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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6044429

Charles Robert Gens Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $20,750 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
Barry Gens Executive Director
96 Esty Farm Road
Newton Center, MA 02459
(978) 658-6011
Form and materials
Written application with brief statement of intent
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $163,354

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,150

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $160,227

  • Tax year 2023

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $170,851

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $173,343

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $183,322

  • Tax year 2020

    $16,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $171,238

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $180,835

  • Tax year 2018

    $16,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $179,162

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Spaulding Rehab HospitalBoston, MA

    General

    $7,250
  2. Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA

    General

    $4,500
  3. Individual

    General

    $3,500
  4. Alzheimers AssociationWatertown, MA

    General

    $2,750
  5. Individual

    General

    $2,750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $14,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barry GensExecutive Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diane GensDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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