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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5672425

Stemberg Thomas G Char FND

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $442,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $442,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,458,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $391,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,390,591

  • Tax year 2022

    $554,750

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $6,622,789

  • Tax year 2021

    $362,300

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,829,868

  • Tax year 2020

    $329,268

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $6,281,956

  • Tax year 2019

    $338,333

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,204,289

  • Tax year 2018

    $340,333

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,126,069

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $210,000
  2. Boston Symphony OrchestraLenox, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  3. Boston Arts AcademyBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  4. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  5. Coutry Club Employee Education Fund IncChestnut Hill, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  6. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  7. President and Fellows of HarvardCambridge, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  8. The Boston FoundationBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  9. University of TorontoToronto, Canada

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  10. Boys and Girls Club of BostonBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  12. Fusion AcademyGrand Rapids, MI

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  13. The Emerald Necklace ConservancyJamaica Plain, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  14. Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $9,000
  15. Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  16. Brookline Music SchoolBrookline, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  17. Francis Ouimet Scholarship FundNorton, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  18. Planned Parenthood League of MaBoston, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  19. Steps to Success IncBrookline, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  20. Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  21. Ellen Gifford Cat ShelterBrighton, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  22. The Carroll SchoolLincoln, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  23. Our Sisters SchoolNew Bedford, MA

    General charitable purposes

    $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 culture2 grants $212,50079% of the total
  2. Education6 grants $20,5008% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts20 grants $407,500
  2. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Katherine Chapman StembergTRUSTEE AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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