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Private foundation (trust)EIN 273842131Est. 2011-02

MICHAEL T SHERMAN FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 021961209

Total Assets

$5.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$300K

FY 2023

Grants Made

25

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$24K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$397K

Total Expenses

$360K

Qualifying Distributions

$309K

Distributable Amount

$254K

Min. Investment Return

$256K

Undistributed Income

$91K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $12K to maximum $24K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $300K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

114 grants

PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
$78K
5 grants
TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION
$74K
3 grants
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION
$70K
5 grants
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND
$70K
5 grants
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$66K
5 grants
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC
$56K
5 grants
ASPCA
$56K
5 grants
YEAR UP INC
$52K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

114 grants

<$10K
55
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Massachusetts
$713K
60% of total
New York
$125K
11% of total
California
$106K
9% of total
District of Columbia
$62K
5% of total
Georgia
$51K
4% of total
Vermont
$36K
3% of total
Missouri
$32K
3% of total
Oklahoma
$18K
2% of total
Florida
$15K
1% of total
Washington
$6K
1% of total

+4 more states

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