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The Verano Fund: 26 grants to organizations, $152,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Verano Fund, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $152,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 3, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Water for the South Sudan in Rochester, NY for 2025 grant.
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- EIN
- 311689508
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $3,194,369
- Grants paid
- $152,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202620939349101022. It reported $152,500 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water for the South Sudan | Rochester, NY | 2025 grant | International, foreign affairs and national security | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | 2025 grant | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | 2025 grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellesley Congregational Church | Wellesley, MA | 2025 grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | 2025 grant | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Worcester County Horticultural Society | Boylston, MA | 2025 grant | Environment | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| To Write Love On Her Arms | Melbourne, FL | 2025 grant | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | 2025 grant | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Trinty College Class of 1940 | Hartford, CT | 2025 grant | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belmont Day School | Belmont, MA | 2025 grant | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Community Improvements | Des Moines, IA | 2025 grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation | Newton, MA | 2025 grant | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Medford, MA | 2025 grant | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | 2025 grant | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hagerstown, MD | 2025 grant | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | 2025 grant | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Promise Metrowest | Natick, MA | 2025 grant | Housing and shelter | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maba at Massachusetts Audubon | Canton, MA | 2025 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | 2025 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | 2025 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | 2025 grant | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuttyhunk Steam Academy | Cuttyhunk, MA | 2025 grant | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | 2025 grant | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuttyhunk Historical Society | Cuttyhunk, MA | 2025 grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | 2025 grant | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayland Public Schools | Wayland, MA | 2025 grant | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202511259349100641. It reported $140,000 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water for the South Sudan | Rochester, NY | 2024 grant | International, foreign affairs and national security | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | 2024 grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | 2024 grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Worcester County Horticultural Society | Boylston, MA | 2024 grant | Environment | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | 2024 grant | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| To Write Love On Her Arms | Melbourne, FL | 2024 grant | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | 2024 grant | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellesley Congregational Church | Wellesley, MA | 2024 grant | $5,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Medford, MA | 2024 grant | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belmont Day School | Belmont, MA | 2024 grant | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Community Improvements | Des Moines, IA | 2024 grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Trinty College Class of 1940 | Hartford, CT | 2024 grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation | Newton, MA | 2024 grant | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hagerstown, MD | 2024 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maba at Massachusetts Audubon | Canton, MA | 2024 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | 2024 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | 2024 grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | 2024 grant | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuttyhunk Historical Society | Cuttyhunk, MA | 2024 grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuttyhunk Steam Academy | Cuttyhunk, MA | 2024 grant | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnels To Towers | Staten Island, NY | 2024 grant | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | 2024 grant | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | 2024 grant | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayland Public Schools | Wayland, MA | 2024 grant | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | 2024 grant | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $80,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $22,000 |
| Environment | $19,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $14,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Health care | $5,000 |
| Human services | $3,250 |
| Housing and shelter | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $114,500 |
| New York | $81,500 |
| Iowa | $29,000 |
| Tennessee | $15,500 |
| Florida | $14,000 |
| Minnesota | $14,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,500 |
| Maryland | $5,500 |
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Updated April 3, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.