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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6057705

Edward L Bernays Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Northampton, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $42,000 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

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

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $870,458

  • Tax year 2024

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $780,388

  • Tax year 2023

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $732,036

  • Tax year 2022

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $653,311

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $797,714

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $713,145

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $648,855

  • Tax year 2018

    $11,450

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $536,275

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $21,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  3. The Care CenterHolyoke, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  4. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    Charitable

    $3,000
  5. Northampton Survival CenterNorthampton, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  6. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  7. Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  8. Dinosaur Annex Music EnsembleWatertown, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. Kestrel Land TrustAmherst, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $3,00027% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,00027% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2,00018% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $2,00018% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $32,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $3,000
  3. California1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Doris B HeldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anne B KaplanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew HeldMANAGER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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