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Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046500798

Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $20,125 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $5,625. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $22,251 the year before.

60% of its 2024 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
2022$24,6897$468,997
2023$22,2516$513,307
2024$20,1255$551,964

How to apply

ContactCharles Nelson Eastern Bank
125 High St Ste 901, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 897-1124
What to submitApplication forms available on request. Transcript of high school grades required.
DeadlinesJune first awards are given to graduating high school seniors and to prior year
RestrictionsRecipients who are residents of Massachusetts and who are in pursuit of a college degree in an accredited secondary school.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$5,625
Massachusetts1$5,000
New Jersey1$4,000
Maine1$3,000
Florida1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Scholarship$5,625
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$5,000
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarships$4,000
University of New England
Biddeford, ME
Scholarships$3,000
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Scholarship$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June first awards are given to graduating high school seniors and to prior year.

How much does Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char give?

$20,125 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char?

Its 2024 filing lists Eastern Bank (Trustee).

What does Lou & Lucienne Brightman Scholarship Fdn Char fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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