Jim & Ruth Couture Charitable | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-6722346

Foundation Overview

Based in Fitchburg, MA, Jim & Ruth Couture Charitable has awarded 218 grants totaling $424,978 to organizations in Massachusetts, Vermont and 26 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $19 to $25,655, with a median award of $100.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$424,978
Total Assets
$102,422
Median Grant (all grants)
$100

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
5
Median Grant
$8,600
% Median Grant Growth
+5% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: N/A

0 of 5 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

58% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 28 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Fitchburg (38%), Worcester (21%), Leominster (9%).

Funding Trajectory
+12%

Stable funding levels with 12% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (42%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Jim & Ruth Couture Charitable's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
St Joseph's Church $16,150 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2023
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $1,000 Worcester, MA, US Religious 2023
Bishop Marshall School $16,260 Morrisville, VT, US Religious 2023
All Others $1,743 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2023
St Ambrose Catholic School $8,600 Cheverly, MD, US Religious 2023
St Joseph's Church $20,300 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2022
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $1,250 Worcester, MA, US Religious 2022
Bishop Marshall School $15,010 Morrisville, VT, US Religious 2022
All Others $6,820 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2022
St Ambrose Catholic School $8,170 Cheverly, MD, US Religious 2022
St Joseph's Church $20,300 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2022
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $1,250 Worcester, MA, US Religious 2022
Bishop Marshall School $15,010 Morrisville, VT, US Religious 2022
All Others $6,820 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2022
St Ambrose Catholic School $8,170 Cheverly, MD, US Religious 2022
St Joseph's Church $20,300 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2022
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $1,250 Worcester, MA, US Religious 2022
Bishop Marshall School $15,010 Morrisville, VT, US Religious 2022
All Others $6,820 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2022
St Ambrose Catholic School $8,170 Cheverly, MD, US Religious 2022
St Joseph's Church $16,187 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2021
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $6,250 Worcester, MA, US Religious 2021
Bishop Marshall School $5,000 Morrisville, VT, US Religious 2021
All Others $3,626 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2021
St Vincent De Paul Society $1,250 Maryland Heights, MO, US Religious 2020
St Joseph's Church $18,230 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2020
Haitian Outreach $1,200 Hopkins, MN, US Education 2020
Christ Church $1,100 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2020
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $1,250 Worceste, MA, US Religious 2020
Bishop Marshall School $4,000 Morrisville, VT, US Religious 2020
All Others $14,947 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2020
St Joseph's Church $19,580 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2019
St Vincent De Paul Society $1,500 Maryland Heights, MO, US Religious 2019
Christ Church $1,100 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2019
Catholic Diocese Of Worcester $6,250 Worceste, MA, US Religious 2019
Haitian Outreach $850 Hopkins, MN, US Education 2019
St Bonaventure Indian Mission $450 Thoreau, NM, US Religious 2019
All Others $5,224 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2019
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center $700 Fitchburg, MA, US Education/outreach 2019
Osdpc $1,500 Randolph, MA, US Education 2019
Red Cloud Indian School $414 Pine Ridge, SD, US Educational 2019
St Joseph's Church $25,655 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2018
St Vincent De Paul Society $1,600 Maryland Heights, MO, US Religious 2018
Christ Church $1,100 Fitchburg, MA, US Religious 2018
Catholic Diocese Of Naha $900 Japan, MA, US Religious 2018
Cathedral Of The Pines $550 Rindge, NH, US Religious 2018
Haitian Outreach $500 Hopkins, MN, US Education 2018
St Bonaventure Indian Mission $500 Thoreau, NM, US Religious 2018
Christian Applachian Project $450 Hagerhill, KY, US Religious 2018
St Labre Indian School $400 Ashland, MT, US Education 2018
Bishop Wayne Berndt $400 Japan, MA, US Relgious 2018
All Others $7,108 Fitchburg, MA, US Various Other Religious/non Profit 2018
Aarp $19 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
American Cancer Society $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
American Diabetes Association $21 Alexandria, VA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Annunciation Parish $224 Gardner, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Arbor Day Foundation $20 Nebraska City, NE, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Ashburnham Diabetes Assoc $100 Framingham, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Basilica Of The National Shrine Of The Immaculate Conception $100 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Beacon Of Hope $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Boston Rescue Mission $89 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Boys Town $200 Boys Town, NE, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Care Net $125 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Carmen Cormier College Fund $200 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Catholic Charities $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Catholic Tv $900 Watertown, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Central Mass Football $50 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Christ Church $1,200 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Christian Appalachian Project $300 Hagerhill, KY, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Eternal Life Radio $100 Medford, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Evelyn Turk $50 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Religious Goals 2017
Fara $50 Downington, PA, US To Assist With The Organizations Goals 2017
Feed The Children $50 Oklahoma City, OK, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Feeding America $150 Chicago, IL, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Fitchburg Art Museum $50 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Fr Dennis Obrien $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Fr John Dolan Ms $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
Fr Laurie Leger Ms $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
Fr Mark Rainville $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
Fr Richard Trainor $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
Fr Ted Laperle $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
Fr Tom Sickler Ms $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
Franciscan Guest House $220 Kennebunk, ME, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Friends Of Coggshall $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Haitian Outreach $500 Hopkins, MN, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Hmea's Autism Resource $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2017
International Fellowship Of Christians And Jews $200 Chicago, IL, US To Assist With Their Religious Goals 2017
Janice Potter $200 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Her Religious Goals 2017
Jeffrey Dufour Eagle Project $200 Fitchburg, MA, US To Improve Public Issues In Fitchburg 2017
Last Mile Ride $100 Randolph, VT, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Make A Wish Foundation $50 Phoenix, AZ, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
March Of Dimes $35 Marietta, GA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Memorial Slean Kettering Cancer $35 New York, NY, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Mercy Home For Boys & Girls $300 Chicago, IL, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Mlpoa Inc $50 Rindge, NH, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Mon Richard Colette $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Monty Tech Scholarship Fund $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Nashua River Watershed Association $50 Groton, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
National Pro-life Alliance $50 Springfield, VA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Our Father's House $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Pine Street Inn $202 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Pro Life $100 Charlestown, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Red Cloud Indian School $50 Pine Ridge, SD, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Sacred Heart Daycare $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Sacred Heart Southern Mission $85 Walls, MS, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Salvation Army $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Shre In The Care $100 Hamilton, NY, US To Promote Its Goals 2017
Sister Paula Cormier $300 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Retired Clergy 2017
Smile Train $20 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Special Olympics Massachusetts $200 Marlborough, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Anthony's Church $150 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Religious Goals 2017
St Bonaventure Indian Mission $400 Thoreau, NM, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Dennis Church Fair $100 Douglas, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Francis Home $250 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Joseph Indian School $200 Chamberlain, SD, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Joseph's Church $25,273 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Jude Children's Hospital $150 Memphis, TN, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Labre Indian School $500 Ashland, MT, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Leo's Church $100 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Paul Cathollic Conso $50 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
St Vincent De Paul Society $1,550 Maryland Heights, MO, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
The Arc $150 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
The Navigators $50 Albert Lea, MN, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Toys For Tots $112 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Venerini Srs Retirement $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
Worcester County Food Bank $50 Shrewsbury, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2017
American Cancer Society $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
American Diabetes Association $50 Alexandria, VA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
American Red Cross $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Arbor Day Foundation $20 Nebraska City, NE, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Basilica Of The National Shrine Of The Immaculate Conception $150 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Beacon Of Hope $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Boston Rescue Mission $100 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Boys Town $201 Boys Town, NE, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Capuchin Friars $50 Pittsburgh, PA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Care Net $125 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Cathedral Of The Pines $50 Rindge, NH, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Catholic Charities $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Catholic Tv $1,000 Watertown, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Christ Church $1,200 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Christian Appalachian Project $294 Hagerhill, KY, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Cross Catholic Outreach $50 Boca Raton, FL, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $100 Bethesda, MD, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Feed The Children $150 Oklahoma City, OK, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Feeding America $150 Chicago, IL, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Fr John Dolan Ms $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Fr John Hughes Ms $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Fr Laurie Leger Ms $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Fr Richard Trainor $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Fr Ted Laperle $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Fr Tom Sickler Ms $100 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Franciscan Guest House $204 Kennebunk, ME, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Franciscan Mission $55 Waterford, WI, US To Assist With Their Religious Goals 2016
Haitian Outreach $500 Hopkins, MN, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School $50 Still River, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
International Fellowship Of Christians And Jews $250 Chicago, IL, US To Assist With Their Religious Goals 2016
Knights Of Columbus $200 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Ladies Of St Ann $100 Canyon, TX, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Last Mile Ride $200 Randolph, VT, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Make A Wish Foundation $100 Phoenix, AZ, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Mercy Home For Boys & Girls $200 Chicago, IL, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Mlpoa Inc $50 Rindge, NH, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Nashua River Watershed Association $50 Groton, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
National Pro-life Alliance $150 Springfield, VA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Office Of The Diaconate $19 Braintree, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Operation Winchendon Cares $100 Winchendon, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Our Father's House $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Pine Street Inn $100 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Sierra Club $35 San Francisco, CA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Sioux Nation Relief Fund $50 Rapid City, SD, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Smile Train $100 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Special Olympics Massachusetts $150 Marlborough, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Anthony's Church $50 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Religious Goals 2016
St Bonaventure Indian Mission $400 Thoreau, NM, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Dennis Church Fair $86 Douglas, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Francis Home $200 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Joseph Indian School $250 Chamberlain, SD, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Joseph's Church $24,898 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Jude Children's Hospital $100 Memphis, TN, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Labre Indian School $360 Ashland, MT, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Leo's Church $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
St Vincent De Paul Society $1,650 Maryland Heights, MO, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Stephen Dinatale $100 Boston, MA, US To Assist With His Enviornmental Goals 2016
The Arc $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
The Autism Resource Center $100 West Boylston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
The Jimmy Fund $50 Brookline, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
The Navigators $50 Albert Lea, MN, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
The Salvation Army $820 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
United Neighbors Of Fitchburg $200 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
United Service Organization $125 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
United States Olympic Committee $90 Colorado Springs, CO, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Winchendon Springs Lake Association $100 Winchendon, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Ashburnham Parks And Recreation Committee $50 Ashburnham, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Annunciation Parish $50 Gardner, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Colonial Williamsburg Preservation Fund $70 Williamsburg, VA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Eternal Life Radio $50 Medford, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Fitchburg Art Museum $50 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Fitchburg Military Band $150 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Friends Of Coggshall $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Glenmary Home Missioners $50 Fairfield, OH, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Hathaway Memorial $510 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Holy Family Of Nazareth $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Holy Rosary $152 Gardner, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Joyce Decarolis - Team Jake Fund $100 Fitchburg, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
La Salette Shrine $50 Attleboro, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Leominster Public Library $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation $50 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Peebles Hospital $100 Road Town, N/A, VI To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Missionaries Of La Salette $100 Attleboro, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Red Cloud Indian School $50 Pine Ridge, SD, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Relay For Life $100 Oklahoma City, OK, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Retired Men's Club $50 Arlington, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Rev Mark Rainville $50 Worcester, MA, US To Assist With His Religious Goals 2016
Sacred Heart Southern Mission $75 Walls, MS, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Sisters Of The Presentation $50 Leominster, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Toys For Tots $50 Boston, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
Winchendon Winds Inc $100 Winchendon, MA, US To Assist With Their Goals 2016
World Wildlife Fund $35 Washington, DC, US To Assist With Their Goals. 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 04-6722346
Website N/A
Address 40 ELMWOOD AVE Fitchburg, MA 01420-4934

Key People (1)

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President Ruth A Couture

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.