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The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation: 119 grants to organizations, $10.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation, a private foundation in Cambridge, MA, paid 119 grants to organizations totaling $10,087,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $2,505,000 to Yale University in New Haven, CT for endowment and operating support.
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- EIN
- 042651199
- Based in
- Cambridge, MA
- Assets
- $137,142,896
- Grants paid
- $10,087,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202503219349101605. It reported $10,087,500 in grants paid; 119 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Endowment and operating support | $2,505,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecoamerica | Washington, DC | Program support | Environment | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | Program support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | Program support | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | Program and operating support | $510,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Shorenstein ctr on media, politics & public policy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilder Lehrman Institute | New York, NY | Program and operating support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | Program and operating support | Education | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Graduate school of design | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Cambridge, MA | Program support | Social science | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broad Institute | Cambridge, MA | Program support | Medical research | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | Program support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adolescent Consultation Services | Cambridge, MA | Endowment - program and operating support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bard College - Fisher Center | Annandaleonthehudso, NY | Fisher center | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Summer Search Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | Operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Baroque | Boston, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold Arboretum (harvard) | Boston, MA | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Area Gleaners | Acton, MA | Operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cradles To Crayons | Newton, MA | Program and operating support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Brookline, MA | Operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Familyaid Boston | Boston, MA | Operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food for Free | Somerville, MA | Operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lovin' Spoonfulls | Newton, MA | Operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society | Boston, MA | Program and operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Humanities | Northampton, MA | Operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phillips Academy Andover | Andover, MA | Scholarship fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger | Boston, MA | Operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tsne Missionworks - Integrity Initiatives International | Boston, MA | Intergrity initiatives international | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | Project, program, and operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Chop Community Fund Inc | Tisbury, MA | Operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Camerata | Boston, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bard College - Longy School of Music | Cambridge, MA | Longy school of music | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Opera Association | New York, NY | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 2life Communities Services | Brighton, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Boston, MA | Operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation of Ma | Boston, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington DC, DC | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | Transatlantic institute | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Boston, MA | Operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation | Malden, MA | Operating support | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Public Library Foundation | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charities Aid Foundation of America | Alexandria, VA | Education program support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservatory Lab Charter School | Boston, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equis Institute | San Francisco, CA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Families First Parenitng Programs Inc | Watertown, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homesmart | Boston, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopewell Fund | Baltimore, MD | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Public Radio Foundation | Washington, DC | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Summer fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reproductive Equity Now Foundation | Boston, MA | Operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | Program support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Program support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga, NY | Operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vilna Shul | Boston, MA | Operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Filmmakers Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| French Cultural Center | Boston, MA | Operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Razom for Ukraine | New York, NY | Operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunflower of Peace | Newton, MA | Operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tenacity | Boston, MA | Operating support | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schwartz Center | Boston, MA | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Scholars | Boston, MA | Program support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alexander Twilight Academy | Boston, MA | Operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Ancestors | Boston, MA | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Associates of the Boston Public Library | Boston, MA | Operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Book Festival | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston By Foot | Boston, MA | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Lyric Opera | Boston, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Public Library Foundation | Boston, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridges Homeward | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Center for Adult Education | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cure Alzheimer's Foundation | Wellesley Hills, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| De Novo (fka Community Legal Services and Counseling Center) | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dream Program the | Winooski, VT | Boston program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership | Hyde Park, NY | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Lobkowicz Collections | Dover, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | Boston, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | Program and operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ivy Child International | Concord, MA | Operating support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Women's Archive | Brookline, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kean University Foundation | Union, NJ | Program support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha's Vineyard Museum | Vineyard Haven, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | Program support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies | Cambridge, MA | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raising A Reader | Boston, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sportsmen's Tennis Club | Dorchester, MA | Capital support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Squashbusters | Roxbury Crossing, MA | Operating support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitehead Institute | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale Hillel | New Haven, CT | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston College - McMullen Museum of Art | Chestnut Hill, MA | Mcmullen museum of art | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bottom Line | Jamaica Plain, MA | Boston program | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | Cambridge, MA | Operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Jabberwocky | Vineyard Haven, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Centerville Public Library | Centerville, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Democracy 21 Education Fund | Washington, DC | Operating support | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Every1 Can Work | Fairfax, VA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| From the Top | Boston, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Kennedy school for women and public policy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hias | Washington, DC | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Housing Trust Corp | Vineyard Haven, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jane Doe Inc | Boston, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leap | New Haven, CT | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Poetry | Boston, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Housing Boston | Boston, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | West Tisbury, MA | Operating support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelter Music Boston | Arlington, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silk Road Project | Brighton, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vineyard Haven Public Library Building Foundation | Vineyard Haven, MA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Architechts Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $1,105,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $435,000 |
| Education | $365,000 |
| Social science | $200,000 |
| Medical research | $200,000 |
| Human services | $175,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $125,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $5,635,000 |
| Connecticut | $2,520,000 |
| District of Columbia | $1,187,500 |
| New York | $580,000 |
| California | $65,000 |
| Virginia | $55,000 |
| Maryland | $25,000 |
| Vermont | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.