Private foundation (trust)EIN 454072533Est. 2014-06

THE BIGBIRD FUND

BOSTON, MA 02199

Total Assets

$357K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$767K

FY 2023

Grants Made

19

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$625K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Human Services

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$142K

Total Expenses

$785K

Qualifying Distributions

$767K

Distributable Amount

$43K

Min. Investment Return

$44K

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

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $625K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

60 grants

HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY INC
$1.9M
3 grants
THE FOOD PROJECT
$104K
1 grant
THE BASE
$100K
2 grants
PHOENIX CHARTER ACADEMY
$65K
2 grants
SITE SANTA FE
$50K
1 grant
AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST
$25K
3 grants
NORTH HILL NEEDHAM
$25K
1 grant
FOODCORPS
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants

<$10K
47
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Massachusetts
$2.3M
94% of total
New Mexico
$50K
2% of total
Rhode Island
$47K
2% of total
Oregon
$25K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
0% of total
Georgia
$5K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
0% of total
Maine
$3K
0% of total
New York
$2K
0% of total
Texas
$1K
0% of total

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