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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1175973

Pericles Partners Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Charlestown, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $160,363 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

    $160,363

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,421,505
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,050,264
  • Tax year 2023

    $247,773

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,701,026
  • Tax year 2022

    $127,890

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,159,698
  • Tax year 2021

    $29,390

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,241,793
  • Tax year 2020

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,757,120
  • Tax year 2019

    $59,876

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,533,769
  • Tax year 2018

    $62,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,321,866

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Operational and program support

    $50,000
  2. Homestart IncBoston, MA

    To help end and prevent homelessness

    $50,000
  3. The Shipley SchoolBryn Mawr, PA

    Operational and program support

    $20,000
  4. Promised Land Ministries InternationalFairport, NY

    Operational and program support

    $10,363
  5. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT

    Operational and program support

    $10,000
  6. EsparanzaLawrence, MA

    Operational and program support

    $10,000
  7. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Operational and program support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $50,00055% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $30,00033% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $10,36311% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $110,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,363
  4. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Susan ZimmermanPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • David ZimmermanTREASURER AND CLERK Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Claire ZimmermanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • James ZimmermanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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