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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-6400729

Galenus Foundation

A private foundation in Newton, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $964,034 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $964,034

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $13,539,618

  • Tax year 2023

    $790,395

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $13,288,606

  • Tax year 2022

    $790,627

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $13,602,047

  • Tax year 2021

    $855,800

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $13,950,670

  • Tax year 2020

    $661,351

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $14,215,965

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloCambridge, MA

    Research

    $765,000
  2. Individual

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. Individual

    General fund

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] Advancement

    $15,000
  5. Individual

    General fund

    $15,000
  6. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    Education

    $12,000
  7. Individual

    General support

    $6,000
  8. Individual

    General fund

    $6,000
  9. Individual

    General fund

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Education

    $3,384
  11. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Human Services

    $3,000
  12. Newton Food PantryAuburndale, MA

    Human Services

    $2,700
  13. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    International Relief

    $1,200
  14. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    Youth development

    $1,000
  16. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    General fund

    $500
  19. Individual

    Research

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $765,00098% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $13,2002% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,700<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $783,900

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Laura F LangerTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert S LangerTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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