Private foundation
BOSTON, MAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,025,942 | $1,741,641 | $1,533,250 | $32,406,464 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $36,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Putnam Iii | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Barbara P Lyman | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Susan W Peck | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $32,406,464 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,470,779 | $1,673,327 | $1,434,150 | $29,576,368 | $29,576,368 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $2,610,321 | $1,774,712 | $1,472,625 | $26,288,985 | $26,288,985 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $10,369,259 | $1,599,806 | $1,211,545 | $32,879,571 | $32,879,571 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $4,950,706 | $1,563,199 | $1,178,645 | $23,769,898 | $23,769,898 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | −$176,347 | $1,651,780 | $1,218,750 | $22,625,406 | $22,625,406 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,160,543 | $1,221,081 | $1,128,071 | $23,313,358 | $23,313,358 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,172,187 | $1,116,751 | $1,071,421 | $23,899,781 | $23,899,781 |
| EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| $35,000 |
| 2021 |
| LOWELL OBSERVATORYFLAGSTAFF, AZ | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2022 |
| MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUSTTOPSHAM, ME | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2022 |
| HARVARD COLLEGEBOSTON, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2021 |
| MORRIS ABORETUMPHILADELPHIA, PA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2020 |
| QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATIONIPSWICH, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF LOBKOWICZ COLLECTIONSDEDHAM, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2024 |
| ISLAND READERS & WRITERSMOUNT DESERT, ME | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2023 |
| MORRIS ABORETUMPHILADELPHIA, PA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $35,000 | 2019 |
| LASELL COLLEGEMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEWTON, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2020 |
| MORRIS ABORETUMPHILADELPHIA, PA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2021 |
| BATES COLLEGELEWISTON, ME | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2021 |
| WOODLAWN MUSEUMELLSWORTH, ME | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2017 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTONBOSTON, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2020 |
| PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUMPEORIA, IL | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2024 |
| HARVARD COLLEGE FUNDMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BOSTON, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONSBEVERLY, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2020 |
| ST GEORGE'S SCHOOLMatched to this organization because 13 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEWPORT, RI | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2021 |
| WOODLAWN MUSEUMELLSWORTH, ME | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2018 |
| MSCPA-ANGELL MEMORIAL HOSPITALBOSTON, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2020 |
| QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATIONIPSWICH, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2022 |
| PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUMSALEM, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTONBOSTON, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2019 |
| QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATIONIPSWICH, MA | EXEMPT PURPOSE | $30,000 | 2023 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202423189349100707
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303069349101000
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202243159349101749
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202102799349100425
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202002769349100800
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201932839349100308
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201812789349100206
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