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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046864032Est. 1998-08

THE PERLS FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02110

Total Assets

$26.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$78K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$407K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$401K

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Undistributed Income

$1.1M

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $7K to maximum $407K, 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 2019 to 2024. Peak $1.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

90 grants

KNOWLEDGE ECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
$2.8M
6 grants
PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION
$1.9M
7 grants
STICHTING HEALTH ACTION
$601K
6 grants
UNIVERSITIES ALLIED FOR ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
$340K
6 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$161K
5 grants
FOOD FOR FREE INC
$125K
5 grants
FUNDACION SALUD POR DERECHO GS FBO ACCESS TO MEDICINES
$70K
2 grants
UAEM EUROPE EV FBO FUNDING ACCESS TO MEDICINES PROJECTS
$55K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants

<$10K
50
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
10
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

District of Columbia
$5.1M
93% of total
Massachusetts
$359K
7% of total
New York
$12K
0% of total

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