Susan and Lawrence Bailis
Susan and Lawrence Bailis is a private foundation, based in Cambridge, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $121K in total assets. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $16K.
Susan and Lawrence Bailis at a glance
- Total assets
- $120,501
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $20,211
- +222.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $5,875
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $10,337
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Susan and Lawrence Bailis funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Susan and Lawrence Bailis gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 43% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $21K (2020). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Waltham Partnership for Youth Waltham, MA | Unrestricted | $600 |
| Join for Justice Quincy, MA | Unrestricted | $300 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $120,501 | $20,211 | $10,337 | — | — | $5,875 | $15,749 | $13,522 |
| 2024 | $110,627 | $6,275 | $13,350 | $3,400 | 3 | $6,245 | — | $12,783 |
| 2023 | $117,702 | $20,206 | $19,570 | $10,000 | 5 | $12,761 | $13,397 | $11,229 |
| 2022 | $117,066 | $3,702 | $19,756 | $12,326 | 5 | $14,342 | — | $11,959 |
| 2021 | $133,120 | $22,047 | $28,170 | $16,800 | 3 | $20,068 | $13,945 | $13,737 |
| 2020 | $139,243 | $4,365 | $30,148 | $21,200 | 6 | — | — | $11,951 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Susan and Lawrence Bailis reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Susan and Lawrence Bailis is led by Lawrence N. Bailis, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lawrence N. Bailis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Susan and Lawrence Bailis
How large is Susan and Lawrence Bailis?
Susan and Lawrence Bailis reported $121K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Susan and Lawrence Bailis operate?
Susan and Lawrence Bailis has awarded grants in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York.
What is Susan and Lawrence Bailis's EIN?
Susan and Lawrence Bailis's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3388172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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