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Private Foundation · MA

The George Seymour Bissell Charitable Foundation

Wellesley, MA  ·  EIN 042368188  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$12.8M

Total Giving

$644K

Grants on File

54

Average Grant

$12K

Giving Radius

Where The George Seymour Bissell Charitable Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $111K across 5 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $17K across 2 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $349K across 20 grants MD — $20K across 5 grants ME — $14K across 4 grants MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $12K across 2 grants NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — no grants on file OH — $60K across 4 grants OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $28K across 5 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $30K across 6 grants VT — $3K across 1 grant WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 20 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($249K, 10 grants), SAN FRANCISCO ($104K, 4 grants), WELLESLEY ($60K, 4 grants), HIRAM ($60K, 4 grants), CHESTNUT HILL ($30K, 4 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Tenacre Country Day School $5K 2020
Anatolia College $20K 2020
Us Naval Academy Foundation $5K 2020
Camfed USA $29K 2020
University of Virginia Darden $5K 2020
Noble and Greenough School $5K 2020
University of Richmond $5K 2020
Blair Academy $5K 2020
Partners in Health $10K 2020
Brimmer and May School $5K 2020
Hiram College $10K 2020
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation $7K 2020
Project of Easton INC $4K 2020
Partners in Island Education $2K 2020
Tenacre Country Day School $5K 2021
Partners in Island Education $2K 2021
Project of Easton INC $6K 2021
Partners in Health $17K 2021
University of Richmond $5K 2021
Camfed USA $25K 2021
Hiram College $15K 2021
Brimmer and May School $5K 2021
Reach Out & Read Philadelphia $5K 2021
Us Naval Academy Foundation $5K 2021
University of Virginia Darden $5K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $3.3M $169K $1.9M $204K
2022 $1.6M $175K $269K $243K
2021 $1.6M $198K $162K $204K
2020 $1.7M $160K $142K $150K
2019 $1.7M $126K $40K $139K
2015 $2.1M $101K $963K $98K
2014 $1.2M $73K $30K $78K
2013 $1.3M $64K $143K $71K
2012 $1.2M $59K $73 $74K
2011 $1.3M $62K $-6,716 $70K

Section VII

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