees may occasionally make grants outside them.
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts (90%), New Hampshire (8%), and New York (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 88 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Rogers Family Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 83 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2020) to $1.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 88 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Academy Lawrence, MA | Ready to Rise Capital Campaign | $75,000 |
| Plummer Youth Promise Salem, MA | Rebuilding Families Capital Campaign | $75,000 |
| Squashbusters Inc Roxbury, MA | 20 Island Parkside - Capital Support | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem - NH Salem, NH | Organization Capacity and Stability | $40,000 |
| Lawrence Catholic Academy Lawrence, MA | Capital Campaign Support | $40,000 |
| Lazarus House Lawrence, MA | A Hand up Out of Poverty | $35,000 |
| St John's Preparatory School Danvers, MA | Partnership with Bellesini Academy | $30,000 |
| Aaron's Presents Andover, MA | Developing Empathy and Agency in Lawrence Youth | $25,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Charlestown, MA | Expanding translational research and patient behavioral health support for placenta accreta spec. | $25,000 |
| Elevated Thought Lawrence, MA | Et on the 6TH - Media Lab Build-Out | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25,354,281 | $1,470,245 | $1,315,028 | $1,229,395 | 88 | $1,257,504 | $1,421,721 | $1,187,008 |
| 2024 | $23,092,006 | $1,383,126 | $1,302,439 | $1,209,834 | 87 | $1,237,431 | $1,333,009 | $1,124,817 |
| 2023 | $21,949,955 | $1,005,041 | $1,275,474 | $1,186,417 | 83 | $1,215,467 | $960,034 | $1,041,549 |
| 2022 | $20,227,179 | $813,283 | $1,339,981 | $1,261,337 | 79 | $1,285,059 | $615,461 | $1,197,268 |
| 2021 | $25,026,587 | $1,797,547 | $1,207,858 | $1,106,300 | 89 | $1,134,208 | $1,723,897 | $1,199,938 |
| 2020 | $23,510,223 | $553,701 | $1,107,343 | $1,040,700 | 72 | — | $508,977 | $1,040,677 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rogers Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s website identifies education, health, human services, community development, and the arts as priority interests, with a preference for program support. It says grants are typically for one year, while a limited number of multi-year or capital-campaign grants may be considered at the trustees’ discretion.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate varied work. Plummer Youth Promise describes its mission as improving outcomes for young people in or at risk of entering state care by engaging youth, families, and systems to build permanent family relationships, skills, and community connections. Esperanza Academy describes itself as a tuition-free, all-girls middle school in Lawrence centered on supporting students and their potential. SquashBusters says it nurtures urban youth as students, athletes, and citizens. Other 2025 grantees include organizations whose stated missions involve shelter and support for people experiencing poverty, youth development, food access, immigrant and refugee services, and ending domestic violence.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 88 grants totaling $1,229,395. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $75,000, with a median of $10,000. The website says grants average $5,000 to $25,000 and asks applicants to justify the amount requested.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $75,000 each to Esperanza Academy for its Ready to Rise capital campaign and Plummer Youth Promise for its Rebuilding Families capital campaign; $50,000 to SquashBusters for capital support; and $40,000 each to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem - NH for organizational capacity and stability and Lawrence Catholic Academy for capital campaign support. An individual recipient received $35,000 for “A Hand Up Out of Poverty.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists six part-time trustees: Amy Rogers Dittrich, Deborah K Rogers, T Tyler Dittrich, Kathryn Doherty O'Donnell, James F Scully Jr, and Sarah H Rogers.
Rogers Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Rogers Dittrich
Trustee & Part-Time
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah K. Rogers
Trustee & Part-Time
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James F. Scully Jr.
Trustee & Part-Time
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Doherty O'Donnell
Trustee & Part-Time
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah H. Rogers
Trustee & Part-Time
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
T. Tyler Dittrich
Trustee & Part-Time
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Rogers Family Foundation
How much does Rogers Family Foundation give each year?
Rogers Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 88 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 87 grants.
What is Rogers Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Rogers Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,970, across 88 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rogers Family Foundation that year got $9K on average.
Where does Rogers Family Foundation give grants?
Rogers Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Hampshire (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Lawrence, MA (24 grants), Boston, MA (7 grants), Andover, MA (6 grants) and Salem, MA (4 grants).
Does Rogers Family Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Rogers Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 88) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Rogers Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Rogers Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Plummer Youth Promise ($90,000 across 2 grants), Esperanza Academy ($75,000) and Squashbusters Inc ($65,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($30,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rogers Family Foundation?
Rogers Family Foundation reported $25.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Rogers Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s website identifies education, health, human services, community development, and the arts as priority interests, with a preference for program support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rogers Family Foundation?
Applicants must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) and classified as not a private foundation under Section 509(a). Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rogers Family Foundation's EIN?
Rogers Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6063152. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Rogers Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rogers-family-foundation-morg_ebeaa7dfab7f4b84ac52e79193cc7632
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