Grants paid by The George S Bissell Charitable Foundation
EIN 04-2368188 · Wellesley, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
The George S Bissell Charitable Foundation of Wellesley, MA (EIN 04-2368188) reported 109 grants paid totaling $1,801,784 to 29 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,801,784
109 grants
Recipients
29
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14 | $113,000 | — |
| 2019 | 14 | $110,000 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | $117,500 | — |
| 2021 | 15 | $160,500 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | $203,520 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $162,010 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | $166,500 | — |
| 2025 | 16 | $768,754 | — |
Top recipients
The 29 recipients receiving the most from The George S Bissell Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 29 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolia College | U | Boston, MA | 8 | $450,666 | 2025 |
| Camfed USA 54-2033897 | D | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $271,000 | 2025 |
| Partners in Health | U | Boston, MA | 8 | $214,000 | 2025 |
| Hiram College | U | Hiram, OH | 7 | $184,500 | 2025 |
| Brimmer and May School 04-2103935 | B | Chestnut Hill, MA | 8 | $153,334 | 2025 |
| Tenacre Country Day School 04-2506944 | C | Wellesley, MA | 8 | $148,334 | 2025 |
| Partners in Island Education 01-0527404 | B | Vinalhaven, ME | 8 | $66,475 | 2025 |
| Project of Easton Inc 23-1699851 | B | Easton, PA | 8 | $50,500 | 2025 |
| Global Giving 82-0649939 | D | Washington, DC | 4 | $44,074 | 2025 |
| University of Richmond | U | Richmond, VA | 8 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Noble and Greenough School 04-2104784 | B | Dedham, MA | 5 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| US Naval Academy Foundation 61-1491047 | D | Naval Academy, MD | 5 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | U | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $21,000 | 2020 |
| Wellesley Village Church | U | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| University of Virginia Darden | U | Charlottesville, VA | 3 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Blair Academy 22-1500475 | B | Blairstown, NJ | 2 | $11,000 | 2020 |
| Onegoal 56-2369898 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| African Collaboration 92-0715931 | C | Winchester, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| One Goal Mass | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $8,000 | 2022 |
| Kristof Impact | U | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $6,600 | 2022 |
| Summer Search 20-2922979 | D | Jamaica Plain, MA | 2 | $6,000 | 2019 |
| Reach Out & Read Philadelphia | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports 74-2472938 | B | Killington, VT | 1 | $2,510 | 2023 |
| Nature-Nurture Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2018 |
| Wellesley a Better Chance 91-2169896 | D | Wellesley Hills, MA | 1 | $2,291 | 2025 |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy 34-1571233 | B | Moreland Hills, OH | 1 | $1,500 | 2018 |
| Center for Transformative Action Hammerstone School 16-0990318 | D | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Karl Stirner Arts Trail 81-4283487 | B | Easton, PA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Per Scholas | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 109 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $206,666 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $105,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $93,334 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $58,334 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Global Giving Washington, DC | D | $23,654 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $22,475 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Wellesley Village Church Wellesley, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Onegoal Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | African Collaboration Winchester, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Wellesley a Better Chance Wellesley Hills, MA | D | $2,291 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Center for Transformative Action Hammerstone School Ithaca, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2025 | Karl Stirner Arts Trail Easton, PA | B | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202641339349102274 |
| 2024 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $42,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $22,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $22,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $10,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Noble & Greenough School Dedham, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2024 | US Naval Academy Foundation Naval Academy, MD | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202501479349100700 |
| 2023 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $52,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $21,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $16,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $6,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | US Naval Academy Foundation Naval Academy, MD | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $4,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports Killington, VT | B | $2,510 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2023 | Per Scholas Baltimore, MD | U | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202441369349101144 |
| 2022 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $43,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $18,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Global Giving Washington, DC | D | $7,420 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Kristof Impact Santa Monica, CA | U | $6,600 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | One Goal Mass Boston, MA | U | $6,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | US Naval Academy Foundation Naval Academy, MD | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2022 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202331319349104528 |
| 2021 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $48,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $17,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Global Giving Washington, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $6,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Reach Out & Read Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Noble and Greenough School Dedham, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Darden Charlottesville, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | US Naval Academy Foundation Naval Academy, MD | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2021 | One Goal Mass Boston, MA | U | $2,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202231239349100143 |
| 2020 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $29,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Blair Academy Blairstown, NJ | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | US Naval Academy Foundation Naval Academy, MD | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | University of Virginia Darden Charlottesville, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Noble and Greenough School Dedham, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $4,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2020 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202131529349100718 |
| 2019 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $14,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | University of Virginia Darden Charlottesville, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $3,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Global Giving Washington, DC | D | $3,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Noble and Greenough School Dedham, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2019 | Summer Search Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202001199349100600 |
| 2018 | Anatolia College Boston, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Camfed USA San Francisco, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Noble and Greenough School Dedham, MA | B | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Blair Academy Blairstown, NJ | B | $6,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | University of Richmond Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Summer Search Jamaica Plain, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Partners in Island Education Vinalhaven, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Project of Easton Inc Easton, PA | B | $4,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Nature-Nurture Foundation New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Tenacre Country Day School Wellesley, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
| 2018 | Western Reserve Land Conservancy Moreland Hills, OH | B | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931309349100123 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641339349102274 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501479349100700 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441369349101144 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331319349104528 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231239349100143 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131529349100718 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202001199349100600 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931309349100123 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/042368188.json.
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