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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-4509339

Banas Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Hadley, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $13,300 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $13,300

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $163,026
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,915

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $159,921
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,940

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $169,507
  • Tax year 2022

    $406

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $160,473
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $94,820

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Tunnels to TowersStaten Island, NY

    Support veterans and first responders hurt in the line of duty

    $3,000
  2. Individual

    Local police officer and family

    $1,520
  3. PrebornIndianapolis, IN

    Support mothers to make motherhood possible

    $1,500
  4. St Jude the Apostle Roman Catholic ChurchAtlanta, GA

    Church in ga doing great work

    $1,000
  5. Vesh Fund - Animal Hospital in South Deerfield MaSouth Deerfield, MA

    Support families unable to take care of animal bills

    $820
  6. Cancer ConnectionNorthampton, MA

    Cancer connection for support for those with cancer.

    $500
  7. Hospice of Fisher HouseAmherst, MA

    Support of organization which helps dying individuals

    $500
  8. ShrinersRanson, WV

    To support children with bone deficiency.

    $500
  9. St Judes Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Children's healthcare research

    $500
  10. St Brigid's ChurchSouth Boston, MA

    Local church

    $500
  11. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Help our countrymen in disaster zones

    $500
  12. Jimmy Fund - to Cosenza Drive for A CureLongmeadow, MA

    Support cure for cancer

    $500
  13. Most Holy Redeemer ChurchHadley, MA

    Local church

    $500
  14. Thornwood Firehouse Dept - Sean Carroll ScholarshipThornwood, NY

    Support for a high school graduates scholarship

    $500
  15. Pregnancy Aid ClinicRoswell, GA

    Support mothers to make motherhood possible

    $500
  16. Blessing JewsChicago, IL

    Feeding of jews in ukraine

    $250
  17. Our RescueSandy, UT

    Donate to help kids that are trafficked

    $210

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,00071% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50012% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $50012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2105% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $3,500
  2. Massachusetts6 grants $3,320
  3. Georgia2 grants $1,500
  4. Indiana1 grant $1,500
  5. North Carolina1 grant $500
  6. Tennessee1 grant $500
  7. West Virginia1 grant $500
  8. Illinois1 grant $250
  9. Colorado1 grant $210

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Brent BanasPRESIDENT /DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Garrison BanasTREASURER/ DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Briana BanasCLERK/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathy BanasDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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