Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation located in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 17 grants totaling $211,000, all to organizations in Massachusetts.
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc gave $211K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Massachusetts. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $211,000
- +89.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,412
- +55.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $4,199,183
- +2.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (2 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% 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 Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc ($50K). Together the top 10 received $163K.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 75 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 17 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2019) to $350K (2020). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $211K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc Devens, MA | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc Newton, MA | Charitable Event | $25,000 |
| Insurance Library Association Boston, MA | The 2025 Annual Fund | $15,000 |
| American Cancer Society Framingham, MA | Charitable Event | $12,500 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Associati Newton, MA | Charitable Event | $10,000 |
| Care Dimensions Inc Danvers, MA | Charitable Event | $10,000 |
| Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School Inc Boston, MA | Charitable Event | $10,000 |
| Cristo Rey Boston High School Inc Dorchester, MA | Charitable Event | $10,000 |
| Homestart Inc Boston, MA | Icycle 2025 | $10,000 |
| Roca Inc Chelsea, MA | Charitable Event | $10,000 |
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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 | $4,199,183 | $351,083 | $232,977 | $211,000 | 17 | $225,351 | $351,083 | $222,850 |
| 2024 | $4,081,077 | $325,602 | $127,799 | $111,500 | 14 | $125,527 | $325,602 | $210,926 |
| 2023 | $3,883,274 | $185,059 | $157,245 | $139,500 | 14 | $153,425 | $185,059 | $183,309 |
| 2022 | $3,855,460 | $738,839 | $183,589 | $166,500 | 14 | $179,589 | $238,839 | $184,937 |
| 2021 | $3,300,210 | $280,541 | $163,404 | $147,500 | 16 | $161,019 | $280,541 | $182,354 |
| 2020 | $3,183,073 | $1,085,218 | $366,198 | $350,000 | 16 | — | $85,218 | $140,897 |
| 2019 | $2,464,053 | $646,469 | $101,016 | $85,000 | 9 | — | $146,469 | $119,996 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $223K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including veterans’ wellbeing, support for children and families, homelessness, education, healthcare, and community services.
For example, Clear Path for Veterans New England says its mission is to provide wellness and wellbeing services to veterans and their families. Cradles to Crayons says it provides essential items to children living in homeless or low-income situations. HomeStart says it works to end homelessness in Greater Boston by helping people obtain permanent housing. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not statements of the foundation’s mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $211,000. Grants ranged from $3,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest award was $50,000 to Clear Path for Veterans New England. Other notable awards included $25,000 to Cradles to Crayons and $15,000 to the Insurance Library Association. The foundation also awarded $10,000 each to HomeStart, Roca, Care Dimensions, and The Home for Little Wanderers.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists George M. Murphy as director, president, and CEO; Christopher T. Whitford as director, treasurer, and vice president; and John P. Drago as clerk and director.
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc is led by George M Murphy, Director, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George M Murphy
Director, President & CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P Drago
Clerk & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher T Whitford
Director, Treasurer & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: William J Begley Jr. (2019–2020) — Director, Treasurer & Vice President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc
How much does Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc gave $211K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $112K across 14 grants.
What is Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,412, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc that year got $8K on average.
Where does Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (7 grants), Newton, MA (2 grants) and Danvers, MA (2 grants).
Does Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 29% of Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Event" (10 grants).
Who are Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc ($50,000), Cradles to Crayons Inc ($25,000) and Insurance Library Association ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc?
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $225K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $223K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including veterans’ wellbeing, support for children and families, homelessness, education, healthcare, and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?
Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-2091740. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/safety-insurance-charitable-foundation-inc-morg_5ef74949b1b844fb8c9fd5927d1959a8
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