Waltham Youth Football & Cheer

Private foundation · Grantmaker Waltham, MA EIN: 84-5137603
N/A

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Waltham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $7.

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer at a glance

In short: Waltham Youth Football & Cheer gave $8K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
+300.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,143
+128.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$32,284
-20.4% 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 Waltham Youth Football & Cheer funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

Waltham

How Waltham Youth Football & Cheer gives

  • Giving grew 167% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 474% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $8K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
7 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$8,000
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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$32,284$7$8,300$8,0007$8,000$7$1,689
2024$40,577$8$2,669$2,0004$2,000$8$2,000
2023$43,238$9$2,707$1,5003——$2,093
2022$45,936$9$3,085$3,0005——$233
2021$49,012$50,012$1,000$1,0001——$2,413

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Waltham Youth Football & Cheer reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeanne McDonald

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Thibodeau

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Waltham Youth Football & Cheer

How much does Waltham Youth Football & Cheer give each year?

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer gave $8K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 4 grants.

What is Waltham Youth Football & Cheer's typical grant size?

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,143, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Waltham Youth Football & Cheer give grants?

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Waltham Youth Football & Cheer give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Waltham Youth Football & Cheer's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Higher Education Scholarship" (7 grants).

How large is Waltham Youth Football & Cheer?

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer reported $32K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Waltham Youth Football & Cheer?

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Waltham, MA. It holds $32K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Waltham Youth Football & Cheer's EIN?

Waltham Youth Football & Cheer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-5137603. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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