Private foundation (trust)EIN 263987455Est. 2009-06

TERN FOUNDATION

EASTHAM, MA 02642

Total Assets

$2.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$232K

FY 2024

Grants Made

37

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$300–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$86K

Total Expenses

$244K

Qualifying Distributions

$237K

Distributable Amount

$84K

Min. Investment Return

$85K

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

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $1K to maximum $50K, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $232K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

136 grants

MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY
$242K
10 grants
ASSOCIATION TO PRESERVE CAPE COD
$74K
6 grants
FINE ARTS WORK CENTER
$62K
3 grants
WELLFLEET PRESERVATION HALL
$56K
11 grants
WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
$50K
1 grant
COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE FOUNDATION
$48K
6 grants
PROVINCETOWN COMMONS
$39K
2 grants
WELLFLEET HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$38K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants

<$10K
109
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Massachusetts
$939K
100% of total
California
$3K
0% of total
Oregon
$1K
0% of total

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