The Perkin Fund
South Hamilton, MA · EIN 13-6222498. Reported 133 grants totalling $5,559,500 to 79 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Perkin Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pingree School | Hamilton, MA | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Pocock Rowing Foundation | Seattle, WA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dublin School | Dublin, NH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Forces Charitable Trust | Southern Pines, NC | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rectory School | Pomfret, CT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys Club of New York | New York, NY | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Convent of the Sacred Heart | New York, NY | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Buckley School | New York, NY | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kelly Brush Foundation | Burlington, VT | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Society of Memorial Sloan Cc | New York, NY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harvard University Alumni | Boston, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The National D-Day Memorial Foundation | Bedford, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Newport, RI | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends Academy | Locust Valley, NY | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Hampton Healthcare Foundation | East Hampton, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Chapin School | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brookwood School | Manchester, MA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peter Westbrook Foundation | New York, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aaaai Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ap Gardner Post 194 | Wenham, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fairfield Police Union | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairfield Police Union Scholarship | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Historical Association | Nantucket, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Orleans Police | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Presbyterian | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia Business School | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wenham Museum | Wenham, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hwafic | Hamilton, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southport Congregational Church | Southport, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trinity Parish Nursery School | Southport, CT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dana Hall School | Wellesley, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellspring House | Gloucester, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Connecticut Audubon Society | Fairfield, CT | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Wenham Little League | South Hamilton, MA | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westminister School | Simsbury, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conse | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticuit's Beardsley Zoo | Bridgeport, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Hampton Library | East Hampton, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nuvance Health Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Neck Athletic Council | Bayville, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sentinel Foundation | Davidson, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Episcopal School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art | Vero Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Conservation | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairfield Country Day | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairfield Theatre Company | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sports Institute at Uw Medicine | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trustees of Reservation | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adam J Lewis Academy | Bridgeport, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairfield Museum | Fairfield, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frick Collection | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Bernard's School | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Rowing Foundation | West Windsor, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Droste Mental Health Services | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Military Service Day | Wenham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Odyssey Opera | Malden, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's of Lattingtown Episcopal Church | Locust Valley, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Episcopal Church | East Hampton, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of St Andrew American F | Fife, St Andrews, Fife | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wfuv | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wfuv Fordham University | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Hampton Historical | East Hampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 79 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 81 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $1,352,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $1,185,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $1,530,000 | $40,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $1,492,500 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 30% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Perkin Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 176 Bay Road Po Box 2220, South Hamilton, MA, 01982. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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