Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts

Private foundation · Grantmaker Upper Marlboro, MD EIN: 47-4879330

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Upper Marlboro, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K.

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts at a glance

In short: Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts gave $2K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,876
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$1,876
Median grant
$1,876
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Longy School of Music of Bard College: $2KLongy School of Music of BardCollege$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was Longy School of Music of Bard College ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Cambridge

How Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts gives

  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MATo support the voice department by providing resources to augment a scholarship for a deserving student in the opera program$1,876
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024—$97$4,126$1,8761$2,426$175
2023$4,029$13$850———$221
2022$4,866$10$775———$276
2021$5,631$109$775———$296
2020$6,297$11$1,525———$354
2019$7,811$12$250———$391

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts reported a distributable amount of $175 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Anne Cerrito

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayson Amster

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary K. Hanna

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cerrito

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts

How much does Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts give each year?

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts gave $2K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts?

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Upper Marlboro, MD.

Where does Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts operate?

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

How much is Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts reported a distributable amount of $175 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts's EIN?

Bernard a Letourneau Foundation for the Performing Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4879330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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