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William and Bernice Bumpus FDN: 6 grants to organizations, $469,500 (tax year ended January 2025)
William and Bernice Bumpus FDN, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $469,500 in its tax year ended January 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 19, 2025. The largest was $120,000 to Cork University Foundation for bumpus innovation award.
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- EIN
- 043410822
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $8,731,618
- Grants paid
- $469,500
- Tax year ended
- January 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended January 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202523239349100402. It reported $469,500 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork University Foundation | Cork, EI | Bumpus Innovation Award | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Bumpus Innovation Award | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Bumpus Fellowship and Innovation Awards | $77,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Whitehead Institute | Cambridge, MA | Bumpus Fellowship and Innovation Awards | $72,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Bumpus Innovation Award | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington University | Saint Louis, MO | Bumpus Innovation Award | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $150,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $172,000 |
| New York | $77,500 |
| Illinois | $50,000 |
| Missouri | $50,000 |
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Updated November 19, 2025. 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.