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Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Greater Worcester Community Foundation reported $39.4 million in revenue and $13.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.83 went to program services, $4.23 to management and general costs and $7.94 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $398,312 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 264% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.8% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.9% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 57.2% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $398,312 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.90% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 182.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDonor advised, agency and designated grantmaking: formally structured to allow the donor to grant from their fund to specified charitable organizations. These funds may be either endowed and non-endowed
Discretionary and field of interest grantmaking: these funds have no donor related restrictions on their grant purpose. The foundation selects the grantees based on the related fund's general objectives, this may include a competitive process for awards. These funds are typically endowed
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $350,680 | $0 | $47,632 | $398,312 |
| VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $160,615 | $0 | $21,717 | $182,332 |
| VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY IMPACT Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $144,000 | $0 | $34,230 | $178,230 |
| VP PHILANTHROPY Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $148,154 | $0 | $20,787 | $168,941 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $123,461 | $0 | $31,072 | $154,533 |
| DIRECTOR OF GRANT MAKING Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $103,115 | $0 | $24,812 | $127,927 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Greater Worcester Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $928K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 517
- Volunteers Part I, line 6367
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Greater Worcester Community Foundation totaling $994K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Greater Worcester Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Greater Worcester Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Greater Worcester Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Greater Worcester Community Foundation reported that 87.8% of its $13.8 million in expenses went to program services, 4.2% to management and general and 7.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Greater Worcester Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Greater Worcester Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $398,312, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Greater Worcester Community Foundation get its money?
Of $39.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 57.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 1.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Greater Worcester Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2572276 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602059349300905 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542769349300529 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421449349301007 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302989349301040 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233149349306453 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123149349302307 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031509349300403 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2572276: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.