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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-6814931

The Action and Truth Foundation

A private foundation in Needham, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $169,285 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
J Eric Brosius and Claire Brosius
53 Bird Street
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 449-3994
Form and materials
Application which can be obtained by contacting J Eric Brosius or Claire Brosius
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $169,285

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,854

  • Tax year 2024

    $174,967

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,139

  • Tax year 2023

    $208,391

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,076

  • Tax year 2022

    $149,454

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,967

  • Tax year 2021

    $146,602

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,806

  • Tax year 2020

    $141,362

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $21,753

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Educational

    $15,760
  2. Individual

    Educational

    $15,150
  3. Individual

    Educational

    $14,650
  4. Individual

    Educational

    $14,300
  5. Individual

    Educational

    $12,500
  6. Individual

    Educational

    $12,500
  7. Individual

    Educational

    $12,451
  8. Individual

    Educational

    $11,451
  9. Individual

    Educational

    $10,489
  10. Individual

    Educational

    $9,919
  11. Individual

    Educational

    $8,919
  12. Individual

    Educational

    $8,640
  13. Individual

    Educational

    $8,048
  14. Individual

    Educational

    $7,650
  15. Individual

    Educational

    $6,729
  16. Individual

    Educational

    $129

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • J Eric BrosiusTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Claire BrosiusTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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