The James L Bildner Charitable Trust
EIN 477332454Total Given 2017–2024
$468K
74 grants · $59K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $1K–$6K
grant size
16%
balanced · 9/58 multi-year
repeat
$3.1M
Assets (2024)
58
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(617) 807-5000
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $163K | $963K | $3K | 23 |
| 2018 | $131K | $1.3M | $159K | 20 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.4M | $21K | N/A |
| 2020 | $13K | $1.7M | $915K | 7 |
| 2021 | $75K | $2.3M | $582K | 9 |
| 2022 | $11K | $2.5M | $636K | 4 |
| 2023 | $41K | $2.8M | $372K | 5 |
| 2024 | $34K | $3.1M | $164K | 6 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 74 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$3K
Average
$6K
75th Pctl
$6K
Maximum
$56K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
JB
James L Bildner
Trustee
Grants Awarded (74 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $56,250 | Unrestricted Contribution | 2017 |
| Impact Partners Documentary Project | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2021 |
| New Profit Foundation | Boston, MA | $31,250 | Unrestricted Contribution | 2017 |
| Ideoorg | New York, NY | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $24,667 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2024 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $22,750 | Unrestricted Contribution | 2017 |
| Virgin Unite Usa | New York, NY | $12,500 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Service Year | Washington, DC | $12,500 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | $12,500 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Fractured Atlas | new York, NY | $12,500 | Unrestricted Contribution | 2017 |
| Empowerment Plan | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Building Excellent Schools | Boston, MA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Education Pioneers | Boston, MA | $8,333 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2021 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | Washignton, DC | $8,333 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2021 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $8,333 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $7,500 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Stamford University | Stanford, CA | $6,575 | Unrestricted Contribution | 2017 |
| Boys & Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | $6,250 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $6,250 | Unrestricted Contribution | 2017 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2022 |
| Catchlight Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Pathway Arts | Chilmark, MA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Public Citizen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Trees to Seas | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |