Robert Brigham Trust FY2021 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
6.6 mo
of spending, in cash
6.6 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$352K
+137% vs prior year
Spent
$197K
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$352K
FY2021▲ +137%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$223K
Expenses
$197K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$192K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 83% · $164K Operating & administrative 17% · $34K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Robert G Bannish$13,599$13,403$12,242
Zachary a Bourque$13,598$13,403$12,241

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Boston, MA.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 16 grants · $153K · 2025–2025
Brigham & Women's HospitalFY2025$36,000
The Home for Little WanderersFY2025$24,000
Bay Cove Human Services INCFY2025$18,000
Grimes-King FoundationFY2025$6,000
The Dimock CommunityFY2025$6,000
Tufts Medical Center TrustFY2025$6,000
The Children's HospitalFY2025$6,000
Carleton-Willard Homes INCFY2025$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$6,000
The Boston Home INCFY2025$6,000
Perkins School for the BlindFY2025$6,000
Massachusetts Eye & EarFY2025$6,000
The Warner Home forFY2025$6,000
Mass Society for the PreventionFY2025$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$6,000
Old South Church of BostonFY2025$3,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$10K
Median grantPart XV$6K
Largest grantPart XV$36K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$352K
Investment income$352K
Money out
$197K
Grants paid$164K
Running costs$34K
Owns and owes
$2.5M
net assets
Cash and savings$108K
Total assets$2.5M
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$352K
Total revenue$352K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$108K
Total assets$2.5M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$2.5M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $223K$192K$32K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $229K$194K$35K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 $152K$188K−$36K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $172K$201K−$30K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $352K$197K$155K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $148K$169K−$21K$2.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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