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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3581030

Gray Lady Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Shrewsbury, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $50,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
David L Taylor
141 Kendall Hill Road
Sterling, MA 01564
(978) 368-1200
Form and materials
Submit applications online at our website
Deadlines
May 1 and December 1
Restrictions
See website for details

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $888,992

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,981

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $851,729

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $915,000

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $909,786

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,106

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $860,545

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $820,150

  • Tax year 2019

    $67,317

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $809,501

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,365

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $792,148

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Medical Mutts Service DogsIndianapolis, IN

    Research

    $40,000
  2. American Miniture Schnauzer ClubEndicott, NY

    Research

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $40,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $40,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jennifer HerndonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick J DalyClerk, Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • David L TaylorTreasurer, Director Hours 2Pay $0
  • Russell H HerndonPresident, Director Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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