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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3175434

Grand Circle Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 81 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,716,529

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $2,274,547

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,539,511

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $3,122,555

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,381,014

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $4,090,992

  • Tax year 2021

    $412,565

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,016,133

  • Tax year 2020

    $166,277

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,359,484

  • Tax year 2019

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,259,184

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,220

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,052,361

Grants paid in 2024

81 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $246,000
  2. Urr Poland - Joanna Komarnicka HostelWroclaw, Poland

    General

    $245,736
  3. Olmoti Primary SchoolLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $99,456
  4. JewbelongNew York, NY

    General

    $80,000
  5. Wine to WaterBoone, NC

    General

    $76,447
  6. Minh Tu OrphanageHue, Vietnam

    General

    $70,242
  7. Endoro Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $54,723
  8. Amboseli Primary SchoolLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $52,697
  9. Safe PassageAntigua, Guatemala

    General

    $43,676
  10. St Mary's Primary SchoolHwange, Zimbabwe

    General

    $40,321
  11. General TanzaniaKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $40,050
  12. Rhotia Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $36,153
  13. FidfNew York, NY

    General

    $34,000
  14. Streets InternationalHoi an, Vietnam

    General

    $33,600
  15. Ngamo Primary SchoolBulawayo, Zimbabwe

    General

    $32,956
  16. Combas Music SchoolPuerto Varas, Chile

    General

    $31,760
  17. Amazon WatchOakland, CA

    General

    $30,000
  18. Lemong'o Primary SchoolLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $25,525
  19. Libraries 4 KidsBluffton, SC

    General

    $25,000
  20. Turkey Earthquake ReliefIstanbul, Turkey

    General

    $23,300
  21. Sinamune Scholarship FundQuito, Ecuador

    General

    $22,425
  22. Changarawe Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $22,021
  23. Urr Poland - John Paul II OrphanageKaty Wroclaskie, Poland

    General

    $22,000
  24. Morocco Earthquake ReliefOurzazate, Morocco

    General

    $21,000
  25. Lukosi Secondary SchoolHwange, Zimbabwe

    General

    $18,647
  26. Kenya Scholarship FundLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $15,561
  27. Amboseli Lewis Secondary SchoolLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $13,818
  28. Ayalabe Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $13,357
  29. Mason Pilot ElementaryRoxbury, MA

    General

    $12,450
  30. Njia Panda Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $12,408
  31. Magic Mongolia II CenterUlaanbaatar, Mongolia

    General

    $12,059
  32. Amboseli ClinicLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $11,894
  33. General ZimbabweHarare, Zimbabwe

    General

    $11,880
  34. Tanzania Scholarship FundKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $11,728
  35. Individual

    General

    $11,595
  36. International Funders of Indigenous PeoplesSacramento, CA

    General

    $11,000
  37. Paran Women GroupOlolunga Narok, Kenya

    General

    $10,000
  38. Himalayan Trust NepalKathmandu, Nepal

    General

    $9,956
  39. Tloma Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $9,565
  40. Zimbabwe Scholarship FundHwange, Zimbabwe

    General

    $8,464
  41. Dhonk Women's CoopRajasthan, India

    General

    $7,205
  42. Girls on the RunBoston, MA

    General

    $7,051
  43. Adarsh Sen Secondary SchoolJaipur, India

    General

    $6,879
  44. Escuela Arin 50153Calca, Peru

    General

    $6,540
  45. Carlos Fernando Sanmiguel SchoolCoca, Ecuador

    General

    $6,156
  46. Azezo Primary SchoolGondar, Ethiopia

    General

    $5,861
  47. Yanamono ClinicCusco, Peru

    General

    $5,590
  48. Batoka Center of HopeVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    General

    $5,160
  49. General Africaserengeti De-SnaringLoitokitok, Kenya

    General

    $5,000
  50. Jusarang Community ChurchSeoul, South Korea

    General

    $4,270
  51. EphesusAntalya, Turkey

    General

    $4,000
  52. General Vietnam-Tai Giang Phinh SchoolVietnam

    General

    $3,755
  53. Community Service MongoliaUlaanbaatar, Mongolia

    General

    $3,640
  54. Community Service AfricaHwange, Zimbabwe

    General

    $3,250
  55. Sudi Dance SchoolBlahbatuh Gianyar, Indonesia

    General

    $2,553
  56. Community Service South AfricaCape Town, South Africa

    General

    $2,547
  57. Community Service IndiaSawai Madhopur, India

    General

    $2,433
  58. Fountain Primary SchoolWhite River, South Africa

    General

    $2,413
  59. Invisible Cities ScotlandEdinburgh, United Kingdom

    General

    $2,394
  60. Pakklongrua SchoolSukhothai, Thailand

    General

    $2,213
  61. Sinfonietta VidinVidin, Bulgaria

    General

    $2,021
  62. Community Service East AfricaKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $2,000
  63. Community Service PeruChincero, Peru

    General

    $2,000
  64. Eluway Primary SchoolKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $1,713
  65. Community Service NepalMajh Gaum, Nepal

    General

    $1,518
  66. Nyabitsinde Primary SchoolKinigi Sector, Rwanda

    General

    $1,371
  67. Rushubi Primary SchoolKinigi Sector, Rwanda

    General

    $1,371
  68. Anangu Community SchoolEcuador

    General

    $1,310
  69. Community Service ThailandSukhothai, Thailand

    General

    $1,301
  70. Tin Keo SchoolMuang Khai, Laos

    General

    $1,300
  71. General IndiaSawai Madhopur, India

    General

    $1,266
  72. Rwanda Scholarship FundKinigi Sector, Rwanda

    General

    $1,012
  73. Safewater Ceramic FiltersArusha, Tanzania

    General

    $1,000
  74. Community Service IndonesaDesa Berbah, Indonesia

    General

    $996
  75. Sinamune Disabled Children's OrchestraQuito, Ecuador

    General

    $812
  76. Chidobe Primary SchoolVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    General

    $779
  77. Mizpah Primary SchoolVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    General

    $779
  78. Lesedi Primary SchoolVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe

    General

    $500
  79. Thurnauer Scholarship FundKaratu, Tanzania

    General

    $500
  80. Govt Sr Middle SchoolRajasthan, India

    General

    $400
  81. Urr Poland - Lena Grochowska FoundationSiedlce, Poland

    General

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $106,44757% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $80,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $360,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $76,447
  3. California2 grants $41,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $25,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $19,501

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Edward LewisPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Janice ByrnesVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER & CLERK Hours 22.5Pay $97,431
  • Charlotte LewisDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Harriet LewisDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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