The Welcome Party Inc
The mission of the organization is to improve and broaden participation in democracy.
The Welcome Party Inc at a glance
In short: The Welcome Party Inc gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $400K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $400,000
- +17.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $400,000
- +135.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $400,000
- Total assets
- $676,864
- +109.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Welcome Party Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Welcomepac ($400K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Welcome Party Inc gives
- Giving grew 129% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $400K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Welcomepac Washington, DC | Political | $400,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $676,864 | $2,035,011 | $1,739,775 | $400,000 | 1 |
| 2024 | $323,624 | $1,624,559 | $1,636,413 | $339,218 | 2 |
| 2023 | $428,118 | $856,192 | $808,660 | $9,750 | Total only |
| 2022 | $360,395 | $755,001 | $563,220 | $175,000 | 2 |
| 2021 | $70,513 | $275,018 | $276,524 | $25,000 | 1 |
| 2020 | $38,990 | $150,119 | $111,129 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Welcome Party Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Welcome Party Inc is a public charity, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $677K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $400K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Welcome Party Inc is led by Liam Kerr, Director & President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Liam Kerr
Director & President
President → Director & President, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Bland
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catharine Bellinger Rowen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Wyatt
Top Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Catharine Bellinger (2020–2024) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Welcome Party Inc
How much does The Welcome Party Inc give each year?
The Welcome Party Inc gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $339K across 2 grants.
How large is The Welcome Party Inc?
The Welcome Party Inc reported $677K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
Where does The Welcome Party Inc operate?
The Welcome Party Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
What is The Welcome Party Inc's EIN?
The Welcome Party Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3511352. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 9, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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