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Private foundation (trust)EIN 521550204Est. 1988-08

THE CHARLESMEAD FOUNDATION

PROVIDENCE, RI 02903

Total Assets

$27.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

35

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.9M

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

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

35 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $300K, 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 $1.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

136 grants

CENTER STAGE
$756K
6 grants
REBUILD METRO
$675K
3 grants
JHU BERMAN INSTITUTE OF BIOETHICS
$330K
4 grants
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUND
$300K
3 grants
UMBC FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants
UNC ARTS & SCIENCES FDN
$150K
4 grants
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE
$150K
3 grants
JHU PRESIDENTS OFFICE
$150K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants

<$10K
76
grants
$10–50K
43
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Maryland
$2.7M
64% of total
Pennsylvania
$312K
7% of total
Florida
$300K
7% of total
New Hampshire
$300K
7% of total
North Carolina
$275K
7% of total
New Jersey
$100K
2% of total
Vermont
$76K
2% of total
Rhode Island
$74K
2% of total
Georgia
$22K
1% of total
New York
$15K
0% of total

+3 more states

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