Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 30-6172646

To provide financial support to shriners hospitals, boston, ma

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust gave $54K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $54K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$54,092
-1.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$54,092
-1.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$54,092
Total assets
$1,135,523
+5.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Shriners Hospitals for Children: $54KShriners Hospitals forChildren$54K

The largest 2025 recipient was Shriners Hospitals for Children ($54K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Boston

How Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2022) to $71K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $54K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shriners Hospitals for Children Boston, MAFinancial Support$54,092
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,135,523$115,875$58,484$54,0921$115,875
2024$1,078,132$92,830$59,318$55,1061$92,830
2023$1,044,620$91,674$80,885$71,0291$91,674
2022$1,033,831$22,884$43,686$42,9401$22,884
2021$1,054,633$132,743$54,329$51,3831$132,743
2020$976,219$101,799$53,439$49,4321$101,799
2019$927,859$56,331$51,585$47,2561$56,331

About Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust is a public charity focused on Health, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $54K. Net investment income was $116K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Ssga Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ssga Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $4K (2019) → $4K (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

SSGA Trust Company — Trustee: $4KSSGA Trust CompanyTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to SSGA Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust

How much does Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust give each year?

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust gave $54K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $55K across 1 grant.

How large is Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust?

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $116K.

What is Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust?

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust is a public charity focused on Health, based in Boston, MA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust operate?

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust's EIN?

Sadie Ethel Macdonald Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6172646. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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