Funding search · EIN 861967040 · Boston, MA
Comet Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 57
- grants reported
- $10.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
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- Massachusetts General Hospital2 grants · $4.0M
- For the Benefit of the President and Fellows of Harvard College2 grants · $1.0M
- For the Benefit of the Trustees of Princeton University2 grants · $1.0M
- For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College4 grants · $550,000
- Trustees of Princeton University1 grant · $525,000
- President and Fellows of Harvard College1 grant · $525,000
- Harvard College1 grant · $500,000
- Vanderbilt University2 grants · $275,000
- Trustees of Dartmouth College1 grant · $275,000
- Steppingstone Foundation1 grant · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.0M
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Healthcare services
- $2.0M
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Healthcare services
- $525,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Education
- $525,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2025
Education
- $500,000
For the Benefit of the President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Education
- $500,000
For the Benefit of the President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Education
- $500,000
For the Benefit of the Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Education
- $500,000
For the Benefit of the Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Education
- $275,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2025
Education
- $250,000
Nantucket Performing Arts Center · Nantucket, MA · 2025
Community services
- $250,000
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
Community services
- $250,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2025
Education
- $250,000
For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Education
- $250,000
For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Education
- $200,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Boston, MA · 2025
Community services
- $200,000
Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2025
Health
- $125,000
Pingree School · South Hamilton, MA · 2022
General appeal
- $120,000
Emerson Health Care Foundation · Concord, MA · 2025
Health
- $62,500
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Education
- $51,000
Nantucket Golf Club Foundation (Nantucket Children'S Charity Classic) · Siasconset, MA · 2025
Education
- $50,000
Harper'S Home · Durham, NC · 2025
Health
- $50,000
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
Community services
- $50,000
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association · Boca Grande, FL · 2024
Community services
- $30,000
The Wily Network · Newton, MA · 2025
Education
- $30,000
The Wily Network · Newton, MA · 2024
Education
- $30,000
The Wily Network · Newton, MA · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Georgetown University Office of Advancement and University Relations · Washington, DC · 2025
Education
- $25,000
Harlem Larcrosse and Leadership Corporation · New York, NY · 2025
Community services
- $25,000
Nantucket Golf Club Foundation · Siasconset, MA · 2025
Education
- $25,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2025
Education
- $25,000
For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Education
- $25,000
For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Education
- $20,000
Concord Free Public Library · Concord, MA · 2025
Education
- $18,190
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2025
Health
- $15,000
Nashoba Brooks School · Concord, MA · 2025
Education
- $15,000
Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2025
Education
- $13,000
The Wily Network · Newton, MA · 2025
Education
- $10,000
Hudson Valley Clubhouse · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025
Community services
- $9,300
Natucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2025
Health
- $5,182
The Umbrella Arts Center · Concord, MA · 2025
Education
- $5,000
Emerson Health · Concord, MA · 2025
Health
- $5,000
McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2025
Health
- $4,241
American Cancer Society · Boston, MA · 2024
Health services
- $4,241
American Cancer Society · Boston, MA · 2024
Health services
- $3,000
Concord Free Public Library (#1501) · Concord, MA · 2024
Education
- $3,000
Concord Free Public Library (#1501) · Concord, MA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Clubhouse International (#1002) · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Clubhouse International (#1002) · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $1,195
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2025
Health
- $1,100
Allworthy Inc (Peak With a Purpose Iv) · Salem, MA · 2025
Education
- $1,041
Steppingstone · Boston, MA · 2024
Community services
- $1,041
Steppingstone · Boston, MA · 2024
Community services
- $1,030
Compassionate Care Als · Falmouth, MA · 2024
Community and health services
- $1,030
Compassionate Care Als · Falmouth, MA · 2024
Community and health services
- $821
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2025
Health
- $600
Gofundme (American Cancer Society) · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Health
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