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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043348263Est. 1997-05

THE BEHRAKIS FOUNDATION

LEXINGTON, MA 02421

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$142K

FY 2023

Grants Made

31

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

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Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$278K

Total Expenses

$256K

Qualifying Distributions

$142K

Distributable Amount

$165K

Min. Investment Return

$168K

Undistributed Income

$74K

Payout rate 86%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.86%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

31 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $5K to maximum $15K, 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 2023. Peak $142K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

108 grants

UMASS LOWELL
$33K
2 grants
METROPOLIS OF BOSTON
$30K
4 grants
IOCC
$25K
4 grants
BRIGHAM & WOMENS
$25K
1 grant
TUFTS UNIVERSITY FLETCHER SCHOOL
$25K
1 grant
WHISTLER
$20K
3 grants
UMASS LOWELL GREEK ARCHIVES
$17K
2 grants
NATIONAL HELLENIC SOCIETY 23 YR (50000)
$15K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
99
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Massachusetts
$390K
76% of total
Maryland
$38K
7% of total
Virginia
$28K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$15K
3% of total
New Jersey
$15K
3% of total
California
$10K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$6K
1% of total
South Dakota
$5K
1% of total
New York
$5K
1% of total
Florida
$1K
0% of total

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