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The Pabis Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 277043751

The Pabis Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $100,100 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $146,950 the year before.

27% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$99,5009$2.5 million
2024$146,95013$2.6 million
2025$100,10011$3.9 million

How to apply

ContactLauren Cerullo Bank of America
1025 Main St, Waltham, MA 02451
Phone or email(617) 434-0225, info@thepabisfoundation.org
RestrictionsCHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN AND ANIMALS DEFINED UNDER SECTIONS 170(c), 501(C)(3), 2055(a), and 2522(a)

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Pabis Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts9$85,000
Vermont1$10,100
Indiana1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$20,000
Walker Inc
Needham, MA
Unrestricted general$20,000
New England Wildlife Center
S Weymouth, MA
Unrestricted general$20,000
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children
Westminster, VT
Unrestricted general$10,100
Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Farrington Memorial Inc
Lincoln, MA
Unrestricted general$5,000
Save the Harborsave the Bay
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$5,000
Camptown Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted general$5,000
Second Chance Amimal Rescue Inc
Vineyard Haven, MA
Unrestricted general$3,000
Wheaton College
Norton, MA
Unrestricted general$1,000
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Pabis Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Pabis Foundation give?

$100,100 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Pabis Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Patricia A Zlotin (Co-Trustee), Michael A Bass (Co-Trustee), Barry R Zlotin (Co-Trustee) and Bank of America (Agent for Trustee) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does The Pabis Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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