Winchester Mount Vernon House

Private foundation · Grantmaker Winchester, MA EIN: 04-2104317
HealthAgriculturefishing and forestryHuman services

Winchester Mount Vernon House is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Winchester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $145K. Net investment income was $3.5M.

Winchester Mount Vernon House at a glance

In short: Winchester Mount Vernon House gave $145K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Massachusetts. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$145,200
+23.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
12
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,100
-7.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,600
Total assets
$46,051,785
+6.2% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (2 of 12, 2025; small sample)
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 November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Winchester Mount Vernon House funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Winchester Seniors Association: $33KWinchester Seniors Association$33KEn Ka Society: $30KEn Ka Society$30KWright-Locke Farm: $24KWright-Locke Farm$24KWinchester Seniors Association Trust: $20KWinchester Seniors AssociationTrust$20KWinchester Seniortax Fund: $10KWinchester Seniortax Fund$10KWinchester Hospital: $6KWinchester Hospital$6KWinchester Meals on Wheel: $5KWinchester Meals on Wheel$5KMSPCA: $5KMSPCA$5KWinchester Hospital at Beth Israel Lahey: $5KWinchester Hospital at BethIsrael Lahey$5KWinchester Council on Aging: $4KWinchester Council on Aging$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Winchester Seniors Association ($33K). Together the top 10 received $142K.

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.

Cities

WinchesterWoburnCharlestownChestnut HillConcordSalem

Is Winchester Mount Vernon House open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 12 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $14K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $8K repeat.

  • 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K5 grants2019 5 grants2020 9 grants2021 8 grants2022 6 grants2023 9 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2021) to $145K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $145K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Winchester Seniors Association Winchester, MAHelping Senior Citizens$32,500
En Ka Society Winchester, MAHelping Senior Citizens$30,000
Wright-Locke Farm Winchester, MAHelping Senior Citizens$24,000
Winchester Seniors Association Trust Winchester, MAHelping Senior Citizens$20,000
Winchester Seniortax Fund Winchester, MAHelping Senior Citizens$10,000
Winchester Hospital Woburn, MAHelping Senior Citizens$6,200
Winchester Meals on Wheel Winchester, MAHelping Senior Citizens$5,000
MSPCA Salem, MAIn Memory of Bob Willing$5,000
Winchester Hospital at Beth Israel Lahey Charlestown, MAIn Memory of Bob Willing$5,000
Winchester Council on Aging Winchester, MACaregiver Support Program$4,250
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Winchester Mount Vernon House?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$46,051,785$3,913,497$2,030,505$145,20012$1,567,735$3,495,205
2024$43,348,355$1,420,261$1,720,392$118,0009$1,405,211$1,027,881
2023$42,372,414$2,889,371$1,636,284$82,1006$1,321,684$2,608,347
2022$39,147,293$1,056,185$1,633,637$100,1008$1,319,863$672,044
2021$41,916,572$1,434,187$1,593,932$65,6309$1,284,214$977,954
2020$35,428,512$774,792$1,553,470$69,1035—$619,782
2019$34,576,428$1,568,857$1,517,530$73,7005—$990,814

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Winchester Mount Vernon House is led by Jane E. Ward, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jane E. Ward

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2019) → $178K (2025)

  • Susan Powers

    President

    First Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Boerner

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine A. Creelman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Constantine

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Constance Demakes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Stirling

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Lamson

    Investment Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Willing

    Investment Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Magee

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole Pierce Connolly

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Gibson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Carroll

    Investment Trustee

    Director → Director Investment Trustee, 2023

    Director Investment Trustee → Investment Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Gibson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Harstad

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Vernaglia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dee Pedulla

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Snow

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Bertocci

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geoffrey A. Curtis

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Manzo

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Walsh

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Susan Keats (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Donahue (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Peter Segerstrom (2019–2023) — Investment Trustee
  • Former: Raymond Kenney Jr. (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Gordon Bennett Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Boerner (2019–2020) — Director

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

From 2025 IRS filing

Jane E Ward — Executive Director: $178KJane E WardExecutive Director$178K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $178K, to Jane E Ward (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Winchester Mount Vernon House

How much does Winchester Mount Vernon House give each year?

Winchester Mount Vernon House gave $145K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $118K across 9 grants.

What is Winchester Mount Vernon House's typical grant size?

Winchester Mount Vernon House's median grant in 2025 was $5,600, and its average grant was $12,100, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Winchester Mount Vernon House that year got $5K on average.

Where does Winchester Mount Vernon House give grants?

Winchester Mount Vernon House gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Winchester, MA (9 grants).

Does Winchester Mount Vernon House give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Winchester Mount Vernon House's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Helping Senior Citizens" (9 grants).

Who are Winchester Mount Vernon House's largest grantees?

Winchester Mount Vernon House's largest 2025 grantees include Winchester Seniors Association ($32,500), En Ka Society ($30,000) and Wright-Locke Farm ($24,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Winchester Mount Vernon House?

Winchester Mount Vernon House reported $46.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Winchester Mount Vernon House?

Winchester Mount Vernon House is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Winchester, MA. It holds $46.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Winchester Mount Vernon House's EIN?

Winchester Mount Vernon House's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104317. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Winchester Mount Vernon House's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders that support many of the same organizations

Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (FKA Oneworld Boston Inc)

Woburn, MA

Cummings Foundation Grants Inc. funds nonprofits working in human services, education, healthcare, fairness and justice, and the environment, primarily in greater Boston and eastern Massachusetts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $3.5 million, with a median of $35,000; it accepts letters of inquiry through an online portal during its application cycle, which was not open at the time described.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$258.2M

Grants

658

Total Given

$38.2M

Concord Female Charitable Society

Concord, NH

The Concord Female Charitable Society supports scholarships and organizations serving people in New Hampshire, including work related to food, housing, mental health, education, and family and senior services. In 2025, it made 34 grants totaling $51,125, typically around $1,000 (median), with awards ranging from $225 to $7,000. A copy of the application is available upon request; the filing lists April 15 as the deadline.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$767K

Grants

34

Total Given

$51K

Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook

Sarasota, FL

The foundation supports education, food assistance, military families and veterans, older adults, marine and environmental science, and other community services. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000, and went to organizations in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, and Connecticut. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$1.4M

Grants

12

Total Given

$59K

Goldston Family Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The Goldston Family Foundation supports charitable organizations, including animal welfare, education, religious, and nonprofit-capacity work, with most of its giving going to North Carolina. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $1,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$70K

Grants

16

Total Given

$55K

Hobbs Family Charitable Trust

New Canaan, CT

The trust supports tax-exempt charitable organizations across health, arts, community, and social services, with most of its giving in Connecticut and some grants elsewhere. In 2025, it awarded 33 grants totaling $150,200; grants ranged from $100 to $100,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$1.2M

Grants

33

Total Given

$150K

Citizens Community Foundation

Johnston, RI

Citizens Community Foundation supports Rhode Island organizations across areas including education, health, foster care, and environmental protection. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000; its 2024 filing says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations and lists a letter as the application material.

Assets

$6.3M

Grants

19

Total Given

$370K

More similar funders

More Funders in Massachusetts

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Winchester Mount Vernon House's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Winchester Mount Vernon House down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?