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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6528278

Banyan Fund

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $21,736 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,736

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $590,596

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $550,490

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $518,545

  • Tax year 2022

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $482,575

  • Tax year 2021

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $636,281

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,152

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $602,473

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New England School of the ArtsLebanon, NH

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  2. Communites for Restorative JusticeBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  3. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  4. Historical Society of Cheshire CountyKeene, NH

    General Purpose

    $1,736

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire2 grants $11,736
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • David K FrechetteTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • James E FrechetteTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Henry M FrechetteTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward K FrechetteTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter C FrechetteTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maggie GaineyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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