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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3424945

Biber Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $230,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,724,641
  • Tax year 2024

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,924,423
  • Tax year 2023

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,917,678
  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,747,296
  • Tax year 2021

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,435,040
  • Tax year 2020

    $258,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,520,459
  • Tax year 2019

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,450,425
  • Tax year 2018

    $266,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,484,849

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Gafney LibrarySanbornville, NH

    General charitable purposes

    $60,000
  2. Life MinistriesWolfeboro, NH

    Support current programs

    $50,000
  3. Granite State AdaptiveMirror Lake, NH

    General charitable purposes

    $45,000
  4. Lakes Region Humane SocietyOssipee, NH

    Support current program

    $25,000
  5. End 68 Hours of HungerMilton, NH

    Support current program

    $20,000
  6. Youth Enrichment Services IncBoston, MA

    Support current program

    $20,000
  7. Audubon Society of New HampshireConcord, NH

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $70,00047% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $45,00030% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire6 grants $210,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James M HalepisCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,945
  • W Alan HardingCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $26,945
  • Susan L AbbottCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $56,958

The return

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