The Furtherance Fund Inc

EIN 136195082 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10165 |(212) 557-7700

Total Given 2017–2024
$14.8M
86 grants · $1.8M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$28K
typical mid grants · $15K–$50K
grant size
73%
deep partner · 19/26 multi-year
repeat
$6.8M
Assets (2024)
26
Distinct Recipients

About

ON FEBRUARY 10, 2023, THE FOUNDATION MADE A DISTRIBUTION OF $11,466,696.50 CONSISTING OF THE ASSETS LISTED ON THE ATTACHED "SCHEDULE D" OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNT AND REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 63% OF THE FOUNDATION'S TOTAL ASSETS, TO THE BOSTON FOUNDATION, A PUBLIC CHARITY, TO BE HELD IN DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE IN EXISTENCE AND HAS NO PLANS TO TERMINATE OR DISSOLVE.

Focus Areas

Education Health Environment Religion

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (212) 557-7700
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $543K $12.0M $569K 16
2018 $560K $12.6M $775K 15
2019 $600K $12.9M $1.1M 15
2020 N/A $10.6M $845K N/A
2021 $620K $15.8M $1.1M 16
2022 $625K $18.0M $723K 16
2023 $11.5M $6.4M $799K 1
2024 $370K $6.8M $378K 7

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 86 grants on record

Minimum
$4K
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$28K
Average
$172K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$11.5M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (86 total)

Purpose
The Boston Foundation Inc Boston, MA $11,466,697 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Pomfret School Pomfret, CT $180,000 EDUCATIONAL 2022
Pomfret School Pomfret, CT $150,000 EDUCATIONAL 2021
Pomfret School Pomfret, CT $150,000 EDUCATIONAL 2024
Pomfret School Pomfret, CT $150,000 EDUCATIONAL 2019
The Park School Brookline, MA $130,000 EDUCATIONAL 2017
Codman Academy Foundation Dorchester, MA $115,000 EDUCATIONAL 2019
Princeton University Princeton, NJ $105,000 EDUCATIONAL 2018
The Park School Brookline, MA $85,000 EDUCATIONAL 2018
Princeton University Princeton, NJ $80,000 EDUCATIONAL 2024
Concord Academy Concord, MA $75,000 EDUCATIONAL 2021
Concord Academy Concord, MA $75,000 EDUCATIONAL 2022
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA $75,000 RELIGIOUS 2017
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA $75,000 RELIGIOUS 2018
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA $70,000 RELIGIOUS 2022
Pomfret School Pomfret, CT $65,000 EDUCATIONAL 2017
The Macdowell Colony New York, NY $63,000 EDUCATIONAL 2017
Codman Academy Foundation Dorchester, MA $60,000 EDUCATIONAL 2018
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA $60,000 RELIGIOUS 2019
Princeton University Princeton, NJ $55,000 EDUCATIONAL 2019
Alliance for Climate Education Boulder, CO $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA $50,000 RELIGIOUS 2021
The Nature Conservancy-Adirondack Chapter Arlington, VA $50,000 ADIRONDACK NATURE CONSERVANCY 2021
Alliance for Climate Education Boulder, CO $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center Ludlow, PA $50,000 RELIGIOUS 2024

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