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High Meadows Foundation

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 208521462  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$888K

Total Giving

$47.6M

Grants on File

98

Average Grant

$486K

Giving Radius

Where High Meadows Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $20K across 1 grant CO — $575K across 4 grants CT — no grants on file DC — $1.3M across 5 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $300K across 3 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $10.2M across 29 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — $100K across 1 grant NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $16.9M across 26 grants NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $12.8M across 9 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — $100K across 1 grant PA — $1.0M across 4 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $1.2M across 3 grants VT — $2.9M across 10 grants WA — $200K across 2 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 38 recipients across 13 states. Top concentrations: PRINCETON ($16.9M, 26 grants), NEW YORK ($12.8M, 9 grants), BOSTON ($4.7M, 15 grants), CAMBRIDGE ($4.7M, 10 grants), MIDDLEBURY ($2.5M, 6 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Teach for America $200K 2020
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation $250K 2020
Grace Cottage Foundation $100K 2020
Retreat Farm Ltd $125K 2020
High Meadows Graduate School of Teaching and Learning $1.0M 2020
Trustees of Princeton University $800K 2020
Emerald Necklace Conservancy INC $25K 2020
Foundation for Teaching Economics $20K 2020
High Meadows Institute $750K 2020
Trustees of Princeton University $400K 2020
The Foundation for Student Communication INC $25K 2020
The Hill School $250K 2020
Trustees of Princeton University $30K 2020
Trustees of Princeton University $100K 2020
Ah Haa School for the Arts $50K 2020
Caf America $250K 2020
Environmental Defense Fund $3.0M 2020
Foodcorps INC $100K 2020
Grist Magazine INC $100K 2020
Harvard Business School $250K 2020
North Bennet Street School $300K 2020
Trustees of Princeton University $1.1M 2020
Telluride Foundation $175K 2020
The Food Project $275K 2020
Boston University $50K 2020

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • CARL FERENBACH TRUSTEE
  • JEFFREY BERENSON TRUSTEE
  • DANIEL P CARBONNEAU TRUSTEE
  • JANE BROCK-WILSON TRUSTEE
  • LYNNE BALL SECRETARY / TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH BANKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • CARL FERENBACH TRUSTEE
  • JEFFREY BERENSON TRUSTEE
  • DANIEL P CARBONNEAU TRUSTEE
  • JANE BROCK-WILSON TRUSTEE
  • LYNNE BALL SECRETARY / TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH BANKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • CARL FERENBACH TRUSTEE
  • JEFFREY BERENSON TRUSTEE
  • DANIEL P CARBONNEAU TRUSTEE
  • JANE BROCK-WILSON TRUSTEE
  • LYNNE BALL SECRETARY / TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH BANKOWSKI TRUSTEE
  • CARL FERENBACH TRUSTEE
  • JEFFREY BERENSON TRUSTEE
  • DANIEL P CARBONNEAU TRUSTEE
  • JANE BROCK-WILSON TRUSTEE
  • LYNNE BALL SECRETARY / TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH BANKOWSKI TRUSTEE

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $2.5M $149K $12.0M $8.5M
2022 $2.3M $215K $5.7M $10.5M
2021 $7.5M $543K $11.0M $19.2M
2020 $15.6M $940K $8.3M $10.2M
2019 $21.0M $574K $28.9M $7.8M
2015 $7.4M $469K $10.8M $10.5M
2014 $8.2M $442K $17.4M $10.0M
2013 $6.9M $377K $8.5M $8.8M
2012 $7.1M $25K $15.5M $8.0M
2011 $435 — $6.7M $6.7M

Section VII

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