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Popplestone Foundation

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 043528004  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$27.6M

Total Giving

$192.6M

Grants on File

110

Average Grant

$1.8M

Giving Radius

Where Popplestone Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — $2.0M across 4 grants AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $10.9M across 5 grants CO — $1.0M across 1 grant CT — $7.7M across 4 grants DC — $37.6M across 25 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $2.0M across 1 grant GA — $6.5M across 2 grants HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $4.0M across 1 grant IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $67.1M across 47 grants MD — $3.5M across 3 grants 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 — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $38.8M across 15 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $1.0M across 1 grant RI — $10.5M across 1 grant 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 — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 74 recipients across 13 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($51.0M, 30 grants), WASHINGTON ($37.6M, 25 grants), NEW YORK ($35.2M, 11 grants), CAMBRIDGE ($14.5M, 11 grants), PROVIDENCE ($10.5M, 1 grant).

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
Women's Lunch Place $500K 2020
The Greater Boston Food Bank INC $1.0M 2020
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities $300K 2020
City of Cambridge Mayor's Disasterrelief Fund $200K 2020
Food Link INC $300K 2020
Southern Poverty Law Center INC $250K 2020
Emmanuel Music $250K 2020
Cambridge Public Schools $285K 2020
Parentchild INC $250K 2020
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State $200K 2020
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $3.9M 2020
Food for Free $550K 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $5.0M 2020
San Francisco Foundation $4.9M 2020
Chorus America $50K 2020
Women's Lunch Place $200K 2021
Southern Poverty Law Center INC $300K 2021
The Greater Boston Food Bank INC $750K 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $3.0M 2021
Food Link INC $50K 2021
National Parks Foundation $300K 2021
Cambridge Public Schools $293K 2021
Boston City Singers INC $70K 2021
Food for Free $300K 2021
Parentchild INC $500K 2021

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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 $78.2M $5.9M $194.6M $145.8M
2022 $29.3M $1.4M $32.7M $23.7M
2021 $20.3M $1.7M $607K $5.9M
2020 $25.6M $1.7M $3.8M $18.1M
2019 $39.7M $2.8M $1.3M $1.4M
2015 $36.0M $2.8M $5.4M $10.5M
2014 $41.1M $2.8M $2.1M $3.2M
2013 $42.2M $2.7M $7.5M $6.4M
2012 $41.1M $2.5M $1.8M $2.6M
2011 $41.9M $2.5M $226K $2.5M

Section VII

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