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George B Henderson Foundation JH5090

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046089310

George B Henderson Foundation JH5090 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $457,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $39,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $425,036 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$423,19113$9.7 million
2024$425,03615$10.3 million
2025$457,00012$10.4 million

How to apply

ContactGioia Perugini
C/O Hemenway Barnes 75 State STR, Boston, MA 02109
Phone or email(617) 227-7940
What to submitFoundation's standard grant application
RestrictionsGrants are made solely for the enhancement of the physical appearance of the city of boston. No grants are made to individuals, endownment funds or for operating expenses.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What George B Henderson Foundation JH5090 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts12$457,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conserv
Boston, MA
General support$50,000
League of Women for Community Service
Boston, MA
Charitable$50,000
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associat
Boston, MA
Charitable$50,000
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
Boston, MA
Charitable$50,000
Church of the Covenant
Boston, MA
General support$40,000
Boston Architectural College
Boston, MA
Charitable$40,000
Boston Harbor Now Inc
Boston, MA
Charitable$38,000
Society of King's Chapel
Boston, MA
Charitable$34,000
Second Church in Dorchester
Dorchester, MA
General support$30,000
Church of the Nazarene
Dorchester, MA
Charitable$25,000
Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee
Watertown, MA
Charitable$25,000
Revolutionary Spaces Inc
Boston, MA
Charitable$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George B Henderson Foundation JH5090 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does George B Henderson Foundation JH5090 give?

$457,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $39,000.

Who runs George B Henderson Foundation JH5090?

Its 2025 filing lists John K Herbert III (Trustee), Thomas E Bator (Trustee), Eric U Henderson (Trustee) and Barclay C S Henderson (Trustee).

What does George B Henderson Foundation JH5090 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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