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Private foundation (trust)EIN 042651199Est. 1978-11

THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02238

Total Assets

$137.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$10.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

119

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$85K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$2.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$12.1M

Total Expenses

$11.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$10.1M

Distributable Amount

$6.6M

Min. Investment Return

$6.6M

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

119 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $20K to maximum $2.5M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $10.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

431 grants

YALE UNIVERSITY
$10.0M
4 grants
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$3.5M
4 grants
ECOAMERICA
$2.5M
4 grants
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$2.0M
4 grants
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$1.8M
7 grants
WBUR
$1.1M
4 grants
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
$1.0M
4 grants
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION
$775K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

431 grants

<$10K
183
grants
$10–50K
171
grants
$50–250K
49
grants
$250K–1M
23
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Massachusetts
$20.7M
57% of total
Connecticut
$10.1M
28% of total
District of Columbia
$3.7M
10% of total
New York
$1.2M
3% of total
Virginia
$160K
0% of total
California
$105K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$55K
0% of total
Vermont
$40K
0% of total
New Jersey
$30K
0% of total
Maryland
$25K
0% of total

+1 more states

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