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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260379241Est. 2008-04

MAKE WAVES FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

BOSTON, MA 02196

Total Assets

$18.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$751K

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$42K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$280K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$879K

Qualifying Distributions

$802K

Distributable Amount

$820K

Min. Investment Return

$838K

Undistributed Income

$691K

Payout rate 98%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.98%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $10K to maximum $280K, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $751K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

81 grants

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$678K
2 grants
FIRST PLACE ARIZONA
$611K
3 grants
ELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION
$374K
3 grants
AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA
$351K
3 grants
LA PAZ GLOBAL
$70K
2 grants
AUTISM SOCIETY INLAND EMPIRE INC
$68K
3 grants
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$30K
3 grants
AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA INC
$25K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants

<$10K
66
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

New York
$732K
30% of total
Arizona
$612K
25% of total
Florida
$389K
16% of total
Maryland
$352K
14% of total
Oregon
$90K
4% of total
California
$75K
3% of total
Massachusetts
$73K
3% of total
Connecticut
$28K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$25K
1% of total
Illinois
$20K
1% of total

+9 more states

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