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The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043523698

The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.8 million in 6 grants; the typical grant was $74,592 and the largest $1.5 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $688,957 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$00$2.4 million
2024$688,9576$1.9 million
2025$1.8 million6$236,395

How to apply

The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania2$1.5 million
New Jersey1$150,000
District of Columbia1$100,000
New York1$35,000
Alabama1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
JPM Donor Advised Fund
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable contribution to donoradvised fund; sponsoring organization retains full legal control and discretion over grantmaking for charitable purposes.$1.5 million
American Friends of the Centre Pompidou
Montclair, NJ
General$150,000
Smithsonian Hirshorn Museum
Washington DC, DC
General$100,000
JPM Donor Advised Fund
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable contribution to donoradvised fund; sponsoring organization retains full legal control and discretion over grantmaking for charitable purposes.$49,183
Via Art Fund
New York, NY
General$35,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
General$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $74,592.

Who runs The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bruce Evans (Trustee) and Bridgitt Evans (Trustee).

What does The Evans Family Foundation DBA Lenox Street Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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