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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3022796

Dorothy M Tenney Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Worcester, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $38,360 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $38,360

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $321,886
  • Tax year 2024

    $15,030

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $365,952
  • Tax year 2023

    $19,380

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $367,929
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,865

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $400,588
  • Tax year 2021

    $32,170

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $396,515
  • Tax year 2020

    $13,565

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $425,496
  • Tax year 2019

    $16,525

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $455,693
  • Tax year 2018

    $13,505

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $472,169

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $11,000
  2. Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $7,500
  3. Department of EducationWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $3,400
  4. Worcester County Food BankWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,500
  5. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,500
  6. Impact IncWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,500
  7. Foundation to Combat AntisemitismWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,500
  8. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,000
  10. Boston Childrens HospitalWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $1,000
  11. Worcester Art MuseumWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $650
  12. Temple Emanuel SinaiWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $600
  13. Boylston Public LibraryWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  14. Community Legal AidWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  15. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  16. Monsignor Scanlon High SchoolWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  17. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  18. Garden of Dreams FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  19. One Last FoundationWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  20. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $500
  21. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $450
  22. US Holocaust MuseumWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $300
  23. Museum of Fine ArtsWorcester, MA

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $300
  24. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $260
  25. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $200
  26. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $200
  27. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $180
  28. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $180
  29. Individual

    Educational, religious or social welfare purposes

    $140

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $7,50077% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $8308% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5005% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5005% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $4505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts17 grants $21,380

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Warren M YanoffTrustee Hours 5Pay $19,000

The return

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