Organization · EIN 04-3150560 · Boston, MA · Education

Who funds Boston Public Library Fund?

33 private foundations reported paying Boston Public Library Fund $1.37M on returns for tax year 2023.

33 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 33

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
$202,200
2 grant lines
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Wlg Charitable Foundation 2556-11-15
Philadelphia, PA · Preselected only
$200,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Filed as “THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 04/2024
Pdb Foundation
Cambridge, MA · Preselected only
$194,219 EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$171,570 General Support Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 07/2024
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)
Woburn, MA
$100,000 Education Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Boston, MA
$75,000
2 grant lines
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY SOCIAL SERVICES - PEER NAVIGATOR +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Eric and Jane Nord Foundation 4269-00-43
Philadelphia, PA · Preselected only
$75,000 AUTHOR EVENTS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Highland Street Connection
Newton, MA · Preselected only
$60,000 FOR COMMUNITY. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill
Pittsburgh, PA
$50,000 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Lowell Institute
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$50,000 General Purpose Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 07/2024
Cnr Foundation
Salem, NH · Preselected only
$43,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ud Hpb Foundation
Dallas, TX · Preselected only
$40,000 WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Richard K Lubin Family Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$25,000 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The 1434 Foundation
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$25,000 CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
National Grid Foundation
Hicksville, NY
$20,000 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Charlesview Foundation
Beverly, MA · Preselected only
$10,000 CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Swanson Foundation
Albany, NY · Preselected only
$10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Edgerley Family Foundation
Overland Park, KS · Preselected only
$5,000 SUPPORT-GENERAL FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Fan Family Foundation
Brookline, MA · Preselected only
$5,000 UNRESTRICTED Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Eastern Bank Foundation
Lynn, MA
$2,500 EXEMPT PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Boston Public Library Fund

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Boston Public Library Fund, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $38.7K to them
  2. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $513K to them
  3. Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $51.4K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Amica Companies Foundation Lincoln, RI
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $165K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. Barr Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $3.86M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $45.5K to them
  7. American Tower Charitable Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $17K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. American Express Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $38.6K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA
    18 shared funders · 281 funders in all
  2. Northeastern University Boston, MA
    12 shared funders · 215 funders in all
  3. Year Up Boston, MA
    10 shared funders · 124 funders in all
  4. Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA
    13 shared funders · 358 funders in all
  5. Rosie's Place Boston, MA
    14 shared funders · 215 funders in all
  6. Pine Street Inn Boston, MA
    15 shared funders · 207 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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