Community Foundation

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, of SPRINGFIELD, MA, is a Community Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $37.1M in revenue, $29.8M in expenses, $292.1M in total assets. 81 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 223089640 SPRINGFIELD, MA Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$37.1M
Total Expenses$29.8M
Total Assets$292.1M
Grant Records81
Funding Total$11.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS SEEKS TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION BY ENCOURAGING PHILANTHROPY, DEVELOPING A PERMANENT, FLEXIBLE ENDOWMENT, ASSESSING AND RESPONDING TO EMERGING AND CHANGING NEEDS, SERVING AS A RESOURCE, CATALYST, AND COORDINATOR FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, AND PROMOTING EFFICIENCY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHARITABLE FUNDS.

Where $100 goes at Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

How Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$80
Competitive grant program and designated grants administered to benefit residents of the three counties served
94% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,880 grants
$5
Community scholarship program provides a centralized application process for scholarships and loans to benefit residents of western massachusetts
6% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$672,794
2024
Transfer to DAF
$200,000
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$145,000
2024
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$125,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$30,000

Showing up to 5 of 81 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

FOUNDATION TRUSTEE Aaron Vega
FOUNDATION TRUSTEE Becky Wai-Ling Packard
VP PEOPLE AND CULTURE Briana Wales-Thaxton
VICE CHAIR Charles D'amour
VP OF COMMUNITY IMPACT Denise Hurst
FOUNDATION TRUSTEE UNTIL 10/24 Doug A Theobald

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$11,009,020 58 grants
Health & Medicine
$185,250 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$86,600 5 grants
Environment & Conservation
$58,800 1 grant
Education
$53,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $37.1M $29.8M $292.1M
2024 $37.0M $20.1M $282.4M
2023 $15.8M $21.5M $239.2M
2022 $50.9M $18.9M $263.7M
2021 $46.8M $20.7M $231.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $46.8M to $37.1M (-21%), with total assets most recently reported at $292.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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