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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043391926Est. 1997-10

GRAVESTAR FOUNDATION

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$148K

FY 2024

Grants Made

27

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$58K

Total Expenses

$160K

Qualifying Distributions

$152K

Distributable Amount

$164K

Min. Investment Return

$165K

Undistributed Income

$106K

Payout rate 93%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.93%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $20K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $202K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

112 grants

COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN
$190K
3 grants
COMMUNITY SERVINGS INC
$50K
4 grants
HELPING OUR WOMEN
$21K
5 grants
ESPERANZA ACADEMY
$21K
5 grants
THE BOSTON GLOBE FOUNDATION INC
$21K
5 grants
CITY YEAR INC
$20K
3 grants
SUDBURY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$20K
2 grants
RISE ABOVE FOUNDATION INC
$17K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

112 grants

<$10K
108
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Massachusetts
$647K
89% of total
New Hampshire
$32K
4% of total
Ohio
$10K
1% of total
Vermont
$8K
1% of total
Rhode Island
$8K
1% of total
Michigan
$5K
1% of total
Virginia
$5K
1% of total
Georgia
$5K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$4K
1% of total
Illinois
$3K
0% of total

+1 more states

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