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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6559143

John B Gray Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $60,948 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.

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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

    $60,948

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $835,093

  • Tax year 2024

    $54,576

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $821,466

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,929

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $779,530

  • Tax year 2022

    $64,254

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $746,961

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,044

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $707,852

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,475

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $741,670

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jamestown Art CenterJamestown, RI

    General purpose

    $20,316
  2. United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $10,000
  3. New Bedford LightS Dartmouth, MA

    General purpose

    $7,316
  4. Our Sister's School of New BedfordNew Bedford, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  5. YMCA SouthcoastNew Bedford, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  6. Open Doors IncSanta Ana, CA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  7. New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    General purpose

    $2,816
  8. Rotch Jones Duff HouseNew Bedford, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  9. Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    Parkinson's research

    $2,000
  10. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00063% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,81618% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $2,00013% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts6 grants $23,632
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $20,316
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lucinda Gray CareyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David M GrayTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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