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Paul O & Mary Boghossian

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 056051815

Paul O & Mary Boghossian is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $85,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $12,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $98,050 the year before.

14% 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$87,55023$2.2 million
2024$98,05029$2.3 million
2025$85,00029$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactBank of America Co Perpetua Campbe
100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(888) 866-3275
What to submitApplication should include all pertinent information

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Paul O & Mary Boghossian funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island9$30,500
Massachusetts7$15,550
New York2$8,000
Maine2$6,500
Alabama1$5,950
Florida1$4,000
New Hampshire1$4,000
Virginia1$4,000
Connecticut4$3,500
Pennsylvania1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
Scholarships$12,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Scholarships$7,500
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Scholarships$7,500
President and Trustees of Colby College
Waterville, ME
Unrestricted general$6,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarships$5,950
Lincoln School
Providence, RI
Unrestricted general$5,000
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Scholarships$4,000
Barnard College
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$4,000
Chapin School LTD
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$4,000
George Washington University
Ashburn, VA
Scholarships$4,000
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Scholarships$4,000
Western New England University
Springfield, MA
Scholarships$3,000
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships$3,000
Cambridge Community Foundation
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted general$2,000
Providence College
Providence, RI
Scholarships$2,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
Unrestricted general$1,000
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Scholarships$1,000
Providence Art Club
Providence, RI
Unrestricted general$1,000
Moses Brown School
Providence, RI
Unrestricted general$1,000
Norfolk Library
Norfolk, CT
Unrestricted general$1,000
Great Mountain Forest Corporation
Falls Village, CT
Unrestricted general$1,000
Community Charter School of Cambridge
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted general$1,000
Lakeville Journal Foundation
Lakeville, CT
Unrestricted general$1,000
Mspca - Angell
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$550
Providence Public Library
Providence, RI
Unrestricted general$500
Grow Smart Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Unrestricted general$500
Norfolk Land Trust
Norfolk, CT
Unrestricted general$500
Colby Art Museum
Waterville, ME
Unrestricted general$500
Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted general$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Paul O & Mary Boghossian accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Paul O & Mary Boghossian give?

$85,000 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Paul O & Mary Boghossian?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Co-Trustee), Mr Paul O Boghossian III (Co-Trustee), Mr David M Boghossian (Co-Trustee) and Rose Miner (Committee Member) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Paul O & Mary Boghossian fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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