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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043528004Est. 2001-12

POPPLESTONE FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02109

Total Assets

$18.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$51.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

24

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2.1M

FY 2024

Grant Range

$150K–$10M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.2M

Total Expenses

$51.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$51.6M

Distributable Amount

$1.6M

Min. Investment Return

$1.7M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150K through median $738K to maximum $10M, 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 2019 to 2024. Peak $145.3M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

129 grants

WILLIAM J BRENNAN JR CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC
$20.5M
3 grants
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
$14.5M
3 grants
COMMUNITY MUSIC WORKS PROJECT
$10.5M
1 grant
PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
$10M
1 grant
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER
$10M
3 grants
VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER
$10M
1 grant
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND
$10M
1 grant
BOSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
$6.4M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

129 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
17
grants
$250K–1M
59
grants
$1–5M
44
grants
$5M+
8
grants

Geographic Focus

14 states

Massachusetts
$66.3M
28% of total
New York
$62.3M
26% of total
District of Columbia
$61.2M
26% of total
California
$10.9M
5% of total
Rhode Island
$10.5M
4% of total
Connecticut
$8.0M
3% of total
Georgia
$6.5M
3% of total
Illinois
$4M
2% of total
Maryland
$3.5M
1% of total
Florida
$2M
1% of total

+4 more states

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