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Charles Robert Gens Foundation

Accepts applications Wilmington, Massachusetts · EIN 046044429

Charles Robert Gens Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,750 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $7,250. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $19,150 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$19,5005$315,619
2024$19,1505$436,574
2025$20,7505$434,905

How to apply

ContactBarry Gens Executive Director
96 Esty Farm Road, Newton Center, MA 02459
Phone or email(978) 658-6011
What to submitWritten application with brief statement of intent

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles Robert Gens Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$18,000
Georgia1$2,750

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Spaulding Rehab Hospital
Boston, MA
General$7,250
Hebrew College
Newton Center, MA
General$4,500
Facing History and Ourselves
Brookline, MA
General$3,500
Alzheimers Association
Watertown, MA
General$2,750
American Cancer Assocaiation
Atlanta, GA
General$2,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles Robert Gens Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Charles Robert Gens Foundation give?

$20,750 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Charles Robert Gens Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Barry Gens (Executive Director) and Diane Gens (Director).

What does Charles Robert Gens Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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