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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6579206

Robert I Lappin Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Beverly, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $1.3 million 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
Deborah Coltin
100 Cummings Center 220-G
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 740-4428
Form and materials
Forms should be submitted in a word document with the amount of the contribution requested and the purpose for which the contribution would be utilized.
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

    $1,262,116

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $26,273,920

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,117,350

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $24,301,859

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,031,470

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $22,641,577

  • Tax year 2022

    $986,695

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $20,025,825

  • Tax year 2021

    $174,015

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $25,760,168

  • Tax year 2020

    $217,483

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,678,401

  • Tax year 2019

    $368,054

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,240,292

  • Tax year 2018

    $87,298

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,726,349

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Lappin FoundationBeverly, MA

    For ongoing operations

    $655,000
  2. Individual

    For ongoing operations

    $575,000
  3. Jewish News ServicesBeaverton, OR

    For ongoing operations

    $15,000
  4. Opendor MediaSunrise, FL

    For ongoing operations

    $5,000
  5. Jewish JournalSalem, MA

    For ongoing operaitons

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    For ongoing operations

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    For ongoing operations

    $1,000
  8. NSJCCPeabody, MA

    For ongoing operations

    $750
  9. Temple Ner TamidPeabody, MA

    For ongoing operations

    $366

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion3 grants $660,366100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $661,116
  2. Oregon1 grant $15,000
  3. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Deborah ColtinTrustee Hours 40Pay $0
  • Andrew LappinTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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