Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 222914691. It paid $7.1M across 93 grants in 2024, a median of $50K 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 202543119349100004. 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 93 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | OH | $1,100,000 | GENERAL FUND |
| 2 | Earth Justice | CA | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 3 | Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc | MA | $175,000 | CENTER FOR NUTRITION MEDICINE IN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY |
| 4 | Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc | MA | $170,000 | ELDER LAW PROJECT/FAMILY LAW PROJECT/TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT |
| 5 | Defenders of Wildlife | DC | $150,000 | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS/SOUTHERN ROCKIES WOLF STRATEGIC PLAN |
| 6 | Wilderness Society | DC | $150,000 | IDAHO HIGH DIVIDE CAMPAIGN/LEGAL EFFORTS IN THE ARTIC/LEGAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE WILDERNESS |
| 7 | Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | NY | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND |
| 8 | National Wildlife Federation | VA | $125,000 | FOR BISON MANAGEMENT ON WIND RIVER RESERVATION |
| 9 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | VT | $125,000 | LAND ACQUISITION & FOREVER WILD EASEMENTS |
| 10 | Pine Street Inn Inc | MA | $125,000 | 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN |
| 11 | World Wildlife Fund | DC | $125,000 | RESTORATION EFFORTS IN NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS/MUSTANG MEADOWS LEASE PAYMENT FOR REDCO ROSEBUD RESERVATION |
| 12 | Boston Public Library | MA | $115,000 | FOR TEEN CENTRAL PROGRAM AND HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| 13 | Massachusetts Audobon - Wellfleet Bay | MA | $110,000 | SEA TURTLE RESCUE & RECOVERY PROGRAM/PERMIT CENTER FOR FOSSIL FREE/GOOSE POND DAM & TRAIL RESTORATION PROJECT |
| 14 | Aclu Foundation of Massachusetts | MA | $100,000 | GENERAL FUND PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES IN MA |
| 15 | American Rivers Inc | DC | $100,000 | DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION EFFORTS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70 | $6.0M |
| 2021 | 85 | $5.9M |
| 2022 | 87 | $6.1M |
| 2023 | 91 | $6.4M |
| 2024 | 93 | $7.1M |
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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