MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC

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Plain text MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2022–2025. https://furp.org/org/massachusetts-grandparents-raising-grandchildren-inc-853811217. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2022–2025]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/massachusetts-grandparents-raising-grandchildren-inc-853811217

MLA “MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC.” furp.org, tax years 2022–2025, https://furp.org/org/massachusetts-grandparents-raising-grandchildren-inc-853811217. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2022–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $135K · expenses $113K · assets $75K

EIN
85-3811217
Address
14 MILLISTON ROAD 170, MILLIS, MA 02054-1600
NTEE code
P40 Family Services (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Illene Mitchell (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Our organization was established in 2020 to support the work of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren We operate as a Friends Of type of non-profit applying for grants and raising funds to support grandparents raising grandchildren in Massachusetts Children being raised by grandparents face unique challenges that can limit their access to enrichment opportunities critical for healthy development Our mission is to provide financial assistance for extracurricular activities and camps for children in kinship care Our organization aims to remove financial barriers promote positive youth development provide respite for grandparent caregivers and strengthen the overall wellbeing of grandfamilies in Massachusetts

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ilene Mitchell President2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Deanna Forist Clerk2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Gerald Lanson Director2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ilene Mitchell President10 $0-$0 $01
Deanna Forist Clerk5 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Lanson Director5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ilene Mitchell President10 $0-$0 $01
Deanna Forist Clerk5 $0-$0 $01
Gerald Lanson 05 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,257$113,360 $74,604$74,604 $135,257$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100$25 $212$212 $100$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $91,667 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
RIZE MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC $91,6671 $91,6672024 2024 Public charity Fuzzy filed as “MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC”
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $113,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,674 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $64,327 56.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $47,674 42.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,359 1.2%
Total$113,360100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $25 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Printing, publications, postage $25 100.0%
Total$25100%

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