Private foundation · EIN 04-3528004 · Boston, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Popplestone Foundation's grants went
It reported $145M in grants paid across 53 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 76.4% of those dollars to 36 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $111M 36 lines
- No confident match $24.7M 13
- Individuals, not shown $4.6M 3
- Not itemized $5M 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 48 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA · EIN 23-7225104 | $12,500,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - ENDOW NEC PREP SCHOLARSHIPS ($12,000,000), EARLY CHILHOOD EDUCATION PILOT ($500,000) | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Musicworks Providence, RI · EIN 05-0507426 | $10,510,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - RENOVATIONSS, NEW CONSTRUCTION, PROGRAM EXPANSIONS, & ENDOWMENT 0101/2024-06/30/2027 ($8,000,000), MULTI-YEAR FOR MUSIC H… | Same address 0.83 |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund New York, NY · EIN 13-1655255 | $10,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 07/01/2023-06/30/2027 | Same address 1.00 |
| The Voter Participation Center Washington, DC · EIN 55-0889748 | $10,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-09/30/2025 | Same address 1.00 |
| William J Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY · EIN 13-3839293 | $10,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - ADVANCE PROJECTS FOCUSING ON STATE & FEDERAL COURTS AND CONSTITUTIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Boston, MA · EIN 04-2790069 | $6,400,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FOR SUPPORT OF NEW YOUTH MUSIC CENTER | Same address 1.00 |
| Project Step Boston, MA · EIN 22-2505816 | $5,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT | Same street 1.00 |
| Room to Grow National Bronx, NY · EIN 13-4012096 | $5,000,000 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 01/01/2024-12/31/2027 | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Center for Election Innovation & Research (Ceir) Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $5,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2027 | Unmatched Help match |
| Uniting Voices Chicago, IL · EIN 51-0140419 | $4,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - SUPPORT EXPANSION & ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUDING ENDOWMENT 07/01/2023-06/30/2027 | Same address 1.00 |
| Icivics Cambridge, MA · EIN 38-3796793 | $3,625,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, SUPPORT MEDIA & INFORMATION LITERACY EDUCATION PLUS OVERALL GROWTH CAMPAIGN | Same address 1.00 |
| Atlanta Music Project Atlanta, GA · EIN 80-0557088 | $3,500,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - CAPITAL & ENDOWMENT 08/01/2023-07/31/2025 | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Campaign Legal Center Washington, DC · EIN 04-3608387 | $3,250,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - COMBATING ELECTION SABOTAGE | Same address 1.00 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State Washington, DC · EIN 53-0184647 | $3,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Education Through Music New York, NY · EIN 13-3613210 | $3,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - PROGRAM EXPANSION THROUGH TEACHER CERTIFICATION 09/01/2023-06/30/2028 | Same address 1.00 |
| Black Voters Matter Atlanta, GA · no confident EIN match | $3,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - BVM CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE | Unmatched Help match |
| Literacy Inc (Linc) New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $3,000,000 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 07/01/2023-06/30/2027 | Unmatched Help match |
| The Boston Foundation for Chorus America Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $2,500,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Brooklyn Youth Orchestra Brooklyn, NY · no confident EIN match | $2,250,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - FINANCIAL AID, PROGRAM EXPANSION, AND CAPITAL 11/01/2023-06/30/2026 | Unmatched Help match |
| Community Music Center of Boston Boston, MA · EIN 04-2437973 | $2,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT | Same address 1.00 |
| Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Orlando, FL · EIN 30-0714793 | $2,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - DEFEND, PROTECT & PRODUCE REGISTERED VOTERS IN FLORIDA 06/01/2023-05/31/2026 | Same city 1.00 |
| Neighborhood Music School New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0662152 | $2,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - SUPPORT DELTA PROGRAM OFFERING FREE INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC LESSONS 07/01/2023-06/30/2028 | Same address 1.00 |
| The Urban Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-0880375 | $2,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - TAX POLICY CENTER 09/01/2023-02/28/2026 | Same address 1.00 |
| Baltimore Symphony - Orchkids Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match | $2,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - ENDOWMENT FUND 07/01/2023-06/30/2028 | Unmatched Help match |
| The Boston Foundation for Zumix Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $2,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 51-0198509 | $1,500,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - MOVEMENT VOTER FUND: EXPANDING DEMOCRACY THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Boston Foundation for Emmanuel Music Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,500,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,300,000 | OTHER PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS - REHABILITATION OF LOWELL MEMORIAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE | Unmatched Help match |
| Fairvote Silver Spring, MD · EIN 54-1635649 | $1,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2025 | Same address 1.00 |
| Movement Advancement Project Boulder, CO · EIN 47-3968535 | $1,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS: RESEARCH, DATA & MESSAGING TOOLS FOR LGBTQ ADVOCACY & CIVIL RIGHTS | Same city 1.00 |
| Proteus Fund Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004 | $1,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - PIPER FUND FOR JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE & MONEY IN POLITICS WORK 08/01/2023-08/03/2024 | Exact name 1.00 |
| Verified Voting Foundation Philadelphia, PA · EIN 20-0765743 | $1,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-09/30/2025 | Same address 1.00 |
| Voteriders Washington, DC · EIN 45-5081831 | $1,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT VOTER ID EDUCATION & ASSISTANCE IN PRIORITIZED SOUTHERN STATES 10/01/2023-12/31/2024 | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Boston Foundation for Boston City Singers Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| American Journalism Project Washington, DC · EIN 83-1772542 | $825,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote Washington, DC · EIN 03-0575412 | $750,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - APIA VOTE GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same city 1.00 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL · EIN 63-0598743 | $750,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORTING VOTING RIGHTS & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same city 1.00 |
| Fair Elections Center Washington, DC · EIN 81-5447067 | $650,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Edvestors Boston, MA · EIN 76-0794873 | $550,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - SUPPORT MUSIC PROGRAM OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARTS EXPANSION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Center for Civic Design Cambridge, MD · EIN 46-3535619 | $500,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09-01-2023-08/31/2025 | Same address 1.00 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA · EIN 11-0303001 | $500,000 | OTHER PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Generation Citizen New York, NY · EIN 27-2039522 | $500,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - HANDS-ON CIVICS EDUCATION | Same city 1.00 |
| Opensecrets Washington, DC · EIN 52-1275227 | $500,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT FOR "UP FOR DEBATE: ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, & MONEY" | Same address 1.00 |
| Parentchild New York, NY · EIN 11-2495601 | $500,000 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - EXPANSION OF EXISTING SITES & NEW SITES | Same address 1.00 |
| Keys Music New Canaan, CT · no confident EIN match | $400,000 | MUSIC EDUCATION - PROGRAM EXPANSION, CAPITAL EXPENSES, CASH RESERVES | Unmatched Help match |
| Boston Debate League Roxbury Xing, MA · EIN 59-3789722 | $325,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT "ADVANCING ACHIEVEMENT & IMPACT" | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Boston, MA · EIN 04-2967537 | $325,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT "DELIVERING ON EQUITY COLLECTIVE" | Same city 1.00 |
| Cambridge Public Schools Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $296,337 | MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES - KODALY PROGRAM & MUSIC ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024 | Unmatched Help match |
1 more line ($500K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.