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Private foundation (trust)EIN 208117214Est. 2008-07

THE VELA FOUNDATION

OSTERVILLE, MA 02655

Total Assets

$11.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$356K

FY 2023

Grants Made

29

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.2M

Total Expenses

$583K

Qualifying Distributions

$368K

Distributable Amount

$495K

Min. Investment Return

$525K

Undistributed Income

$469K

Payout rate 74%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.74%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $40K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $525K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

78 grants

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
$390K
3 grants
HARVARD CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
$85K
2 grants
ADOPT-A-FAMILY
$75K
3 grants
ALBERTUS MAGNUS HIGH SCHOOL
$65K
3 grants
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BOSTON
$60K
2 grants
FAMILY PANTRY OF CAPE COD
$55K
3 grants
FRANCISCAN CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$50K
2 grants
WIDE HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN
$35K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

78 grants

<$10K
51
grants
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Massachusetts
$1.1M
85% of total
Florida
$85K
6% of total
New York
$65K
5% of total
New Hampshire
$35K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
1% of total

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