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Private foundation (trust)EIN 042103910Est. 1942-10

BOSTON CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN INC

Spencer, MA 01562

Total Assets

$5.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$231K

FY 2024

Grants Made

14

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$41K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Human Services

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$159K

Total Expenses

$278K

Qualifying Distributions

$231K

Distributable Amount

$250K

Min. Investment Return

$254K

Undistributed Income

$250K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $14K to maximum $41K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $255K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

93 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
$280K
7 grants
CARROL CENTER FOR THE BLIND
$177K
7 grants
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS
$165K
7 grants
THE PAUL CENTER
$155K
4 grants
ASSN OF BLIND CITIZENS
$128K
7 grants
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
$113K
7 grants
BOSTON RESILIENCY FUND
$100K
1 grant
LOWELL ASSN FOR THE BLIND
$97K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants

<$10K
32
grants
$10–50K
58
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Massachusetts
$1.5M
93% of total
New Jersey
$80K
5% of total
New York
$35K
2% of total

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