The Foundation for Creative Achievement
The Foundation for Creative Achievement is a private foundation, based in Duxbury, 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 8 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $122K.
The Foundation for Creative Achievement at a glance
In short: The Foundation for Creative Achievement gave $57K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $56,500
- +21.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,063
- +51.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $1,130,005
- +2.1% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who The Foundation for Creative Achievement funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was South Shore Ballet Theatre Foundation ($10K). Together the top 8 received $57K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Foundation for Creative Achievement gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2020) to $57K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $57K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Shore Ballet Theatre Foundation Hingham, MA | Youth Dance Education | $10,000 |
| The Company Theatre Norwell, MA | Youth Theatre Arts Education | $10,000 |
| South Shore Conservatory of Music Inc Hingham, MA | Youth Music Education | $8,000 |
| Plimoth Patuxet Museums Plymouth, MA | Film Programs | $7,500 |
| South Shore Art Center Cohasset, MA | Youth Fine Arts Education | $7,500 |
| Friends of Ventress Memorial Library Trust Marshfield, MA | Youth Creative Writing Program | $6,000 |
| North River Arts Society Marshfield, MA | Youth Fine Arts Education | $4,000 |
| Americana Theatre Company Inc Carver, MA | Youth Theatre Arts Education | $3,500 |
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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 | $1,130,005 | $140,796 | $104,529 | $56,500 | 8 | $86,028 | $122,421 | $79,795 |
| 2024 | $1,106,810 | $312,418 | $92,450 | $46,676 | 10 | $75,019 | $295,057 | $74,548 |
| 2023 | $896,902 | $92,847 | $85,708 | $46,000 | 9 | $69,932 | $77,106 | $72,555 |
| 2022 | $889,859 | $43,045 | $87,278 | $47,212 | 6 | $71,231 | $27,033 | $74,341 |
| 2021 | $934,851 | $63,004 | $82,605 | $42,000 | 6 | $68,502 | $48,933 | $78,079 |
| 2020 | $954,452 | $36,633 | $72,800 | $38,000 | 4 | — | $25,862 | $63,891 |
| 2019 | $990,619 | $59,068 | $73,026 | $38,045 | 13 | — | $47,636 | $62,745 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Foundation for Creative Achievement reported a distributable amount of $80K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Foundation for Creative Achievement is led by Eve Grace Penoyer, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eve Grace Penoyer
Trustee
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$20K (2019) → $25K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $25K, to Eve Grace Penoyer (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Foundation for Creative Achievement
How much does The Foundation for Creative Achievement give each year?
The Foundation for Creative Achievement gave $57K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $47K across 10 grants.
What is The Foundation for Creative Achievement's typical grant size?
The Foundation for Creative Achievement's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,063, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Foundation for Creative Achievement give grants?
The Foundation for Creative Achievement 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 Hingham, MA (2 grants) and Marshfield, MA (2 grants).
Does The Foundation for Creative Achievement give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on The Foundation for Creative Achievement's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Foundation for Creative Achievement's largest grantees?
The Foundation for Creative Achievement's largest 2025 grantees include South Shore Ballet Theatre Foundation ($10,000), The Company Theatre ($10,000) and South Shore Conservatory of Music Inc ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Foundation for Creative Achievement?
The Foundation for Creative Achievement reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $86K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $80K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Foundation for Creative Achievement's EIN?
The Foundation for Creative Achievement's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6580038. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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