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Private foundation (trust)EIN 042104293Est. 1938-12

WILLIAM TOWNSEND PORTER FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02109

Total Assets

$4.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$197K

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$33K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$9K–$142K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$170K

Total Expenses

$272K

Qualifying Distributions

$220K

Distributable Amount

$216K

Min. Investment Return

$217K

Undistributed Income

$170K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $9K through median $10K to maximum $142K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $197K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

17 grants

AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$297K
2 grants
THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$266K
3 grants
MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
$168K
4 grants
COLD SPRINGS HARBOR LAB
$39K
2 grants
COLD SPRINGS HARBOR LABORATORY
$27K
2 grants
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
$10K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10K
1 grant
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Maryland
$562K
67% of total
Massachusetts
$168K
20% of total
New York
$66K
8% of total
Tennessee
$10K
1% of total
Kentucky
$10K
1% of total
Indiana
$10K
1% of total
California
$9K
1% of total

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