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Popplestone Foundation

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$220.1M
in grants paid: 109
grants: 74
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$10.0M
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - advance projects focusing on state & federal courts and constitutions
$10.0M
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, safebuarding elections & legal accountability for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026
$5.0M
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, safebuarding elections & legal accountability for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026
$3.3M
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - combating election sabotage
$3.0M
Parentcorps · New York, NY · 2024
Early childhood development - general operating support, expansion of pre-k for all for 03/15/2024-08/14/2026
$3.0M
Young People'S Chorus of New York City · New York, NY · 2024
Music education - general support, serving ages 8-18 in various choruses for 03/15/2024-09/15/2027
$2.5M
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, five-year plan - investigative reporting for 03/15/2024-03/05/2029
$2.5M
The Reading League · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Early childhood development - general operating support, further the science of reading movement for 03/15/2024-03/15/2026
$2.5M
Sd Foundation Fbo Voting Rights Lab · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, supporting general election officials in 2024 election for 03/13/2024-03/31/2025
$2.0M
Harmony Program · New York, NY · 2024
Music education - project support for development of a comprehensive youth orchestra system nyc for 03/25/2024-07/14/2026
$1.5M
Tides Foundation Fbo Movement Voter Fund · Northampton, MA · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - movement voter fund: expanding democracy through civic engagement
$825,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations
$650,000
Fair Elections Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - campus vote project
$600,000
New Venture Fund Fbo Media Democracy Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - support media democracy fund's disinformation defense league
$550,000
Edvestors · Boston, MA · 2024
Music education - support music program of boston public schools arts expansion
$500,000
Generation Citizen · New York, NY · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - hands-on civics education
$500,000
Parentchild · New York, NY · 2024
Early childhood development - expansion of existing sites & new sites
$500,000
New England Conservatory of Music · Boston, MA · 2024
Music education - support nec preparatory division's early childhood education pilot project
$500,000
Open Secrets · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - support for "up for debate: issues, controversies & money"
$325,000
Boston Debate League · Boston, MA · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - support "advancing achievement & impact"
$325,000
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Democracy & civic engagement - support "delivering on equity collective"
$303,754
Cambridge Public Schools · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Music education - music department initiatives - kodaly program & music academic year 2023-2024
$300,000
Keys Music · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Music education - general support providing free music education for voice & instruments k-12 in public schools
$150,000
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Other philanthropic endeavors
$12.5M
New England Conservatory of Music · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education - endow nec prep scholarships ($12,000,000), early chilhood education pilot ($500,000)
$10.5M
Community Music Works Project · Providence, RI · 2023
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)
$10.0M
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - advance projects focusing on state & federal courts and constitutions
$10.0M
Naacp Legal Defense & Education Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 07/01/2023-06/30/2027
$10.0M
Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09/01/2023-09/30/2025
$6.4M
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education - restricted endowment for support of new youth music center
$5.0M
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education - restricted endowment
$5.0M
Room To Grow National · New York, NY · 2023
Early childhood development - general operations 01/01/2024-12/31/2027
$5.0M
Center for Election Innovation & Research (Ceir) · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09/01/2023-08/31/2027
$5.0M
All Our Kin · New Haven, CT · 2023
Early childhood development - general operations 09/01/2023-08/31/2026
$4.0M
Uniting Voices · Chicago, IL · 2023
Music education - support expansion & accessibility, including endowment 07/01/2023-06/30/2027
$3.6M
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - capital campaign, support media & information literacy education plus overall growth campaign
$3.5M
Atlanta Music Project · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Music education - capital & endowment 08/01/2023-07/31/2025
$3.3M
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - combating election sabotage
$3.0M
Literacy Inc (Linc) · New York, NY · 2023
Early childhood development - general operations 07/01/2023-06/30/2027
$3.0M
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations
$3.0M
Education Through Music · New York, NY · 2023
Music education - program expansion through teacher certification 09/01/2023-06/30/2028
$3.0M
Black Voters Matter · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - bvm capacity building institute
$2.5M
The Boston Foundation for Chorus America · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education
$2.3M
Brooklyn Youth Orchestra · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Music education - financial aid, program expansion, and capital 11/01/2023-06/30/2026
$2.0M
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition · Orlando, FL · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - defend, protect & produce registered voters in florida 06/01/2023-05/31/2026
$2.0M
Community Music Center of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education - restricted endowment
$2.0M
Baltimore Symphony - Orchkids · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Music education - endowment fund 07/01/2023-06/30/2028
$2.0M
Neighborhood Music School · New Haven, CT · 2023
Music education - support delta program offering free instruments & music lessons 07/01/2023-06/30/2028
$2.0M
Tides Center Fbo Abriendo Puertasopening Doors · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Early childhood development - general operations 09/01/2023-08/31/2026
$2.0M
The Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - tax policy center 09/01/2023-02/28/2026
$2.0M
Neo Philanthropy Fbo More Equitable Democracy · New York, NY · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09/01/2023-08/31/2026
$2.0M
The Boston Foundation for Zumix · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education
$1.5M
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - movement voter fund: expanding democracy through civic engagement
$1.5M
The Boston Foundation for Emmanuel Music · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education
$1.3M
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation · Boston, MA · 2023
Other philanthropic endeavors - rehabilitation of lowell memorial park, cambridge
$1.0M
Fair Vote · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09/01/2023-08/31/2025
$1.0M
Vote Riders · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - support voter id education & assistance in prioritized southern states 10/01/2023-12/31/2024
$1.0M
Verified Voting Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09/01/2023-09/30/2025
$1.0M
The Boston Foundation for Boston City Singers · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education
$1.0M
Movement Advancement Project · Boulder, CO · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations: research, data & messaging tools for lgbtq advocacy & civil rights
$1.0M
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - piper fund for judicial independence & money in politics work 08/01/2023-08/03/2024
$825,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations
$750,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - supporting voting rights & civic engagement
$750,000
Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - apia vote general operations
$650,000
Fair Elections Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - campus vote project
$600,000
New Venture Fund Fbo Media Democracy Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - support mdf's disinformation defense league
$550,000
Edvestors · Boston, MA · 2023
Music education - support music program of boston public schools arts expansion
$500,000
Center for Civic Design · Cambridge, MD · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09-01-2023-08/31/2025
$500,000
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Other philanthropic endeavors
$500,000
Generation Citizen · New York, NY · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - hands-on civics education
$500,000
Parentchild · New York, NY · 2023
Early childhood development - expansion of existing sites & new sites
$500,000
Voto Latino · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - general operations 09/01/2023-11/30/2025
$500,000
Open Secrets · Washington, DC · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - support for "up for debate: issues, controversies, & money"
$400,000
Keys Music · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Music education - program expansion, capital expenses, cash reserves
$325,000
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - support "delivering on equity collective"
$325,000
Boston Debate League · Boston, MA · 2023
Democracy & civic engagement - support "advancing achievement & impact"
$296,337
Cambridge Public Schools · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Music education - music department initiatives - kodaly program & music academic year 2023-2024
$3.5M
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$2.3M
National Parks Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Gereral use
$1.6M
Boston Youth Symphony · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$1.5M
Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$1.5M
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General use
$1.5M
New England Conservatory of Music · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$1.1M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$850,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$800,000
New Venture Fund Fbo Media Democracy Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$750,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General use
$700,000
Community Music Center of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$700,000
Fair Elections Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$625,000
Icivics · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General use
$550,000
Edvestors · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$500,000
Generation Citizen · New York, NY · 2022
General use
$500,000
Open Secrets · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$500,000
Parentchild · Mineola, NY · 2022
General use
$500,000
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$500,000
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022
General use
$400,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$350,000
Boston Debate League · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$350,000
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General use
$304,394
Cambridge Public Schools · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General use

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.