Walter L McCammon Educational

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-6140097

Walter L McCammon Educational is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $476K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $34K.

Walter L McCammon Educational at a glance

In short: Walter L McCammon Educational gave $19K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,000
-29.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,500
+40.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,500
Total assets
$475,564
+3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (68% 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 Walter L McCammon Educational funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Masonic Education & Charity Trust: $13KMasonic Education & CharityTrust$13KPace University: $6KPace University$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Masonic Education & Charity Trust ($13K). Together the top 2 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AmherstBostonLewisburgSaratoga SpringsFall RiverNew YorkBrocktonBurlingtonDurhamHartfordLowellN DartmouthVillanova

How Walter L McCammon Educational gives

  • Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 68% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K3 grants2019 8 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $27K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Masonic Education & Charity Trust Boston, MAEducational$13,000
Pace University New York, NYEducational$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$475,564$38,480$22,494$19,0002$22,491$34,328$32,997
2024$459,578$19,348$33,800$27,0004$33,800$15,142$29,995
2023$474,030$22,618$28,073$24,0004$28,073$8,819$26,463
2022$479,485$14,525$29,536$25,0003$29,512$12,879$27,472
2021$494,496$16,743$29,432$24,0003$29,432$13,214$28,409
2020$507,185$240,204$29,188$22,0008—$18,987$26,800
2019$296,169$24,028$27,723$10,5003—$24,028$25,535

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Walter L McCammon Educational reported a distributable amount of $33K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Walter L McCammon Educational's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anne B. Tiffin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $3K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Bruce Macdonald

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $3K (2019) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: James B. Tiffin (2019–2020) — 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

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Walter L McCammon Educational

How much does Walter L McCammon Educational give each year?

Walter L McCammon Educational gave $19K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 4 grants.

How large is Walter L McCammon Educational?

Walter L McCammon Educational reported $476K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $22K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Walter L McCammon Educational?

Walter L McCammon Educational is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $476K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Walter L McCammon Educational operate?

Walter L McCammon Educational has awarded grants in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont.

What is Walter L McCammon Educational's EIN?

Walter L McCammon Educational's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6140097. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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