The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation

Foundation Overview

They've funded 190 grants worth $17,232,000

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?

—Total Assets

$137,858,991

—Total Giving

$17,232,000

—Grant Median

$15,000

Past Grantees 190

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
2life Communities Services $15,000 Brighton, MA, US Charitable 2021
Adolescent Consultation Services $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
American Academy Of Arts And Sciences $200,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Of Massachusetts $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
American Jewish Committee $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Architechts,Foundation $2,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Associates,Of,The,Boston,Public,Library $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Bard,College,-,Longy,School,Of,Music $40,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Beth,Isreal,Deaconess,Medical,Center $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Area,Gleaners $35,000 Waltham, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Baroque $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Book,Festival $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,By,Foot $6,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Camerata $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,College,-,Mcmullen,Museum,Of,Art $5,000 Chestnut Hill, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Landmarks,Orchestra $25,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Lyric,Opera $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Public,Library,Foundation $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Boston,Symphony,Orchestra $275,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Bottom,Line $2,500 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Charitable 2021
Breakthrough,Greater,Boston $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Bridge,Over,Troubled,Waters $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Brigham,&,Women's,Hospital $510,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Broad,Institute $150,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Cambridge,Center,For,Adult,Education $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Cambridge,Community,Foundation $50,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Cambridge,Public,Library,Foundation $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Camp,Jabberwocky $10,000 Vineyard Haven, MA, US Charitable 2021
Campaign,Legal,Center $25,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Case,Method,Institute,For,Ed,&,Democracy $250,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Charities,Aid,Foundation,Of,America $25,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2021
Combined,Jewish,Philanthropies $110,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Conservatory,Lab,Charter,School $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Cradles,To,Crayons $50,000 Newton, MA, US Charitable 2021
Cure,Alzheimer's,Foundation $10,000 Wellesley Hills, MA, US Charitable 2021
Dana-farber,Cancer,Institute $450,000 Brookline, MA, US Charitable 2021
De,Novo,(fka,Community,Legal,Services,And,Counseling,Center) $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Democracy,21,Education,Fund $5,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Dream,Program,The $10,000 Winooski, VT, US Charitable 2021
Ecoamerica $800,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Eleanor,Roosevelt,Val-kill,Partnership $10,000 Hyde Park, NY, US Charitable 2021
Every1,Can,Work $5,000 Fairfax, VA, US Charitable 2021
Facing,History,And,Ourselves $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Charitable 2021
Families,First $15,000 Watertown, MA, US Charitable 2021
Familyaid,Boston $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Food,For,Free $35,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Fort,Ticonderoga $15,000 Ticonderoga, NY, US Charitable 2021
French,Cultural,Center $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
From,The,Top $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Gilder,Lehrman,Institute $100,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Greater,Boston,Food,Bank $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Greater,Boston,Legal,Services $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Hadwen,Park,Congregational,Church $5,000 Worcester, MA, US Charitable 2021
Harvard,Hillel $60,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Harvard,University,Kennedy,School,Women,And,Public,Policy,Program $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Harvard,University,Shorenstein,Center,On,Media,Politics,And,Public,Policy $500,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Isabella,Stewart,Gardner,Museum $100,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Ivy,Child,International $7,500 Concord, MA, US Charitable 2021
Jane,Doe,Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Jewish,Women's,Archive $5,000 Brookline, MA, US Charitable 2021
Kean,University,Foundation $10,000 Union, NJ, US Charitable 2021
Let's,Get,Ready $35,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Lovin',Spoonfulls $35,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Martha's,Vineyard,Museum $10,000 Vineyard Haven, MA, US Charitable 2021
Mass,Poetry $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Massachusetts,Historical,Society $60,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Massachusetts,Humanities $25,000 Northampton, MA, US Charitable 2021
Metropolitan,Housing,Boston $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Metropolitan,Opera,Association $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
More,Than,Words $20,000 Waltham, MA, US Charitable 2021
Museum,Of,Fine,Arts $150,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Naral,Pro-choice,Ma,Foundation $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
National,Philanthropic,Trust,Jp,Morgan,Cgf $50,000 Jenkintown, PA, US Charitable 2021
National,Public,Radio $650,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
National,Public,Radio,Foundation $25,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
New,England,Historic,Genealogical,Society $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Partners,In,Health $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Phillips,Academy,Andover $50,000 Andover, MA, US Charitable 2021
Planned,Parenthood,Of,Massachusetts $20,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Project,Bread,-,The,Walk,For,Hunger $35,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Radcliffe,Institute,For,Advanced,Studies $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Rize $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Social,Innovation,Forum $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Squashbusters $10,000 Roxbury Crossing, MA, US Charitable 2021
Summer,Search,Boston $100,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Charitable 2021
Tenacity $15,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
The,Schwartz,Center $15,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Thrive,Scholars $15,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Tobin,Project,Inc $25,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Trustees,Of,Reservations,(formerly,Decordova) $50,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Tsne,Missionworks,-,Integrity,Initiatives,International $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Vineyard,Haven,Public,Library,Building,Fund $5,000 Vineyard Haven, MA, US Charitable 2021
Wbur $100,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Wellesley,College $215,000 Wellesley, MA, US Charitable 2021
Wgbh,Educational,Foundation $150,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2021
Whitehead,Institute $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2021
Yale,Hillel $10,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2021
Yale,University $2,500,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2021
Adolescent,Consultation,Services $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
American,Academy,Of,Arts,And,Sciences $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
American,Civil,Liberties,Union,Foundation,Of,Massachusetts $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
American,Jewish,Committee $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Architechts,Foundation $2,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Arts,&,Business,Council,Of,Greater,Boston $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Bard,College,-,Longy,School,Of,Music $40,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Baroque $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Book,Festival $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,By,Foot $11,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Camerata $30,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,College,-,Mcmullen,Museum,Of,Art $5,000 Chestnut Hill, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Landmarks,Orchestra $25,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Lyric,Opera $7,500 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Medical,Center,(grow,Clinic) $100,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Public,Library,Foundation $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Boston,Symphony,Orchestra $300,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Bottom,Line $7,500 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Charitable 2020
Breakthrough,Greater,Boston $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Bridge,Over,Troubled,Waters $15,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Brigham,&,Women's,Hospital $510,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Broad,Institute $150,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Cambridge,Center,For,Adult,Education $25,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Cambridge,Community,Foundation $50,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Cambridge,Public,Library,Foundation $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Camp,Jabberwocky $10,000 Vineyard Haven, MA, US Charitable 2020
Case,Method,Institute,For,Ed,&,Democracy $250,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Centerville,Public,Library $5,000 Centerville, MA, US Charitable 2020
Charities,Aid,Foundation,Of,America $25,000 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2020
Combined,Jewish,Philanthropies $200,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Conservatory,Lab,Charter,School $20,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Cradles,To,Crayons $25,000 Newton, MA, US Charitable 2020
Cure,Alzheimer's,Foundation $5,000 Wellesley Hills, MA, US Charitable 2020
Dana-farber,Cancer,Institute $450,000 Brookline, MA, US Charitable 2020
De,Novo,(fka,Community,Legal,Services,And,Counseling,Center) $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Dream,Program,The $10,000 Winooski, VT, US Charitable 2020
Ecoamerica $400,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Eleanor,Roosevelt,Val-kill,Partnership $15,000 Hyde Park, NY, US Charitable 2020
Every1,Can,Work $10,000 Fairfax, VA, US Charitable 2020
Facing,History,And,Ourselves $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Charitable 2020
Families,First $15,000 Watertown, MA, US Charitable 2020
Fort,Ticonderoga $15,000 Ticonderoga, NY, US Charitable 2020
French,Cultural,Center $7,500 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Friends,Of,Notre-dame,De,Paris $5,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2020
Gardner,Museum $125,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Gilder,Lehrman,Institute $60,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Greater,Boston,Food,Bank $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Greater,Boston,Legal,Services $20,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Harvard,Hillel $60,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Harvard,University,Kennedy,School,Women,And,Public,Policy,Program $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Harvard,University,Shorenstein,Center,On,Media,Politics,And,Public,Policy $400,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Ivy,Child,International $5,000 Concord, MA, US Charitable 2020
Jane,Doe,Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Jewish,Community,Housing,For,The,Elderly $10,000 Brighton, MA, US Charitable 2020
Leap $5,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2020
Legacy,Charter,School $10,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
Let's,Get,Ready $35,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Martha's,Vineyard,Museum $10,000 Vineyard Haven, MA, US Charitable 2020
Mass,Poetry $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Mass,Jobs,With,Justice $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Massachusetts,Historical,Society $50,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Massachusetts,Humanities $50,000 Northampton, MA, US Charitable 2020
Metropolitan,Housing,Boston $7,500 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Metropolitan,Opera,Broadcast,Campaign $25,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
More,Than,Words $20,000 Waltham, MA, US Charitable 2020
Museum,Of,Fine,Arts $205,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Naral,Pro-choice,Ma,Foundation $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
National,Conference,On,Citizenship $100,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
National,Public,Radio,Foundation $700,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
New,England,Conservatory,Of,Music $10,000 Bostonboston, MA, US Charitable 2020
New,England,Historic,Genealogical,Society $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Philanthropy,Massachusetts $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Phillips,Academy,Andover $10,000 Andover, MA, US Charitable 2020
Planned,Parenthood,Of,Massachusetts $20,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Police,Assisted,Addiction,And,Recovery,Initiative $5,000 Gloucester, MA, US Charitable 2020
Refugee,Immigration,Ministry $15,000 Malden, MA, US Charitable 2020
Social,Innovation,Forum $10,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Squashbusters $10,000 Roxbury Crossing, MA, US Charitable 2020
Summer,Search,Boston $100,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Charitable 2020
Tenacity $15,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
The,Schwartz,Center $5,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Tobin,Project,Inc $25,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Trustees,Of,Reservations,(formerly,Decordova) $50,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Tsne,Missionworks,-,Integrity,Initiatives,International $25,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Voter,Participation,Center $50,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Voter,Registration,Project,Educ,Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Wbur $100,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Wellesley,College $215,000 Wellesley, MA, US Charitable 2020
Wgbh,Educational,Foundation $150,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Whitehead,Institute $5,000 Cambridge, MA, US Charitable 2020
Yale,Hillel $15,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2020
Yale,University $2,500,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2020
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Contact Information

EIN 042651199
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 380828 Cambridge, MA 02238-0000

Key People (2)

Trustee Lia G Poorvu
Trustee William J Poorvu

Forms 990

 2021  2020