Banyan Fund

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)EIN 04-6528278

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

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$30K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$30K
Net assets
$591K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30K
FY2025▼ -32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$54K
FY2022−$12K
FY2023$9K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$30K
Expenses
$30K
FY2025-0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$30K
Net assets
$591K
FY2025▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$602K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$591K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1988.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 73% · $22K Operating & administrative 27% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-PF.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Boston, MA.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 4 grants · $22K · 2025–2025
New England School of the ArtsFY2025$10,000
Communites for Restorative JusticeFY2025$5,000
Pan Mass ChallengeFY2025$5,000
Historical Society of Cheshire CountyFY2025$1,736

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$5K
Median grantPart XV$5K
Largest grantPart XV$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$30K
Investment income$30K
Money out
$30K
Grants paid$22K
Running costs$8K
Owns and owes
$591K
net assets
Cash and savings$28K
Total assets$591K
Liabilities$0
People
6
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$30K
Total revenue$30K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$28K
Total assets$591K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$591K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $30K$30K$350$591K 990 PDF
FY2024 $44K$30K$14K$550K 990 PDF
FY2023 $9K$29K−$20K$519K 990 PDF
FY2022 −$12K$27K−$39K$483K 990 PDF
FY2021 $54K$26K$28K$636K 990 PDF
FY2020 $33K$33K$507$602K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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