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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-2748890

The Colburn Foundation

A private foundation in Manchester, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $96,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,111

  • Tax year 2024

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $832,668

  • Tax year 2023

    $139,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $792,881

  • Tax year 2022

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $728,156

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $615,469

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $614,710

  • Tax year 2019

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $635,378

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $495,107

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $33,000
  2. The National Trust for Scotland FoundationBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $10,000
  3. GBHBrighton, MA

    General cash donation

    $9,500
  4. The Trustee of ReservationBeverly, MA

    General cash donation

    $9,000
  5. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $8,000
  6. The Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $7,000
  7. Beverly HospitalBeverly, MA

    General cash donation

    $2,500
  8. Manchester Essex ConservationManchester, MA

    General cash donation

    $2,000
  9. Spaulding Rehab HospitalCharlestown, MA

    General cash donation

    $2,000
  10. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $2,000
  11. The United Way of BayBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $2,000
  12. American Foundation for the Courtauld InstituteNew York, NY

    General cash donation

    $1,200
  13. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $1,200
  14. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USLaguna Hills, CA

    General cash donation

    $1,200
  15. Surfride FoundationWilimington, NC

    General cash donation

    $1,200
  16. The Frick CollectionsNew York, NY

    General cash donation

    $1,200
  17. Historic New EnglandHaverhill, MA

    General cash donation

    $1,000
  18. St John ChurchManchester, MA

    General cash donation

    $1,000
  19. The Boston AlhenaeumBoston, MA

    General cash donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $42,20095% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts14 grants $90,200
  2. New York2 grants $2,400
  3. California1 grant $1,200
  4. North Carolina1 grant $1,200
  5. Rhode Island1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Frances H ColburnPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clarissa C HunnewellTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Oliver C ColburnSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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