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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3410822

William and Bernice Bumpus Fdn

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $469,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jan 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $469,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,731,618

  • Tax year 2023

    $785,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $8,285,806

  • Tax year 2022

    $820,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $8,575,471

  • Tax year 2021

    $620,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,534,423

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,017,916

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,797,237

  • Tax year 2019

    $934,029

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,524,205

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cork University FoundationCork, Ireland

    Bumpus Innovation Award

    $120,000
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Bumpus Innovation Award

    $100,000
  3. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Bumpus Fellowship and Innovation Awards

    $77,500
  4. The Whitehead InstituteCambridge, MA

    Bumpus Fellowship and Innovation Awards

    $72,000
  5. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Bumpus Innovation Award

    $50,000
  6. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Bumpus Innovation Award

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $227,50082% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $172,000
  2. New York1 grant $77,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Brian MonnichTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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