EIN 84-4493547

Woosox Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
Unknown
Year formed
2020
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The WooSox Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Worcester Red Sox. Its focus areas are education, social justice, conquering cancer, and recreation. The foundation seeks to operate programs that help children of all ages in the classroom, on the ballfield, and in the hospital through imaginative and innovative fundraising. The foundation aims to make dreams come true for families in Worcester, Massachusetts, and New England.
Total revenues
$769,908
2022
Total expenses
$385,859
2022
Total assets
$861,865
2022
Num. employees
n/a

Program areas at Woosox Foundation

50/50 raffle: the Woosox Foundation takes pride in thier partnerships with various local area charities. Our in-game promotion, 50/50 raffle, sells raffle tickets weekly througout polar park and online until the end of each game. The winning number is accounced at 10am on monday mornings and posted along with the official rules. One lucky fan wins half of the proceeds collected from the raffle. The remaining fifty percent of the money raised from this promotion will benefit the Woosox Foundation. We thank our partners as well as our fans for their continuous support in all Woosox community programs. The expense include the software needed to sell and monitor the tickets.
Holiday caravan: the Woosox Foundation holiday caravan spreads joy around central Massachusetts. The caravan, funded by generous donors from our community, travels to different communities and places delivering goods to the people. The holiday caravan has helped serve breakfast to those in need in the canal district, helped deliver toiletries and household supplies to a shelter in worcester, and provided board games, books and arts & crafts to children at umass memorial children's medical center, to name a few. We thank all the generous donors that have helped to make this possible. The expenses include the costs of operating the caravan along with the goods and products that are provided during each trip.
Various fundraisers are held throughout the year to help support
The continuing community outreach and other worthy causes
That are related to the organization's charitable mission

Grants made by Woosox Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteOrganization Support$10,000
Central Massachusetts Agency on AgingOrganization Support$5,500
Glo MomOrganization Support$5,000
...and 37 more grants made totalling $54,438

Who funds Woosox Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Alan and Corinne Swoff Charitable FoundationCharitable$5,000
Coghlin Services FundCommunity$500

Personnel at Woosox Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Matthew LevinChief Financial Officer
Jason EmmettTreasurer$0

Financials for Woosox Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$383,787
Investment income and dividends$219
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$385,902
Total revenues$769,908

Form 990s for Woosox Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-16990PFView PDF
Data update history
January 7, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Alan and Corinne Swoff Charitable Foundation
July 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
HealthEducationDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
100 Madison St
Worcester, MA 01608
Metro area
Worcester, MA-CT
Website URL
woosoxfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(508) 500-1000
IRS details
EIN
84-4493547
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2020
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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