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Private foundation (trust)EIN 817001052Est. 2018-08

The Once Here Foundation

Cambridge, MA 02138

Total Assets

$46.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

15

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$175K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$75K–$900K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3.4M

Total Expenses

$2.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.6M

Distributable Amount

$2.1M

Min. Investment Return

$2.1M

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 $75K through median $100K to maximum $900K, 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 2023. Peak $2.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

81 grants

FIDELITY CHARITABLE
$1.1M
2 grants
Harvard Divinity School
$1.1M
5 grants
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$1M
4 grants
Shooting Touch
$485K
5 grants
Camp Jabberwocky
$475K
5 grants
United South End Settlements
$400K
4 grants
Calling All Crows
$350K
5 grants
FRIENDS OF MATENWA
$350K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
17
grants
$50–250K
54
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Massachusetts
$7.1M
82% of total
Ohio
$1.1M
13% of total
Colorado
$200K
2% of total
New York
$139K
2% of total
Connecticut
$50K
1% of total
Illinois
$40K
0% of total
Virginia
$12K
0% of total
Texas
$19
0% of total

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