Wilson Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wakefield, MA EIN: 04-6773530

Wilson Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wakefield, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $147K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $42K.

Key facts about Wilson Family Foundation

In short: Wilson Family Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
04-6773530
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$147,447
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$147K

+3918.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$10K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$10K

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wilson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Wilson Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 147% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Cranberry IslesCambridgeRockland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $35K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Cranberry Isles Realty Trust: $10KCranberry Isles Realty Trust$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cranberry Isles Realty Trust ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cranberry Isles Realty Trust Cranberry Isles, MEGeneral Purpose$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$147,447$3,669$3,657
Revenue$191,811$12$51
Expenses$10,000—$3,000
Qualifying Distributions$10,000—$3,000
Net Investment Income$41,698$12$51
Distributable Amount$6,794$180$258

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wilson Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James M. Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • M. Jane Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    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 Wilson Family Foundation

How much does Wilson Family Foundation give each year?

Wilson Family Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Wilson Family Foundation?

Wilson Family Foundation reported $147K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Wilson Family Foundation operate?

Wilson Family Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Maine.

What is Wilson Family Foundation's EIN?

Wilson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6773530. 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.

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