Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046131201. It paid $154.2M across 3,018 grants in 2024, a median of $800 each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503089349100205. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 3,018 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | NY | $10,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING / ANNUAL SUPPORT |
| 2 | Pine Street Inn Inc | MA | $5,050,000 | ENDOWMENT |
| 3 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | VT | $3,300,000 | ENDOWMENT |
| 4 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | FL | $2,500,000 | LAND / BUILDING ACQUISITION |
| 5 | Cox Science Center and Aquarium | FL | $2,500,000 | CONSTRUCTION |
| 6 | New England Aquarium | MA | $2,500,000 | DISCOVERY RESEARCH (SCIENCE) |
| 7 | St Lawrence University | NY | $2,500,000 | ENDOWMENT |
| 8 | Adopt-a-student Foundation | MA | $2,000,000 | CAMPAIGN / FUNDRAISING PLAN |
| 9 | Everytown for Gun Safety | NY | $2,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING / ANNUAL SUPPORT |
| 10 | Grand Teton National Park Foundation | WY | $2,000,000 | ACQUISITION FOR PRESERVATION |
| 11 | Upstream Usa Inc | MA | $2,000,000 | PLANNING |
| 12 | Boston Food Forest Coalition | MA | $1,500,000 | ACQUISITION FOR PRESERVATION |
| 13 | Nature Conservancy Inc | VA | $1,200,000 | SYSTEM REPAIR/REPLACEMENT |
| 14 | Cook Children's Health Foundation | TX | $1,000,000 | CONSTRUCTION |
| 15 | Global Arts Live | MA | $1,000,000 | ENDOWMENT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,662 | $70.0M |
| 2021 | 2,502 | $86.0M |
| 2022 | 2,301 | $158.8M |
| 2023 | 2,413 | $143.9M |
| 2024 | 3,018 | $154.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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