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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6825487

Black Mountain Foundation

A private foundation in Chestnut Hill, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $32,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $765,115

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $731,038

  • Tax year 2022

    $81,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $753,128

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $811,640

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $808,207

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $901,100

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $878,405

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cotting SchoolLexington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  2. Putney Mountain AssociationPutney, VT

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. Epiphany School IncDorchester, MA

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  4. Friends of the Lobkowicz CollectionDover, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  5. Emerald Necklace ConservancyJamaica Plain, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $23,50080% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $27,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joan I ThorndikeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • William N Thorndike JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander L ThorndikeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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