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Private foundation (trust)EIN 862580241Est. 2022-02

Helaine Edgar Opportunity Foundation

Wayland, MA 01778

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$8.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$261K

FY 2024

Grants Made

10

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$25K–$36K

Typical

Deadlines

April 1

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$671K

Total Expenses

$347K

Qualifying Distributions

$311K

Distributable Amount

$375K

Min. Investment Return

$384K

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25K through median $25K to maximum $36K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2024. Peak $342K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

61 grants

Growing Home Inc
$80K
5 grants
Evanston Scholars
$70K
4 grants
HFS Chicago Scholars
$70K
4 grants
Math Circles of Chicago
$70K
4 grants
Revolution Workshop
$70K
4 grants
West Town Bikes
$60K
3 grants
CHAMPS Male Mentoring
$45K
3 grants
AID Coalition
$36K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$696K
80% of total
Massachusetts
$66K
8% of total
Pennsylvania
$36K
4% of total
Rhode Island
$36K
4% of total
New York
$36K
4% of total

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