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Popplestone Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $51.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Popplestone Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $51,278,754 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $10,000,000 to Protect Democracy Project in Washington, DC for democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, safebuarding elections & legal accountability for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026.
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- EIN
- 043528004
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $18,463,724
- Grants paid
- $51,278,754
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202523149349102367. It reported $51,278,754 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, safebuarding elections & legal accountability for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026 | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Democracy & civic engagement - advance projects focusing on state & federal courts and constitutions | Education | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| States United Democracy Center Inc | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, safebuarding elections & legal accountability for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026 | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - combating election sabotage | Crime and legal-related | $3,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parentcorps | New York, NY | Early childhood development - general operating support, expansion of pre-k for all for 03/15/2024-08/14/2026 | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young People's Chorus of New York City | New York, NY | Music education - general support, serving ages 8-18 in various choruses for 03/15/2024-09/15/2027 | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, five-year plan - investigative reporting for 03/15/2024-03/05/2029 | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| SD Foundation Fbo Voting Rights Lab | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, supporting general election officials in 2024 election for 03/13/2024-03/31/2025 | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Reading League Inc | Syracuse, NY | Early childhood development - general operating support, further the science of reading movement for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026 | Education | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harmony Program | New York, NY | Music education - project support for development of a comprehensive youth orchestra system nyc for 03/25/2024-07/14/2026 | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Foundation Fbo Movement Voter Fund | Northampton, MA | Democracy & civic engagement - movement voter fund: expanding democracy through civic engagement | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - general operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $825,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - campus vote project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund Fbo Media Democracy Fund | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - support media democracy fund's disinformation defense league | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edvestors Inc | Boston, MA | Music education - support music program of boston public schools arts expansion | Education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Generation Citizen | New York, NY | Democracy & civic engagement - hands-on civics education | Youth development | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Boston, MA | Music education - support nec preparatory division's early childhood education pilot project | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Secrets | Washington, DC | Democracy & civic engagement - support for "up for debate: issues, controversies & money" | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parentchild Inc | New York, NY | Early childhood development - expansion of existing sites & new sites | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Debate League | Boston, MA | Democracy & civic engagement - support "advancing achievement & impact" | Youth development | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc | Boston, MA | Democracy & civic engagement - support "delivering on equity collective" | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cambridge Public Schools | Cambridge, MA | Music education - music department initiatives - kodaly program & music academic year 2023-2024 | $303,754 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keys Music | Bridgeport, CT | Music education - general support providing free music education for voice & instruments k-12 in public schools | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | Other philanthropic endeavors | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,650,000 |
| Education | $13,550,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,325,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $3,250,000 |
| Youth development | $825,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $24,000,000 |
| District of Columbia | $23,325,000 |
| Massachusetts | $3,503,754 |
| Connecticut | $300,000 |
| Ohio | $150,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.