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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-2007478

Grayson Family Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 93 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,489,250

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $6,303,207

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,595,500

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $6,244,853

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,142,250

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $6,981,195

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,020,850

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $7,890,550

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,063,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $8,686,933

Grants paid in 2024

93 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. President and Fellows HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $700,000
  2. Wbur Radio Station FundBoston, MA

    General

    $125,000
  3. Boston AthenumBoston, MA

    General

    $50,000
  4. American Trust for Oxford UniversityTuscaloosa, AL

    General

    $45,000
  5. More Than WordsWaltham, MA

    General

    $35,000
  6. Wbur Radio Station FundBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  7. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General

    $25,000
  8. Dana Farber Cancer (jimmy Fund)Boston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  9. Wbur Radio Station FundBoston, MA

    General

    $25,000
  10. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  11. Mater Cristi Annual FundBurlington, VT

    General

    $20,000
  12. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    General

    $20,000
  13. TCC Employee Education FundChestnut Hill, MA

    General

    $10,000
  14. Wbur Radio Station FundBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  15. American RepertoryCambridge, MA

    General

    $10,000
  16. Gilder Lehrman InstituteNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  17. Safe Passage Camino SeguroYarmouth, ME

    General

    $10,000
  18. Harvard Art MuseumCambridge, MA

    General

    $10,000
  19. Planned ParenthoodBoston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  20. Mater Cristi Annual FundBurlington, VT

    General

    $10,000
  21. Greater Yellowstone CoalitionBozeman, MT

    General

    $10,000
  22. Warrior Scholar ProjectAlexandria, VA

    General

    $10,000
  23. Dana Farber Cancer (jimmy Fund)Boston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  24. Mater Cristi Annual FundBurlington, VT

    General

    $10,000
  25. Dana Farber Cancer (jimmy Fund)Boston, MA

    General

    $10,000
  26. St Pauls SchoolConcord, NH

    General

    $10,000
  27. Tanzanian Childrens FundCambridge, MA

    General

    $10,000
  28. Grace Church SchoolNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  29. St Joseph Notre Dame High SchoolAlameda, CA

    General

    $10,000
  30. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  31. Fidelity Charitable Gift FoundationCincinnati, OH

    General

    $7,000
  32. Boston Athenum (catered Affair)Boston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  33. Assoc American Rhodes ScholarsVienna, VA

    General

    $5,000
  34. Friends of Lobkowicz CollectionsDover, MA

    General

    $5,000
  35. Arnold ArboretumJamaica Plain, MA

    General

    $5,000
  36. Revolutionary SpacesBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  37. King Street CenterBurlington, VT

    General

    $5,000
  38. St Pauls SchoolConcord, NH

    General

    $5,000
  39. Apple Orchard SchoolBrookline, MA

    General

    $5,000
  40. Dexter Southfield SchoolBrookline, MA

    General

    $5,000
  41. Planned ParenthoodBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  42. Brookline Education FoundationBrookline VLG, MA

    General

    $5,000
  43. Boston Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  44. President and Fellows HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $5,000
  45. President and Fellows HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $5,000
  46. Jackson Hole Land TrustJackson, WY

    General

    $5,000
  47. Grand Teton National Park FoundationJackson, WY

    General

    $5,000
  48. Codman Academy FoundationDorchester, MA

    General

    $5,000
  49. Share Our StrengthWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  50. Mass Eye & EarBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  51. Massasuchetts General Hospital FundBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  52. Brigham & Womens HospitalBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  53. Gilder Lehrman InstituteNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  54. Mayday MedicinesNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  55. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  56. Friends of the Public GardenBoston, MA

    General

    $2,500
  57. Rehearsal for LifeJamaica Plain, MA

    General

    $2,500
  58. Dannys PlaceActon, MA

    General

    $2,500
  59. Beacon Hill Civic AssociationBoston, MA

    General

    $2,500
  60. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    General

    $2,500
  61. Boston Childrens MuseumBoston, MA

    General

    $2,500
  62. New England ZooBoston, MA

    General

    $2,500
  63. Boston Book FestivalBrighton, MA

    General

    $2,500
  64. St James Episcopal ChurchBrunswick, ME

    General

    $2,000
  65. Emerald Necklace ConservancyJamaica Plain, MA

    General

    $2,000
  66. Massachusetts Historical SocietyBoston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  67. Invisible Wounds FoundationChicago, IL

    General

    $2,000
  68. Mspca-AngellBoston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  69. Lee Albright ScholarshipBrookline, MA

    General

    $2,000
  70. Sears HouseBoston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  71. Boston Public Library FundBoston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  72. Beacon Hill VillageBoston, MA

    General

    $2,000
  73. Madiera SchoolMcLean, VA

    General

    $2,000
  74. Scarborough Land TrustScarborough, ME

    General

    $2,000
  75. Henry StreetNew York, NY

    General

    $2,000
  76. Champlaign CollegeBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,500
  77. Lyric TheaterSouth Burlington, VT

    General

    $1,500
  78. Prouts Neck AssociationScarborough, ME

    General

    $1,000
  79. Charles Thomas Memorial LibraryCape Elizabeth, ME

    General

    $1,000
  80. Prouts AudodbonScarborough, ME

    General

    $1,000
  81. Nonesuch Oar and PaddleScarborough, ME

    General

    $1,000
  82. Massachusetts General Hospital FundBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  83. Bonny Eagle Alternative EducationBuxton, ME

    General

    $1,000
  84. Jimmy Fund WalkBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  85. Intervale CenterBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  86. Boys and Girls Club BurlingtonBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  87. Echo MuseumBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  88. YMCA Greater BurlingtonBurlington, VT

    General

    $1,000
  89. Rogerson CommunitiesBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  90. Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    General

    $1,000
  91. Prouts Neck Historical SocietyScarborough, ME

    General

    $1,000
  92. Hestia FundCinncinnati, OH

    General

    $750
  93. Rescue Me VermontBurlington, VT

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $89,50046% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $20,00010% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $20,00010% of the total
  4. Arts and culture6 grants $18,0009% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $18,0009% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $17,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts49 grants $1,200,500
  2. New York8 grants $72,000
  3. Vermont12 grants $55,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $45,000
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $35,000
  6. Maine9 grants $20,000
  7. New Hampshire2 grants $15,000
  8. California1 grant $10,000
  9. Montana1 grant $10,000
  10. Wyoming2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bruns H GraysonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Perrin M GraysonSECRETARY/TREASURY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lucy P DelandTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan AdamsTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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