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Bolt Family Foundation

Accepts applications Pennington, New Jersey · EIN 836312684

Bolt Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pennington, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $240,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 $230,000 the year before.

11% 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$195,0006$1.1 million
2024$230,0009$985,501
2025$240,0009$878,294

How to apply

ContactMr Mrs William Bolt
3 Chapel Hill Road, Beverly, MA 01915-1313
Phone or email(978) 376-9374

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bolt Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts8$230,000
Florida1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Schools Foundation
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$60,000
St Paul's Choir School
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted general$50,000
McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA
Unrestricted general$35,000
Harborlight Community Partners
Beverly, MA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Beverly Bootstraps
Beverly, MA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Unrestricted general$15,000
Saints Academy
Beverly, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
Unrestricted general$10,000
St John the Evangelist Parish
Beverly, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bolt Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bolt Family Foundation give?

$240,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Bolt Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William J Bolt (Co-Fiduciary) and Noreen T Bolt (Co-Fiduciary).

What does Bolt Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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