Bierly Boasberg Foundation
West Newton, MA · EIN 04-6903459. Reported 242 grants totalling $1,678,445 to 97 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bierly Boasberg Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $9,896; the smallest was $30 and the largest $198,863. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $213,863 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buckingham Browne & Nichols Upper School | Cambridge, MA | $150,893 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| White Heron Theatre Company | Nantucket, MA | $137,716 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $119,571 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $105,694 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Atlanta, GA | $105,625 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $52,774 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bain Capital Children's Charity | Boston, MA | $45,211 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Boston | Boston, MA | $40,434 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Holiday Trails | Charlottesville, VA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $39,984 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $39,891 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $30,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Endeavor Global | New York, NY | $29,896 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John D Solomon Fellowship | Brooklyn, NY | $20,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Brighton, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The New Teacher Project | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $17,584 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ASPCA | Waltham, MA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theatre Workshop of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $15,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $15,243 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Nantucket, MA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals | Nantucket, MA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jimmy Fund Walk for Cancer | Boston, MA | $10,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Newton-Wellesley Charity Fund | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Un Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia Fund for the Arts | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation | Saline, MI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centre County Sports Hall of Fame | Lemont, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michael Mosier Defeat Dipg Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Dreamland Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $4,155 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Judes Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $4,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beyond Batten Disease Foundation | Austin, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cultural Landscape Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mclean Hospital | Belmont, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Comfort Zone Camp | Richmond, VA | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Humane Society | Washington, DC | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thrive Funds | Newton, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Bread - Walk for Hunger | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford Gsb | Stanford, CA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Summits Education | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yale Alumni Fund | New Haven, CT | $2,425 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Humane Society | Washington, District of Colum | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Courageous Parents Network | Newton, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Access of Newton | Newton, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horizons Greater Boston | Dedham, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sconset Trust | Siasconset, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Historical Association | Nantucket, MA | $1,845 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fairwinds | Nantucket, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| On the Isle | Nantucket, MA | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inky Santa's Toy Drive | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polish Center for International Aid | Warsaw | $985 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ellis Early Learning | Boston, MA | $936 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| God's Word for Africa | Chicago, IL | $832 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Kelly S Brush Foundation | Burlington, VT | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants | Cambridge, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Antheneum | Nantucket, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nathional Cathedral School | Washington, DC | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carroll Center for the Blind | Newton, MA | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beacon Academy | Evanston, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Broadway | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tenacity | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Brain Tumor Society | Newton, MA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket (mman) | Nantucket, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Atheneum | Nantucket, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashoba Learning Group | Bedford, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Cathedral School | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket City Lights | Newton, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridgespan Group - Day of Service | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Columbia, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf | Wellesley, MA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dreamfar High School Marathon | Newton, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Methuen Baseball | Methuen, MA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Police Charitable Association | Nantucket, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wikipedia Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | $130 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Squashbusters | Roxbury Crossing, MA | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Repertory Theatre | Cambridge, MA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
63 of 97 (65%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 83%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 130 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $381,645 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 61 | $387,380 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 60 | $361,744 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 70 | $547,676 | $1,850 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 50% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bierly Boasberg Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 650202, West Newton, MA, 02465. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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