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Private foundation (trust)EIN 316672883Est. 2001-10

Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation

Boston, MA 02196

Total Assets

$68.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$222K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$20K–$949K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.6M

Total Expenses

$3.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.0M

Distributable Amount

$3.2M

Min. Investment Return

$3.3M

Undistributed Income

$2.5M

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $20K through median $154K to maximum $949K, 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 $3.5M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

56 grants

Northeastern University
$3.0M
3 grants
New England Center & Home for Veterans
$800K
2 grants
Massachusetts General Hospital
$734K
1 grant
The Greater Boston Food Bank
$700K
2 grants
Caritas Communities
$635K
3 grants
Museum of Science
$500K
1 grant
Linn Health & Rehabilition
$404K
2 grants
Pine Street Inn
$375K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
17
grants
$50–250K
27
grants
$250K–1M
11
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Massachusetts
$10.3M
89% of total
Rhode Island
$762K
7% of total
Virginia
$271K
2% of total
Maryland
$100K
1% of total
New Hampshire
$50K
0% of total
New York
$50K
0% of total
Texas
$46K
0% of total

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