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Filing year 2024

PDB FOUNDATION

Cambridge, Massachusetts·EIN 82-3779206·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$8.7M
Total assets
$80.1M
Total expenses
$4.6M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. PDB FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4.4M

Itemized grants

29

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MASS LIBERATIONTORRANCE, CAEDUCATION$830k
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDESCOTLAND, UKEDUCATION$456k
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYOKLAHOMA CITY, OKRESEARCH$450k
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYBOSTON, MAEDUCATION$355k
THE TRUSSELL TRUSTWILTSHIRE, UKFOOD INSECURITIES$254k
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLICANCE FOUNDATIONMALDEN, MAHEALTH CARE$250k
FAMILY NURTURING CENTER OF MASSACHUSETTSDORCHESTER, MAFAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS$250k
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION OF NEW ENGLANDBOSTON, MAEDUCATION AND REFUGEES SUPPORT$250k
WEST END HOUSEALLSTON, MAEDUCATION$250k
PROCTOR ACADEMYANDOVER, NHEDUCATION$210k
YEAR UPBOSTON, MAEDUCATION$200k
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUNDBOSTON, MAEDUCATION$159k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUS OF NEW HAMPSHIRECONCORD, NHSUPPORT FOR CHILDREN$100k
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANKBOSTON, MAFOOD INSECURITIES$100k
FLARE EDUCATIONCAMBRIDGE, MAEDUCATON$50k
PROJECT INSULIN INCPROVIDENCE, RIHEALTH CARE$50k
TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTHDECATUR, GAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCOTLAND FOUNDATION USAWILMINGTON, DEEDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT$50k
RAW ART WORKSLYNN, MAYOUTH ARTS SUPPORT$20k
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE CAREERS PROGRAMBRAINTREE, MAEDUCATION$10k
CARROLL SCHOOLLINCOLN, MAEDUCATION$10k
COMMUNITY SERVINGSJAMAICA PLAIN, MAFOOD INSECURITIES$10k
LIFE SCIENCE CARESCAMBRIDGE, MAFOOD INSECURITIES$10k
NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOD BANKMANCHESTER, NHFOOD INSECURITIES$10k
THE SECOND STEPNEWTONVILLE, MADOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT$10k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

PDB FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.8M
$5.2M
2023
$8.7M
$4.6M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Massachusetts

PDB FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Massachusetts earns a median of $17,596.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,596
75th percentile
$66k
90th percentile
$171k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Massachusetts
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What are PDB FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, PDB FOUNDATION reported $8.7M in total revenue and $4.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.