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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 20-5446820

The Jersey Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 1 grant and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,247,537

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,077,751

Grants paid in 2019

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Women Make MoviesNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000

1 grant of $1,237,537 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marjorie BaesmithTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah BaesmithTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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