Funders › MA › The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 04-2651199 · Cambridge, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation (EIN 04-2651199) reported 92 grants paid totaling $8,443,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $2,500,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | National Public Radio Foundation Washington, DC | C | $700,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, MA | C | $510,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Brookline, MA | C | $450,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Ecoamerica Washington, DC | B | $400,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Harvard University Shorenstein Center On Media Politics and Public Policy Cambridge, MA | U | $400,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston, MA | B | $300,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Case Method Institute for Ed & Democracy Cambridge, MA | C | $250,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | C | $215,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | B | $205,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Combined Jewish Philanthropies Boston, MA | D | $200,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Broad Institute Cambridge, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Wgbh Educational Foundation Boston, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Gardner Museum Boston, MA | C | $125,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | National Conference On Citizenship Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Wbur Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Medical Center (grow Clinic) Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences Cambridge, MA | C | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Summer Search Boston Jamaica Plain, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Adolescent Consultation Services Cambridge, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Gilder Lehrman Institute New York, NY | D | $60,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Harvard Hillel Cambridge, MA | U | $60,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Reservations (formerly Decordova) Boston, MA | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Voter Participation Center Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Humanities Northampton, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Cambridge Community Foundation Cambridge, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Voter Registration Project Educ Fund Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Historical Society Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Facing History and Ourselves Brookline, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Bard College - Longy School of Music Cambridge, MA | U | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Let's Get Ready Boston, MA | U | $35,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Camerata Boston, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Campaign New York, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Cambridge Center for Adult Education Cambridge, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Tsne Missionworks - Integrity Initiatives International Boston, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Cradles to Crayons Newton, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Charities Aid Foundation of America Alexandria, VA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Baroque Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Landmarks Orchestra Cambridge, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Tobin Project Inc Cambridge, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Conservatory Lab Charter School Boston, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts Boston, MA | D | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | More Than Words Waltham, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Greater Boston Legal Services Boston, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Yale Hillel New Haven, CT | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Bridge Over Troubled Waters Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Refugee Immigration Ministry Malden, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Tenacity Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Families First Watertown, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | American Jewish Committee New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership Hyde Park, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Fort Ticonderoga Ticonderoga, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston by Foot Boston, MA | B | $11,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Naral Pro-Choice Ma Foundation Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Harvard University Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program Cambridge, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly Brighton, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Social Innovation Forum Boston, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Dream Program the Winooski, VT | D | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Philanthropy Massachusetts Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Phillips Academy Andover Andover, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Mass Jobs With Justice Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Legacy Charter School Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | New England Conservatory of Music Bostonboston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Camp Jabberwocky Vineyard Haven, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Every1 Can Work Fairfax, VA | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Martha's Vineyard Museum Vineyard Haven, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Cambridge Public Library Foundation Cambridge, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Squashbusters Roxbury Crossing, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | French Cultural Center Boston, MA | B | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Metropolitan Housing Boston Boston, MA | D | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Bottom Line Jamaica Plain, MA | B | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Lyric Opera Boston, MA | U | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Jane Doe Inc Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Breakthrough Greater Boston Cambridge, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Gloucester, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Whitehead Institute Cambridge, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Ivy Child International Concord, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Cure Alzheimer's Foundation Wellesley Hills, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Centerville Public Library Centerville, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Book Festival Cambridge, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | The Schwartz Center Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Leap New Haven, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | De Novo (fka Community Legal Services and Counseling Center) Cambridge, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston Public Library Foundation Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Mass Poetry Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris Philadelphia, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Boston College - Mcmullen Museum of Art Chestnut Hill, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
| 2020 | Architechts Foundation Washington, DC | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123199349106327 |
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