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Sankaty Head Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Siasconset, MA EIN: 04-2315931 Website

To promote, stimulate, and encourage the education, physical fitness, and general welfare of young men of high school or college age by operating a summer caddie program.

Sankaty Head Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$13,791,451
+14.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,331,846
+23.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$531,676
+92.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,896,797
+11.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Sankaty Head Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Nantucket

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nantucket High School Golf Program Nantucket, MATo Support Golf Program$25,000
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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$13,791,451$3,331,846$1,896,797——$531,676
2024$12,027,724$2,692,859$1,702,226——$275,564
2023$10,344,522$1,521,691$1,476,198——$307,450
2022$9,690,171$1,451,820$1,509,205$25,0001$224,007
2021$10,708,873$1,831,590$1,310,451——$516,397
2020$10,047,406$1,717,832$1,215,271——$743,273
2019$9,230,921$1,251,706$1,079,229——$194,379

About Sankaty Head Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sankaty Head Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Siasconset, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $532K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sankaty Head Foundation Inc is led by F. Duffield Meyercord, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • F. Duffield Meyercord

    President

    Trustee → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hinman

    Program Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $128K (2024) → $135K (2025)

  • Alison Bibbins Ward

    Trustee

    Former Treasurer → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher C. Quick

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis X. Queally Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Lichtenfeld

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary M. Greig

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Wilson McCarthy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Carson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James V. Reyes

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Wullschleger

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sylvia

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • W. Geoffrey Beattie

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Wareing

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Jacques Wullschleger (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: James L. Malone III (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard A. Drucker (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Warren Stephens (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Nicholas Riccardella (2024) — Program Director
  • Former: Lawrence A. Bossidy (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas J. Laffont (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: John F. Welch Jr. (2019) — Trustee

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

David Hinman — Program Director: $135KDavid HinmanProgram Director$135K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $135K, to David Hinman (Program Director).

Frequently asked questions about Sankaty Head Foundation Inc

How large is Sankaty Head Foundation Inc?

Sankaty Head Foundation Inc reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.

Where does Sankaty Head Foundation Inc operate?

Sankaty Head Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Sankaty Head Foundation Inc's EIN?

Sankaty Head Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2315931. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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