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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1990804

Amy Smith and John G Berylson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $198,500 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Charitable purposes under i.r.c. Section 501(c)(3)

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $198,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,583,234

  • Tax year 2023

    $58,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,370,635

  • Tax year 2022

    $463,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,732,786

  • Tax year 2021

    $504,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,017,933

  • Tax year 2020

    $520,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,715,872

  • Tax year 2019

    $519,035

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,623,806

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Milton AcademyMilton, MA

    Education

    $57,500
  2. Harvard UnversityCambridge, MA

    Education

    $50,000
  3. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    Public welfare

    $37,500
  4. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    Public welfare

    $15,500
  5. Jewish News Service IncNewton Center, MA

    Education

    $12,500
  6. Dana Farber IncBoston, MA

    Public welfare

    $12,500
  7. Steppingstone FDNKatonah, NY

    Public welfare

    $10,000
  8. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Education

    $1,000
  9. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Public welfare

    $1,000
  10. Congregation Rodeph Shalom IncNew York, NY

    Public welfare

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $71,00065% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $37,50035% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $150,000
  2. New York3 grants $48,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Amy Smith BerylsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James BerylsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer BlockTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth KatzTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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