Funding search · EIN 042368188 · Wellesley, MA

The George S Bissell Charitable

Name: The George S Bissell Charitable grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

52
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Anatolia College4 grants · $343,666
Partners in Health4 grants · $173,000
Camfed USA4 grants · $172,000
Hiram College4 grants · $154,500
Tenacre Country Day School4 grants · $133,334
Brimmer and May School4 grants · $123,334
Partners in Island Education4 grants · $36,475
Project of Easton4 grants · $33,500
Global Giving2 grants · $31,074
University of Richmond4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$203,520

2022

$162,010

2023

$166,500

2024

$768,754

2025

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$206,666
Anatolia College · Boston, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$105,000
Hiram College · Hiram, OH · 2025
Unrestricted
$100,000
Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$100,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$93,334
Brimmer and May School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$58,334
Tenacre Country Day School · Wellesley, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$52,000
Anatolia College · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$43,000
Anatolia College · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$42,000
Anatolia College · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$30,000
Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$30,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$25,000
Tenacre Country Day School · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Tenacre Country Day School · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Tenacre Country Day School · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$23,654
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
$22,475
Partners in Island Education · Vinalhaven, ME · 2025
Unrestricted
$22,000
Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$22,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$21,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Wellesley Village Church · Wellesley, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$18,500
Hiram College · Hiram, OH · 2022
Unrestricted
$16,000
Hiram College · Hiram, OH · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Hiram College · Hiram, OH · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Brimmer and May School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,500
Project of Easton · Easton, PA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
African Collaboration · Winchester, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Project of Easton · Easton, PA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Brimmer and May School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,420
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,000
Project of Easton · Easton, PA · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,600
Kristof Impact · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,000
Project of Easton · Easton, PA · 2023
Unrestricted
$6,000
One Goal Mass · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Noble & Greenough School · Dedham, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Partners in Island Education · Vinalhaven, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Naval Academy, MD · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Brimmer and May School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Naval Academy, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Partners in Island Education · Vinalhaven, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
US Naval Academy Foundation · Naval Academy, MD · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Partners in Island Education · Vinalhaven, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,510
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports · Killington, VT · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,291
Wellesley a Better Chance · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Center for Transformative Action Hammerstone School · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,000
Karl Stirner Arts Trail · Easton, PA · 2025
Unrestricted
$500
Per Scholas · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Unrestricted

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