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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6990197

The Blessing Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $51,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
David Boit
230 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 523-6531
Form and materials
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Deadlines
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Restrictions
The sole purpose of the foundation is to hold and distribute the trust principal and income exclusively for charitable purposes, or charitable organizations, with particular focus on music, the environment, health and the human spirit, arts and community.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $660,593

  • Tax year 2024

    $42,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $506,722

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $392,433

  • Tax year 2022

    $49,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $441,590

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $436,020

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $429,975

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $424,340

  • Tax year 2018

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $407,575

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Traprock Center for Peace and JusticeMontague, MA

    Discovery center for peacebuilding

    $8,400
  2. Boulder County Arts AllianceBoulder, CO

    General

    $8,000
  3. Cultural CaravanLouisville, CO

    General

    $7,100
  4. PermatoursStratham, NH

    General

    $6,600
  5. Boulder Philharmonic OrchestraBoulder, CO

    General

    $6,000
  6. Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical ArtsLafayette, CO

    The artist fund

    $5,000
  7. Special Needs Art Fund IncLexington, MA

    General

    $3,900
  8. World Singing DayBoulder, CO

    General

    $3,000
  9. Cellists for ChangeWard, CO

    General

    $1,500
  10. Project StepBoston, MA

    General

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $25,60094% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado6 grants $30,600
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $13,800
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $6,600

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sue A BlessingTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David BoitTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,645
  • Nushin KormiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,645

The return

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