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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363700897Est. 1990-08

THE PALMER FOUNDATION

OAKTON, VA 22124

Total Assets

$25.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$800K

FY 2024

Grants Made

28

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$29K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$92K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$984K

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

Undistributed Income

$413K

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $26K to maximum $92K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $906K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

182 grants

PENINSULA SCHOOL OF ART
$267K
6 grants
FOREST PLANET
$170K
4 grants
THE CROHN'S & COALITIS FOUNDATION
$167K
2 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL
$157K
4 grants
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$150K
3 grants
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
$146K
5 grants
PARTNER FOR SURGERY
$146K
4 grants
THE MIRACLE FOUNDATION
$137K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

182 grants

<$10K
61
grants
$10–50K
101
grants
$50–250K
20
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Wisconsin
$900K
18% of total
Virginia
$719K
14% of total
North Carolina
$552K
11% of total
Maryland
$509K
10% of total
District of Columbia
$457K
9% of total
Washington
$291K
6% of total
Illinois
$248K
5% of total
New York
$193K
4% of total
Florida
$185K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$179K
4% of total

+9 more states

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