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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1000434

The Gregory E Bulger Foundation

A private foundation in West Newton, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $141,500 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

    $141,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $73,008

  • Tax year 2024

    $128,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $63,552

  • Tax year 2023

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $69,000

  • Tax year 2022

    $125,128

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $67,473

  • Tax year 2021

    $122,693

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $117,398

  • Tax year 2020

    $149,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $136,391

  • Tax year 2019

    $138,290

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $192,222

  • Tax year 2018

    $156,050

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $283,141

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    Support boston & tanglewood funds

    $50,000
  2. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    Support boston & tanglewood funds

    $50,000
  3. Speakeasy Stage CoBoston, MA

    Support high quality local theater

    $25,000
  4. Barrington Stage CompanyPittsfield, MA

    Support high quality local theater

    $10,000
  5. Boston Early Music FestivalCambridge, MA

    Support general operations

    $2,500
  6. Longwood Symphony OrchestraBrookline, MA

    Underwrite gen'l operating expenses

    $2,500
  7. Greater Boston Legal SVCSBoston, MA

    Provide legal services for the poor

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $102,50091% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $141,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gregory E BulgerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard J DixEXEC DIRECTO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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