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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-6341052

Ledgeways Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $330,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,475,913

  • Tax year 2024

    $284,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,601,118

  • Tax year 2023

    $286,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,761,887

  • Tax year 2022

    $307,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,875,214

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,090,985

  • Tax year 2020

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,122,156

  • Tax year 2019

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,460,384

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General fund

    $125,000
  2. WburBoston, MA

    General fund

    $60,000
  3. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General fund

    $35,000
  4. The Heard MuseumPhoenix, AZ

    General fund

    $25,000
  5. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General fund

    $25,000
  6. Homes for Our Troops IncTaunton, MA

    General fund

    $20,000
  7. Boston Youth Symphony OrchestrasBoston, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Discovery MuseumActon, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  9. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    General fund

    $10,000
  10. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    General fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $45,00033% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $35,00026% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,00019% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $20,00015% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $260,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $35,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $25,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Bradley M BloomTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eric N BloomTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessica A Bloom GalenTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matthew R BloomTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Terrie F BloomTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth C BloomTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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