Funders › MA › Popplestone Foundation C/O Sullivan & Worcester Llp › 2023
Grants paid by Popplestone Foundation C/O Sullivan & Worcester Llp, tax year 2023
EIN 04-3528004 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2023, Popplestone Foundation C/O Sullivan & Worcester Llp (EIN 04-3528004) reported 53 grants paid totaling $145,306,337. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA | B | $12,500,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - ENDOW NEC PREP SCHOLARSHIPS ($12,000,000), EARLY CHILHOOD EDUCATION PILOT ($500,000) | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Community Music Works Project Providence, RI | U | $10,510,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - RENOVATIONSS, NEW CONSTRUCTION, PROGRAM EXPANSIONS, & ENDOWMENT 0101/2024-06/30/2027 ($8,000,000), MULTI-YEAR FOR MUSIC HAVEN ($1,505,000), MULTI-YEAR FOR NEIGHBORHOOD STRINGS ($1,005,000) | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Voter Participation Center Washington, DC | B | $10,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-09/30/2025 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Naacp Legal Defense & Education Fund New York, NY | U | $10,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 07/01/2023-06/30/2027 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc New York, NY | B | $10,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - ADVANCE PROJECTS FOCUSING ON STATE & FEDERAL COURTS AND CONSTITUTIONS | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Boston, MA | C | $6,400,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FOR SUPPORT OF NEW YOUTH MUSIC CENTER | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Project Step Boston, MA | U | $5,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | All Our Kin Inc New Haven, CT | B | $5,000,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2026 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Center for Election Innovation & Research (ceir) Washington, DC | D | $5,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2027 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Room to Grow National Inc New York, NY | B | $5,000,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 01/01/2024-12/31/2027 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Uniting Voices Chicago, IL | B | $4,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - SUPPORT EXPANSION & ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUDING ENDOWMENT 07/01/2023-06/30/2027 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Icivics Cambridge, MA | B | $3,625,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, SUPPORT MEDIA & INFORMATION LITERACY EDUCATION PLUS OVERALL GROWTH CAMPAIGN | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Music Project Atlanta, GA | B | $3,500,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - CAPITAL & ENDOWMENT 08/01/2023-07/31/2025 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Campaign Legal Center Washington, DC | B | $3,250,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - COMBATING ELECTION SABOTAGE | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Black Voters Matter Atlanta, GA | D | $3,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - BVM CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Literacy Inc (linc) New York, NY | U | $3,000,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 07/01/2023-06/30/2027 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Education Through Music Inc New York, NY | B | $3,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - PROGRAM EXPANSION THROUGH TEACHER CERTIFICATION 09/01/2023-06/30/2028 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Americans United for the Separation of Church and State Washington, DC | D | $3,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | The Boston Foundation for Chorus America Boston, MA | U | $2,500,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Brooklyn Youth Orchestra Brooklyn, NY | U | $2,250,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - FINANCIAL AID, PROGRAM EXPANSION, AND CAPITAL 11/01/2023-06/30/2026 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Neo Philanthropy Fbo More Equitable Democracy New York, NY | U | $2,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2026 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Community Music Center of Boston Boston, MA | B | $2,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Tides Center Fbo Abriendo Puertasopening Doors San Francisco, CA | U | $2,000,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2026 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | The Urban Institute Washington, DC | B | $2,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - TAX POLICY CENTER 09/01/2023-02/28/2026 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Symphony - Orchkids Baltimore, MD | C | $2,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - ENDOWMENT FUND 07/01/2023-06/30/2028 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Orlando, FL | C | $2,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - DEFEND, PROTECT & PRODUCE REGISTERED VOTERS IN FLORIDA 06/01/2023-05/31/2026 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | The Boston Foundation for Zumix Inc Boston, MA | U | $2,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Music School New Haven, CT | B | $2,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - SUPPORT DELTA PROGRAM OFFERING FREE INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC LESSONS 07/01/2023-06/30/2028 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $1,500,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - MOVEMENT VOTER FUND: EXPANDING DEMOCRACY THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | The Boston Foundation for Emmanuel Music Boston, MA | U | $1,500,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Boston, MA | U | $1,300,000 | paid | OTHER PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS - REHABILITATION OF LOWELL MEMORIAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Verified Voting Foundation Philadelphia, PA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-09/30/2025 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Vote Riders Santa Monica, CA | U | $1,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT VOTER ID EDUCATION & ASSISTANCE IN PRIORITIZED SOUTHERN STATES 10/01/2023-12/31/2024 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Proteus Fund Amherst, MA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - PIPER FUND FOR JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE & MONEY IN POLITICS WORK 08/01/2023-08/03/2024 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | The Boston Foundation for Boston City Singers Inc Boston, MA | U | $1,000,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Fair Vote Silver Spring, MD | C | $1,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-08/31/2025 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Movement Advancement Project Boulder, CO | C | $1,000,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS: RESEARCH, DATA & MESSAGING TOOLS FOR LGBTQ ADVOCACY & CIVIL RIGHTS | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | American Journalism Project Washington, DC | B | $825,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote Washington, DC | C | $750,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - APIA VOTE GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Southern Poverty Law Center Inc Montgomery, AL | B | $750,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORTING VOTING RIGHTS & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Fair Elections Center Washington, DC | B | $650,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund Fbo Media Democracy Fund Washington, DC | U | $600,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT MDF'S DISINFORMATION DEFENSE LEAGUE | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Edvestors Inc Boston, MA | B | $550,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - SUPPORT MUSIC PROGRAM OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARTS EXPANSION | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Generation Citizen New York, NY | C | $500,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - HANDS-ON CIVICS EDUCATION | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Parentchild Inc New York, NY | D | $500,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT - EXPANSION OF EXISTING SITES & NEW SITES | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Voto Latino Washington, DC | D | $500,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09/01/2023-11/30/2025 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $500,000 | paid | OTHER PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Center for Civic Design Cambridge, MD | B | $500,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - GENERAL OPERATIONS 09-01-2023-08/31/2025 | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Open Secrets Washington, DC | C | $500,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT FOR "UP FOR DEBATE: ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, & MONEY" | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Keys Music New Canaan, CT | U | $400,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - PROGRAM EXPANSION, CAPITAL EXPENSES, CASH RESERVES | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Boston Debate League Boston, MA | B | $325,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT "ADVANCING ACHIEVEMENT & IMPACT" | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc Boston, MA | C | $325,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - SUPPORT "DELIVERING ON EQUITY COLLECTIVE" | 202413179349102556 |
| 2023 | Cambridge Public Schools Cambridge, MA | U | $296,337 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES - KODALY PROGRAM & MUSIC ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024 | 202413179349102556 |
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