Private foundation (trust)EIN 311689508Est. 2000-02

THE VERANO FUND

BOSTON, MA 021101911

Total Assets

$2.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$140K

FY 2023

Grants Made

27

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$35K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$53K

Total Expenses

$177K

Qualifying Distributions

$142K

Distributable Amount

$134K

Min. Investment Return

$135K

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

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $4K to maximum $35K, 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 $141K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

87 grants

WATER FOR THE SOUTH SUDAN
$100K
3 grants
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE
$38K
3 grants
IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
$22K
3 grants
WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
$20K
2 grants
WELLESLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$18K
3 grants
CRISP
$18K
3 grants
TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS
$17K
3 grants
ST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$17K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants

<$10K
81
grants
$10–50K
6
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Massachusetts
$164K
40% of total
New York
$104K
25% of total
Iowa
$64K
15% of total
Florida
$17K
4% of total
Tennessee
$17K
4% of total
Connecticut
$15K
4% of total
Texas
$12K
3% of total
Minnesota
$10K
2% of total
Maryland
$8K
2% of total
California
$4K
1% of total

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