Grant funders

Perkin Fund

Private foundation

United States
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Given in 2024 $1.5m
Typical grant $25k Middle half $19k to $50k
New grantees in 2024 47% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

47% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

New York 39 grants · typical $25k
Massachusetts 27 grants · typical $35k
Connecticut 13 grants · typical $25k
North Carolina 4 grants · typical $25k
Vermont 3 grants · typical $40k
Washington 3 grants · typical $75k
Louisiana 3 grants · typical $100k
Rhode Island 2 grants · typical $48k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Children's Hospital New Orleans Grant to Children's Hospital New Orleans $100k 31 Dec 2024
The Trustees of Reservation Grant to The Trustees of Reservation $10k 31 Dec 2024
Pingree School Grant to Pingree School $110k 31 Dec 2024
Boston Children's Museum Grant to Boston Children's Museum $60k 31 Dec 2024
George Pocock Rowing Foundation Grant to George Pocock Rowing Foundation $75k 31 Dec 2024
Columbia Business School Grant to Columbia Business School $25k 31 Dec 2024
University of Vermont Foundation Grant to University of Vermont Foundation $40k 31 Dec 2024
St John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church Grant to St John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church $10k 31 Dec 2024
Nuvance Health Foundation Grant to Nuvance Health Foundation $25k 31 Dec 2024
Peter Westbrook Foundation Grant to Peter Westbrook Foundation $35k 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
1. Description of program activities for the grant. 2. Dollar amount of grant request 3. Evidence of the organization's tax exempt status
Deadlines
March 15 and September 15 of each calender year
Restrictions
1. Grants are primarily made only to organizations in the USA. 2. No scholarships are awarded. 3. No grants are made to individuals. 4. Distributes its funds annually; only in support of duly incorporated and tax-exempt agencies and institutions. 5. Grants are primarily awarded to organizations concerned with medical research, astronomy, and optics. However, grants to other types of organizations are considered.
Contact
Mrs Winifred P Gray
Address
176 Bay Road, S Hamilton, Ma, 019820220
Phone
9784682266

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)