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The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Medfield, MA EIN: 81-4914883 Website

To empower women to live boldly and fearlessly, and to reduce objectification and harassment. We advocate for safety awareness, gender equality, and violence prevention.

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation at a glance

In short: The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation gave $46K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$46,000
+2.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,333
-31.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$837,315
+10.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Girls Incorporated of Worcester: $20KGirls Incorporated ofWorcester$20KYouth Guidance Boston: $20KYouth Guidance Boston$20KTutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc: $6KTutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Girls Incorporated of Worcester ($20K). Together the top 3 received $46K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WorcesterChicagoCambridgeMalden

How The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). 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$60K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2020) to $46K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $46K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Girls Incorporated of Worcester Worcester, MAProgram Support$20,000
Youth Guidance Boston Chicago, ILProgram Support$20,000
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc Cambridge, MAProgram Support$6,000
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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$837,315$307,855$226,248$46,0003$21,216
2024$754,793$320,545$224,529$45,0002$25,176
2023$666,576$305,364$201,579$45,0002$11,388
2022$554,615$270,386$176,104$45,0002$136
2021$460,284$169,179$125,159$35,0002$204
2020$417,142$179,209$139,616$31,0002$2,294
2019$376,454$258,674$136,138$32,5002$2,989

About The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation

Based on IRS filings

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Medfield, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $837K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $46K. Net investment income was $21K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation is led by Caroline Tocci, President, Co-Founder & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caroline Tocci

    President, Co-Founder & Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley McNiff

    Clerk, Co-Founder & Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol T. Vittorioso Gallagher

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diega Therrien

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rossana Marcotte

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Ramirez-Abdella

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation

How much does The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation give each year?

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation gave $46K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $45K across 2 grants.

What is The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation's typical grant size?

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $15,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation give grants?

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (43%).

Does The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).

How large is The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation?

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation reported $837K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $308K.

What is The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation?

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Medfield, MA. It holds $837K in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation's EIN?

The Vanessa T Marcotte Foundation - a Nonprofit Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4914883. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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