TF Foundation Inc

EIN 853945419 Private Foundation

Boston, MA 02116 |(617) 933-3620

Total Given 2021–2024
$47.9M
45 grants · $12.0M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$425K
typical big bets · $250K–$540K
grant size
62%
deep partner · 13/21 multi-year
repeat
$318.0M
Assets (2024)
21
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (617) 933-3620
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 N/A $125.0M $125.0M N/A
2021 $1.6M $133.2M $1.2M 4
2022 $5.0M $108.1M $2.2M 11
2023 $5.6M $121.4M $5.4M 13
2024 $35.7M $318.0M $220.8M 17

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 45 grants on record

Minimum
$200K
25th Pctl
$250K
Median
$425K
Average
$1.1M
75th Pctl
$540K
Maximum
$25.0M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (45 total)

Purpose
Jerome Avenue Fund Co the Boston Foundation East Haven, CT $25,047,906 GENERAL PURPOSE - 90,885 SH VTI BOOK VALUE $19,385,886MEAN FMV USED FOR DEDUCTION 2024
Dana-Farber Inc Boston, MA $4,060,000 DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES 2024
Upstream USA Boston, MA $1,000,000 SUPPORT UPSTREAM USA'S MISSION TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY BY REDUCING UNPLANNED PREGNANCY 2022
Upstream USA Boston, MA $1,000,000 SUPPORT UPSTREAM USA'S MISSION TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY BY REDUCING UNPLANNED PREGNANCY 2023
Upstream USA Boston, MA $1,000,000 SUPPORT UPSTREAM USA'S MISSION TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY BY REDUCING UNPLANNED PREGNANCY 2024
Social Finance Boston, MA $1,000,000 SUPPORT TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED TO GAIN ACCESS TO HIGH-DEMAND JOBS THAT PAY FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGES 2024
Jerome Avenue Fund Co the Boston Foundation East Haven, CT $700,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $675,000 ESTABLISH THE NEIL AND DIANE MELLEN CRITICAL CARE FUND 2022
Year Up Inc Boston, MA $540,000 DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS AND NEW PILOTS AND INITIATIVES 2022
Year Up Inc Boston, MA $540,000 DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS AND NEW PILOTS AND INITIATIVES 2021
Year Up Inc Boston, MA $540,000 DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS AND NEW PILOTS AND INITIATIVES 2023
Year Up Inc Boston, MA $540,000 DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS AND NEW PILOTS AND INITIATIVES 2024
Focusing Philanthropy Santa Monica, CA $537,000 JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE / FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN 2024
Dana-Farber Inc Boston, MA $530,000 DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES 2022
Dana-Farber Inc Boston, MA $530,000 DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES 2021
Dana-Farber Inc Boston, MA $530,000 DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES 2023
Focusing Philanthropy Santa Monica, CA $500,000 JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE / FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN 2022
Jewish Vocational Service Boston, MA $500,000 SUPPORT THE WORK OF JVS IN ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ARLAB HEALTHCARE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER INSTITUTE 2022
Focusing Philanthropy Santa Monica, CA $500,000 JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE / FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN 2023
Youth Villages Woburn, MA $500,000 PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH LIFESET SERVICES 2023
Youth Villages Woburn, MA $500,000 PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH LIFESET SERVICES 2024
Milford Public Schools Milford, MA $445,500 SUPPORT EVIDENCE BASED 1:1 VIRTUAL TUTORING THROUGH IGNITE READING TO SUPPORT 1ST AND 2ND GRADE STUDENTS IN HIGH POVERTY 2024
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $425,000 ESTABLISH THE NEIL AND DIANE MELLEN CRITICAL CARE FUND 2023
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $425,000 ESTABLISH THE NEIL AND DIANE MELLEN CRITICAL CARE FUND 2024
Waltham Public Schools Waltham, MA $402,750 SUPPORT EVIDENCE BASED 1:1 VIRTUAL TUTORING THROUGH IGNITE READING TO SUPPORT 1ST AND 2ND GRADE STUDENTS IN HIGH POVERTY 2024

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