Worldwide Friends of Ugandan

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Boylston, MA EIN: 82-0649417

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in West Boylston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47K in total assets.

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan at a glance

Total assets
$46,646
+24.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$19,990
-45.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$10,761
-74.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Worldwide Friends of Ugandan funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Fitchburg

How Worldwide Friends of Ugandan gives

  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rotary Club Fitchburg, MAGRANT$20,008
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$46,646$19,990$10,761———$191
2024$37,417$36,348$42,908$20,0081$20,008$154
2023$43,977$45,642$33,063———$181
2022$31,398$39,981$27,469————
2021$18,886$29,879$22,804——$22,804—
2020$10,451$50,740$51,089————
2019$10,800$48,850$46,572————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Worldwide Friends of Ugandan reported a distributable amount of $191 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan is led by Savvas Fotiadis, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Savvas Fotiadis

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Anastasia McIntyre

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Semaan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Yuxia Kravchenko

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Despina Kordan

    Secretary

    Clerk → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Sylvester

    Vice Predise

    Treasurer → Vice Predise, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Swift

    Treasurer

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Nicholas Kalogerakis (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Fay Dea (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Schelgel (2022) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Anastasia McIntrye (2022) — Director
  • Former: John Maragos (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Chrysavge Poullas (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Eutychios Kalogerakis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Alexandra Poullas (2019) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Worldwide Friends of Ugandan

How large is Worldwide Friends of Ugandan?

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan reported $47K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $20K.

What is Worldwide Friends of Ugandan?

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in West Boylston, MA. It holds $47K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Worldwide Friends of Ugandan operate?

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

How much is Worldwide Friends of Ugandan required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Worldwide Friends of Ugandan reported a distributable amount of $191 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Worldwide Friends of Ugandan's EIN?

Worldwide Friends of Ugandan's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0649417. 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

(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 27, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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