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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-7332454

The James L Bildner Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Manchester, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $277,711 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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.

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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 2024

    $277,711

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,919,194

  • Tax year 2023

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,913,308

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,833

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,816,760

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,167

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,507,031

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,139

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,156,457

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,763

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,729,285

  • Tax year 2018

    $70,821

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $853,471

  • Tax year 2017

    $131,100

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $947,716

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trustees of Dartmouth UniversityHanover, NH

    Unrestricted grant in support of the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $150,711
  2. Midland Community Development CorporationMidland, TX

    Unrestricted grant in support of the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $125,000
  3. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    Unrestricted grant in support of the organization's tax exempt purpose

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $125,00098% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire1 grant $150,711
  2. Texas1 grant $125,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • James L BildnerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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