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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3371064

The Roop Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $14,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Barbara W and Stephen R Roop
43 Mount Vernon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 723-9137
Form and materials
Applications are usually in the form of a letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $154,004

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $155,331

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $169,507

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $170,605

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $147,759

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Social justice programs

    $5,000
  2. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Poor program

    $5,000
  3. Movement Voter Project the Tides FoundationNorth Hampton, MA

    Social justice programs

    $2,000
  4. Beverly BooystrapsBeverly, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Clean Air TaskBoston, MA

    Environmental programs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $9,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara W RoopTRUSTEE/AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen R RoopTRUSTEE/AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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