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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1858123

Bogle Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wellesley, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $864,575 paid in grants.

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

    $864,575

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $19,656,539
  • Tax year 2024

    $900,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $18,217,862
  • Tax year 2023

    $794,600

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $16,460,870
  • Tax year 2022

    $930,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,655,050
  • Tax year 2021

    $950,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $18,623,248
  • Tax year 2020

    $651,900

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $15,885,479
  • Tax year 2019

    $510,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $18,245,665
  • Tax year 2018

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $20,380,327

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of BostonBoston, MA

    General contribution.

    $200,000
  2. Mass General HospitalBoston, MA

    General contribution.

    $100,000
  3. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    General contribution.

    $100,000
  4. Dana-Farberbrigham and Women's Cancer CenterBoston, MA

    General contribution.

    $50,000
  5. Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA

    General contribution.

    $50,000
  6. Pip and AnchorNantucket, MA

    General contribution

    $50,000
  7. Think Kids - MGH BrighamBoston, MA

    General contribution

    $50,000
  8. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General contribution.

    $50,000
  9. Nantucket Golf Club FoundationSiasconset, MA

    General contribution.

    $30,000
  10. BC HospitalBoston, MA

    General contribution.

    $25,000
  11. Boston Preparatory Charter Public SchoolBoston, MA

    General contribution.

    $25,000
  12. Mass Eye and EarBoston, MA

    General contribution

    $25,000
  13. Nantucket Boys and Girls ClubNantucket, MA

    General contribution.

    $25,000
  14. Nantucket Conservation Foundation - Karen GripNantucket, MA

    General contribution

    $25,000
  15. Our House Nantucket IncNantucket, MA

    General contribution.

    $15,000
  16. Big Brothers Big Sisters East MaBoston, MA

    General contribution

    $10,000
  17. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General contribution

    $10,000
  18. Preservation Hall New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    General contribution

    $10,000
  19. Roxbury Latin School IncWest Roxbury, MA

    General contribution.

    $5,000
  20. Justice AidWashington, DC

    General contribution

    $2,500
  21. TenacrePrinceton, NJ

    General contribution.

    $2,500
  22. Nantucket Isalnd Safe Harbor for AnimalsNantucket, MA

    General contribution

    $1,575
  23. Artists Association of NantucketNantucket, MA

    General contribution

    $1,000
  24. Nantucket Community SailingNantucket, MA

    General contrbution

    $1,000
  25. QcapQuincy, MA

    General contribution

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $130,00064% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $55,00027% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $15,0007% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts20 grants $699,575
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $100,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $50,000
  4. Louisiana1 grant $10,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  6. New Jersey1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John C Bogle JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lynn I BogleTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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