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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4098807

Bear Foundation- TR

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $183,000 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

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,219,395

  • Tax year 2024

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,274,416

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,308,053

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,350,207

  • Tax year 2021

    $285,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,322,752

  • Tax year 2020

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,430,266

  • Tax year 2019

    $105,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,008

  • Tax year 2018

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,329,752

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Scholarships

    $100,000
  2. Media Power YouthManchester, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $38,000
  3. YMCA of Greater NashuaNashua, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $30,000
  4. Lincoln Nursery School IncLincoln, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  5. Boys & Girls Club of Collier CountyNaples, FL

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  6. Chase Home for ChildrenPortsmouth, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  7. Seacoast Women's Giving CirclePortsmouth, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,00066% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $43,00029% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $100,000
  2. New Hampshire4 grants $73,000
  3. Florida1 grant $5,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Donna KarwoskiTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lauren WeddletonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gina ChercoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicholas KarwoskiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander KarwoskiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy WeddletonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clint ChercoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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