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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-2787362

Sens Foundation

A private foundation in Watertown, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $55,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,307,240

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,226,299

  • Tax year 2022

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,214,460

  • Tax year 2021

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,239,015

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,234,370

  • Tax year 2019

    $61,875

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,256,308

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,266,973

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of OklahomaNorman, OK

    Charitable

    $25,000
  2. Watertown Boys & Girls ClubWatertown, MA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  3. Cambridge NeighborsCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Lake Forest AcademyLake Forest, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $15,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $25,000
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $25,000
  3. Illinois1 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.

  • Scott W BarceloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy K BarceloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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