Bonsen Foundation

CAMBRIDGE, MA EIN: 82-4380106

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.5M

-5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$330K

+32.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$330K

+32.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$245K$490K$735K$979K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,472,895$4,746,096$5,020,374
Revenue$115,706$117,152$83,903
Expenses$410,201$267,624$634,711
Qualifying Distributions$330,000$250,000$600,000
Net Investment Income$35,505$99,528$49,192
Distributable Amount$238,834$238,085$265,953

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$138K$275K$413K$550K3 grants20200 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE …$330K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOOST P BONSENPresident10

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CambridgeNew York

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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