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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0711684

Granite Bench Charitable FDN

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $55,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,211,977

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,241,998

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,062,946

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,116,873

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,152,330

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,176,475

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,029,088

  • Tax year 2018

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,019,943

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cure Alzheimer's FundWellesley HLS, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  2. Homes for Our Troops IncTaunton, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  3. Dartmouth-Hitchcock HealthLebanon, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  4. University of New Hampshire FoundationDurham, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $7,000
  5. Families in TransitionManchester, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  6. Home Base - Partners Healthcare System FBO Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  7. Concord Hospital TrustConcord, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  8. Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $15,00030% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $13,00026% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $7,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $25,000
  2. New Hampshire4 grants $25,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul J LelievreTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cynthia M LelievreTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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