Grants paid by Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Inc
EIN 22-2540702 · Lexington, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Inc of Lexington, MA (EIN 22-2540702) reported 17 grants paid totaling $312,000 to 15 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$312,000
17 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | $37,500 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $93,500 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $83,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $98,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached Pdf File | U | Belmont, MA | 3 | $274,500 | 2024 |
| Raw Art Works 22-2854850 | B | Lynn, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Bridge Over Trouble Waters 04-2472126 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Byso | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Lyric Stage | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Celebrity Series 22-2958508 | D | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Family & Children's Services 04-2235959 | D | Lynn, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Boston Ballet 04-2312734 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Barrington Stage 04-3263298 | C | Pittsfield, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Horace Mann Educational | U | Franklin, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Cahoon Museum | U | Cotuit, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Artists for Humanity 04-3138434 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Young Audiences | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Lucy's Love Bus | U | Amesbury, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Boston Lyric Opera | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
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 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | See Attached Pdf File Belmont, MA | U | $98,000 | paid | Various Art and Music Programs. | 202502969349100125 |
| 2023 | See Attached Pdf File Belmont, MA | U | $83,000 | paid | Various Art and Music Programs. | 202433179349101763 |
| 2022 | See Attached Pdf File Belmont, MA | U | $93,500 | paid | Various Art and Music Programs. | 202440829349100364 |
| 2020 | Raw Art Works Lynn, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | Programs | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Celebrity Series Boston, MA | D | $2,500 | paid | Neighborhood Arts Program | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Boston Ballet Boston, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | Operating | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Lucy's Love Bus Amesbury, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Sanji Center | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Cahoon Museum Cotuit, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Annual | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Boston Lyric Opera Boston, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Digital Programming | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Bridge Over Trouble Waters Boston, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | Transitional Living Program | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Lyric Stage Boston, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Operating | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Horace Mann Educational Franklin, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Support Families/Disabled | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Barrington Stage Pittsfield, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | Playwright Mentoring Project | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Young Audiences Boston, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Online Arts Programs | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Artists for Humanity Boston, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | Youth Arts Enterprises | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Byso Boston, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | Intensive Community Program | 202143199349106344 |
| 2020 | Family & Children's Services Lynn, MA | D | $2,500 | paid | Youth Programs | 202143199349106344 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202502969349100125 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433179349101763 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202440829349100364 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143199349106344 |
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/222540702.json.
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