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The Bigbird Fund: 20 grants to organizations, $174,941 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Bigbird Fund, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $174,941 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 4, 2026. The largest was $34,000 to Huntington Theatre Company Inc in Boston, MA for general support.
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- EIN
- 454072533
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $4,626
- Grants paid
- $174,941
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202621249349101127. It reported $174,941 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Theatre Company Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | Chelsea, MA | General support | $28,060 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Newport, RI | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Womens Foundation of Boston | Boston, MA | General support | $13,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | General support | Education | $8,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Bird Sanctuary | Middletown, RI | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soccer Unity Project | Boston, MA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Camphill School | Glenmoore, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | General support | $2,330 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | Norton, MA | General support | Education | $1,001 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaining Ground | Concord, MA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202521349349100432. It reported $246,875 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Theatre Company Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arbor Brothers Inc | New York, NY | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | Chelsea, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Odyssey School | Timonium, MD | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | General support | $11,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | Boston, MA | General support | Medical research | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seal Legacy Foundation | Austin, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Site Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Womens Foundation of Boston | Boston, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nativity Preparatory School of Boston | Boston, MA | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Art Review | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Waltham | Waltham, MA | General support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | General support | $4,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | General support | $3,875 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Norman Bird Sanctuary | Middletown, RI | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General support | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newport Film | Newport, RI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $107,250 |
| Education | $64,401 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| Environment | $22,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Medical research | $10,000 |
| Youth development | $5,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $288,736 |
| Rhode Island | $43,500 |
| New York | $29,580 |
| Maryland | $25,000 |
| District of Columbia | $10,000 |
| Texas | $10,000 |
| New Mexico | $10,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,000 |
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Updated May 4, 2026. 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.