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Filing year 2024

THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU FAMILY FOUNDATION

Cambridge, Massachusetts·EIN 04-2651199·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$12.1M
Total assets
$129.3M
Total expenses
$11.8M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU FAMILY 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

$10.1M

Itemized grants

119

Median grant

$20k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTENDOWMENT AND OPERATING SUPPORT$2.5M
ECOAMERICAWASHINGTON, DCPROGRAM SUPPORT$1.1M
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTEBROOKLINE, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$1M
WBURBOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$600k
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITALBOSTON, MAPROGRAM AND OPERATING SUPPORT$510k
HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MASHORENSTEIN CTR ON MEDIA, POLITICS & PUBLIC POLICY$500k
GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYPROGRAM AND OPERATING SUPPORT$350k
WELLESLEY COLLEGEWELLESLEY, MAPROGRAM AND OPERATING SUPPORT$260k
HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MAGRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN$250k
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESCAMBRIDGE, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$200k
BROAD INSTITUTECAMBRIDGE, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$200k
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIESBOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$150k
ADOLESCENT CONSULTATION SERVICESCAMBRIDGE, MAENDOWMENT - PROGRAM AND OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
BARD COLLEGE - FISHER CENTERANNANDALEONTHEHUDSO, NYFISHER CENTER$100k
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUMBOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$100k
SUMMER SEARCH BOSTONJAMAICA PLAIN, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$100k
BOSTON BAROQUEBOSTON, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$75k
ARNOLD ARBORETUM (HARVARD)BOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$50k
BOSTON AREA GLEANERSACTON, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$50k
CRADLES TO CRAYONSNEWTON, MAPROGRAM AND OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVESBROOKLINE, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$50k
FAMILYAID BOSTONBOSTON, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$50k
FOOD FOR FREESOMERVILLE, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$50k
LOVIN' SPOONFULLSNEWTON, MAOPERATING SUPPORT$50k
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETYBOSTON, MAPROGRAM AND OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$6.9M
$10.5M
2023
$12.1M
$11.8M
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

THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU FAMILY 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 THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE WILLIAM & LIA G POORVU FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $12.1M in total revenue and $11.8M 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.