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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1272568

The Breen Foundation

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $14,702 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

    $14,702

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $151,224

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,409

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $101,096

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,984

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $80,077

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,230

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $77,168

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,030

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $76,176

  • Tax year 2020

    $18,770

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $54,610

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,747

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $54,012

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,952

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $75,591

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Princeton Small Animal RescuePrinceton, NJ

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $7,839
  2. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $1,500
  3. Save Barnegat BayBrick, NJ

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $1,287
  4. Delaware & Raritan GreenwayPrinceton, NJ

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $1,039
  5. Phi Gamma Delta FoundationLexington, KY

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $1,037
  6. Marquand Park FoundationPrinceton, NJ

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $1,000
  7. The WatershedPennington, NJ

    Exempt purpose of receiving organization

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey5 grants $12,165
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,500
  3. Kentucky1 grant $1,037

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Douglas BreenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan BreenVICE PRES. Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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