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Private foundation (trust)EIN 800638652Est. 2010-09

THE MUGAR FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02116

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$9.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$848K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$57K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$499K

Total Expenses

$861K

Qualifying Distributions

$849K

Distributable Amount

$483K

Min. Investment Return

$490K

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

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $31K to maximum $250K, 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 2018 to 2024. Peak $903K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

69 grants

CLARK UNIVERSITY
$520K
3 grants
BELMONT HILL SCHOOL
$410K
7 grants
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$400K
4 grants
BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC
$311K
4 grants
BOSTON CHARITABLE TRUST
$250K
1 grant
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$163K
5 grants
WATERTOWN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$160K
4 grants
COMMUNITY BOATING INC
$140K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Massachusetts
$3.0M
94% of total
Illinois
$140K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$25K
1% of total
Maryland
$10K
0% of total
Ohio
$5K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$1K
0% of total
Maine
$1K
0% of total

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