Funding search · EIN 854148852 · Boston, MA
The 72 Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 15
- grants reported
- $6.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $250,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 15 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.8M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Donovan-chien family professorship
- $1.5M
Kingsley Montessori School · Boston, MA · 2024
Purchase of new school building
- $1.0M
Unicef USA · Washington, DC · 2022
Ukraine war effort
- $800,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Donovan-chien family professorship
- $400,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Harvard medical school's general purpose fund
- $300,000
Unicef USA · Washington, DC · 2023
International humanitarian aid
- $250,000
Unicef USA · Washington, DC · 2024
Unicef heart strings grant
- $250,000
Unicef USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $160,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Music therapy
- $100,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Ready to rise comprehensive campaign - esperanza grant
- $100,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Benazir graduate leadership program fund
- $49,000
The Joey Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $30,000
Unicef USA · Washington, DC · 2023
Youth led action
- $24,000
Kingsley Montessori School · Boston, MA · 2024
Strategic consulting for campaign
- $10,000
Unicef USA · Washington, DC · 2023
Earthquake relief
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