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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-3672319

H Eric Cushing Foundation

A private foundation in Chestnut Hill, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $219,640 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

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
H Eric Cushing Foundation
PO Box 67444
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 383-6167
Form and materials
Written form indicating amounts requested and projected use.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Charitable purposes under i.r.c. Section 501(c)(3)

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $219,640

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,018,443

  • Tax year 2023

    $193,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,074,543

  • Tax year 2022

    $263,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,779,959

  • Tax year 2021

    $176,496

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,583,203

  • Tax year 2020

    $130,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,387,657

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,257

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,279,064

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $175,000
  2. New England College of OptometryBoston, MA

    General welfare

    $31,296
  3. Global GivingWashington, DC

    General welfare

    $10,000
  4. American HumaneWashington, DC

    General welfare

    $1,046
  5. San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA

    General welfare

    $1,000
  6. PantheraNew York, NY

    General welfare

    $533
  7. Wildlife S O SSalt Lake City, UT

    General welfare

    $515
  8. Brookline Interative GroupBrookline, MA

    General welfare

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $2,048100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $175,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $31,546
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $11,046
  4. California1 grant $1,000
  5. New York1 grant $533
  6. Utah1 grant $515

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Harvey Eric CushingTRUSTEE Hours 25Pay $0

The return

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