Grants paid by The Bigbird Fund C/O Boylston Properties
EIN 45-4072533 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE P99
The Bigbird Fund C/O Boylston Properties of Boston, MA (EIN 45-4072533) reported 102 grants paid totaling $2,918,601 to 59 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,918,601
102 grants
Recipients
59
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | $597,175 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | $1,132,960 | — |
| 2023 | 19 | $766,650 | — |
| 2024 | 22 | $246,875 | — |
| 2025 | 20 | $174,941 | — |
Top recipients
The 59 recipients receiving the most from The Bigbird Fund C/O Boylston Properties, by grants paid, out of 59 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Theatre Company Inc 22-2659560 | B | Boston, MA | 5 | $1,965,960 | 2025 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy 20-4761182 | D | Chelsea, MA | 4 | $118,060 | 2025 |
| The Food Project 04-3262532 | B | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $104,000 | 2020 |
| The Base | U | Roxbury, MA | 2 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Site Santa Fe 85-0413922 | B | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Aquidneck Land Trust 22-3073770 | B | Middletown, RI | 5 | $45,000 | 2025 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art 04-2104327 | B | Boston, MA | 4 | $36,500 | 2025 |
| Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation Inc | U | Boston, MA | 3 | $31,750 | 2025 |
| Pioneer Institute 22-2632081 | B | Boston, MA | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Womens Foundation of Boston | U | Boston, MA | 3 | $28,400 | 2025 |
| Arbor Brothers Inc 27-4205023 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| New England Aquarium 04-2297514 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Foodcorps 27-3990987 | B | Portland, OR | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| The Odyssey School 52-1870341 | B | Timonium, MD | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| North Hill Needham 04-2716090 | B | Needham, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | U | Newport, RI | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital 04-2103611 | C | Newton, MA | 4 | $21,375 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc 27-3521132 | C | Washington, DC | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Nativity Preparatory School of Boston 04-3501206 | D | Boston, MA | 2 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children 22-2915188 | B | Roxbury, MA | 2 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc 04-2263040 | B | Boston, MA | 2 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| About Freshinc 46-2848535 | C | Boston, MA | 2 | $12,500 | 2022 |
| Seal Legacy Foundation 45-3117712 | C | Austin, TX | 2 | $11,000 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc 04-2104702 | B | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Camphill School | U | Glenmoore, PA | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Newport Hospital 05-0258914 | B | Newport, RI | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank 04-2717782 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Norman Bird Sanctuary 22-2746733 | C | Middletown, RI | 3 | $9,000 | 2025 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College 04-2103580 | B | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $8,400 | 2025 |
| Harvard Medical School 04-2213292 | D | Boston, MA | 2 | $5,750 | 2024 |
| The Philanthropy Connection Inc 46-0665444 | C | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $5,675 | 2023 |
| Iamholdenon Inc (dba Hope Givers) | U | Lagrange, GA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen 27-0648497 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club 04-6001677 | B | Boston, MA | 4 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of Dana Farber Cancer Institute 37-1613621 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Boston Art Review 20-4195783 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Healthy Waltham 46-1174988 | B | Waltham, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Soccer Unity Project 90-0623475 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Callahan Elementary School PTA | U | Norwood, MA | 1 | $4,000 | 2020 |
| The Pine Street Inn 04-2516093 | B | Boston, MA | 3 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Hms Medscience | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,650 | 2023 |
| The Reaching Back Foundation 04-3392563 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| York Land Trust 22-2793161 | B | York, ME | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Belmont High School | U | Belmont, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Susan F Smith Campus Center | U | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| The Public Theater | U | New York, NY | 1 | $2,330 | 2025 |
| Friends of the High Line 31-1734086 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Rosie's Place 04-2582187 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| On the Rise 04-3290689 | B | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Newport Film 27-2518853 | B | Newport, RI | 2 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund 04-2234126 | B | Norton, MA | 1 | $1,001 | 2025 |
| My Life My Choice | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | U | Brookline, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| United South End Settlements 04-2104280 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Gaining Ground 04-3083976 | B | Concord, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc 13-6193105 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Root North Shore Inc | U | Salem, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| More Than Words 04-2784985 | B | Waltham, MA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society 13-5661935 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 102 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Huntington Theatre Company Inc Boston, MA | B | $34,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea, MA | D | $28,060 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Newport Festivals Foundation Newport, RI | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Womens Foundation of Boston Boston, MA | U | $13,400 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Aquidneck Land Trust Middletown, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation Inc Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | World Central Kitchen Inc Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $8,400 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Soccer Unity Project Boston, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Norman Bird Sanctuary Middletown, RI | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | The Camphill School Glenmoore, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | The Public Theater New York, NY | U | $2,330 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Friends of the High Line New York, NY | B | $2,250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Norton, MA | B | $1,001 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Gaining Ground Concord, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Appalachian Mountain Club Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2025 | Pine Street Inn Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621249349101127 |
| 2024 | Huntington Theatre Company Inc Boston, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | The Odyssey School Timonium, MD | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea, MA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Arbor Brothers Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Pioneer Institute Boston, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA | B | $13,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation Inc Boston, MA | U | $11,750 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Aquidneck Land Trust Middletown, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Seal Legacy Foundation Austin, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Site Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Womens Foundation of Boston Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Nativity Preparatory School of Boston Boston, MA | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Boston Art Review Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Healthy Waltham Waltham, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Friends of Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Harvard Medical School Boston, MA | D | $4,750 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | C | $3,875 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | The Norman Bird Sanctuary Middletown, RI | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Appalachian Mountain Club Boston, MA | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | The Pine Street Inn Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2024 | Newport Film Newport, RI | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202521349349100432 |
| 2023 | Huntington Theatre Company Inc Boston, MA | B | $625,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | The Base Roxbury, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Newport Festivals Foundation Newport, RI | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Aquidneck Land Trust Middletown, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Nativity Preparatory School of Boston Boston, MA | D | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Horizons for Homeless Children Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Womens Foundation of Boston Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Iamholdenon Inc (dba Hope Givers) Lagrange, GA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | The Camphill School Glenmoore, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Hms Medscience Boston, MA | U | $2,650 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc Boston, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | York Land Trust York, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Root North Shore Inc Salem, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | Appalachian Mountain Club Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | United South End Settlements Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2023 | The Philanthropy Connection Inc Cambridge, MA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431319349100618 |
| 2022 | Huntington Theatre Company Inc Boston, MA | B | $966,960 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Site Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | The Base Roxbury, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Aquidneck Land Trust Middletown, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation Inc Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | World Central Kitchen Inc Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA | B | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | About Fresh Inc Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Kitchen Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | The Philanthropy Connection Inc Cambridge, MA | C | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | The Reaching Back Foundation Boston, MA | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Belmont High School Belmont, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Rosie's Place Boston, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Appalachian Mountain Club Boston, MA | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | My Life My Choice Boston, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | St Paul's Episcopal Church Brookline, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2022 | Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202322289349100807 |
| 2020 | Huntington Theatre Company Inc Boston, MA | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | The Food Project Lincoln, MA | B | $104,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea, MA | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | North Hill Needham Needham, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Foodcorps Portland, OR | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | New England Aquarium Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc Lincoln, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Newport Hospital Newport, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | The Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Horizons for Homeless Children Roxbury, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | About Freshinc Boston, MA | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Aquidneck Land Trust Middletown, RI | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Callahan Elementary School PTA Norwood, MA | U | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Susan F Smith Campus Center Cambridge, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | On the Rise Cambridge, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | The Philanthropy Connection Inc Cambridge, MA | C | $1,175 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | The Norman Bird Sanctuary Middletown, RI | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Newport Film Newport, RI | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Seal Legacy Foundation Austin, TX | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | The Pine Street Inn Boston, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | Harvard Medical School Boston, MA | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | More Than Words Waltham, MA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
| 2020 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141379349100044 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621249349101127 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521349349100432 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431319349100618 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202322289349100807 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141379349100044 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/454072533.json.
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