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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6438901

Xenon Foundation

A private foundation in Warren, VT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $12,341 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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
Barry R Bronfin Trustee
188 Cider Hill Road
Warren, VT 05674
(802) 583-4464
Form and materials
No prescribed form
Deadlines
No deadlines
Restrictions
No restrictions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,341

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $96,208

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,425

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $83,304

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,933

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $92,287

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,874

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $108,697

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $107,470

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,939

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $113,069

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,953

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $165,589

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,596
  2. Simmons UniversityBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $4,750
  3. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  4. Mad River PATH AssociationWaitsfield, VT

    Unrestricted

    $500
  5. Stowe Performing ArtsStowe, VT

    Unrestricted

    $215
  6. Mad River Valley Arts AssociationWaitsfield, VT

    Unrestricted

    $180
  7. Vermont Public RadioColchester, VT

    Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $10,34698% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2152% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $10,346
  2. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  3. Vermont4 grants $995

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Barry Bronfin and Cecile BronfinTRUSTEES Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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