Chysis Incorporated

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 26-0528387

Chysis Incorporated is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $131K. Net investment income was $361K.

Chysis Incorporated at a glance

In short: Chysis Incorporated gave $131K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$131,000
+63.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$32,750
+22.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,938,452
+13.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Chysis Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Amherst Survival Center: $110KAmherst Survival Center$110KBallet Tech Foundation Inc: $10KBallet Tech Foundation Inc$10KPlain Jaine Foundation: $10KPlain Jaine Foundation$10KDoctors Without Borders USA Inc: $1KDoctors Without Borders USAInc$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Amherst Survival Center ($110K). Together the top 4 received $131K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 16 (69%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkNorth AmherstWelleslyWellesleyBoston

How Chysis Incorporated gives

  • Giving grew 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 135% of 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$50K$100K$150K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2019) to $131K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $131K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Amherst Survival Center North Amherst, MAProvide Food, Health Care, Clothing$110,000
Ballet Tech Foundation Inc New York, NYBallet Training for NYC Public Schools$10,000
Plain Jaine Foundation Wellesley, MAProvide Children with Basic Needs$10,000
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc New York, NYDeliver Emergency Health Care$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,938,452$380,486$154,621$131,0004$131,000$361,085$97,354
2024$1,712,587$198,105$104,532$80,0003$80,000$178,853$94,865
2023$1,619,014$813,943$98,127$85,0003$85,000$77,599$57,343
2022$894,633$38,959$99,660$84,0003$84,000$25,729$50,965
2021$955,113$131,660$87,424$72,0003$72,000$118,111$59,694
2020$910,677$70,956$115,914$103,5002—$60,302$51,911
2019$955,544$61,689$81,636$66,0003—$47,835$53,579

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chysis Incorporated reported a distributable amount of $97K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chysis Incorporated is led by Peter J. Longiaru, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Peter J. Longiaru

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Il-Soo Chay Longiaru

    Clerk

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Saean C. Longiaru

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Chysis Incorporated

How much does Chysis Incorporated give each year?

Chysis Incorporated gave $131K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 3 grants.

What is Chysis Incorporated's typical grant size?

Chysis Incorporated's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $32,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Chysis Incorporated give grants?

Chysis Incorporated gives mostly in Massachusetts: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Chysis Incorporated give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Chysis Incorporated's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Chysis Incorporated?

Chysis Incorporated reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $131K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $97K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Chysis Incorporated's EIN?

Chysis Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0528387. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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