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William Townsend Porter Foundation: 4 grants to organizations, $177,626 (tax year ended March 2026)
William Townsend Porter Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 4 grants to organizations totaling $177,626 in its tax year ended March 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 11, 2026. The largest was $141,500 to American Physiological Society in Bethesda, MD for support.
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- EIN
- 042104293
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $4,360,520
- Grants paid
- $177,626
- Tax year ended
- March 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended March 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed August 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202632239349100118. It reported $177,626 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Physiological Society | Bethesda, MD | Support | $141,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | Support | Science and technology | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | Louisville, KY | Support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Support | Education | $9,126 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended March 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202502239349100725. It reported $197,367 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Physiological Society | Bethesda, MD | Support | $141,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | Support | Science and technology | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | Support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | Louisville, KY | Support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | Support | $9,871 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | Support | Education | $8,996 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $48,122 |
| Science and technology | $34,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $283,000 |
| Massachusetts | $34,000 |
| Kentucky | $20,000 |
| California | $18,122 |
| Tennessee | $10,000 |
| Indiana | $9,871 |
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Updated August 11, 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.