Funding search · EIN 043472730 · Boston, MA

The Penniman Foundation

Name: The Penniman Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

168
grants reported: $109,511
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Friends of the Public Garden4 grants · $12,000
Longhouse Reserve4 grants · $7,325
Mspcc Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children4 grants · $5,500
Project Hope4 grants · $4,000
International Institute of Ne4 grants · $4,000
Springs Food Pantry4 grants · $4,000
Neads World Class Service Dogs4 grants · $3,750
Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $3,450
Brooklyn Heights Assocation4 grants · $3,100
Beacon Hill Civic Association4 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$29,000

2022

$32,065

2023

$27,465

2024

$20,981

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 168 grants.

$6,825
Longhouse Reserve · East Hampton, NY · 2023
General support
$3,000
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$3,000
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Ocean City Job Lot Foundation · Johnson City, NY · 2023
General support
$2,500
Mspcc Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Ukrainian Medical Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$2,000
Uncf · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$2,000
Uncommonorg · Amagansett, NY · 2024
General support
$1,700
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1,500
Brooklyn Heights Assocation · Brroklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$1,500
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
International Institute of Ne · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Massachusetts General Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Mspcc Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Project Hope · Roxbury, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2025
General support
$1,000
Buildon · Stamford, CT · 2024
General support
$1,000
International Institute of Ne · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Mspcc Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Neads World Class Service Dogs · Princeton, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Project Hope · Roxbury, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Heart & Bones Rescue · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
$1,000
International Institute of Ne · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Mspcc Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Neads World Class Service Dogs · Princeton, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Project Hope · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
International Institute of Ne · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Neads World Class Service Dogs · Princeton, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Project Hope · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2022
General support
$750
Beacon Hill Civic Association · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$750
National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
$750
Neads World Class Service Dogs · Princeton, MA · 2025
General support
$750
Beacon Hill Civic Association · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$750
Beacon Hill Civic Association · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$750
Beacon Hill Civic Association · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$700
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$700
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$600
Brooklyn Heights Assocation · Brroklyn, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Amagansett Free Library · Amagansett, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Amagansett Historical Association · Amagansett, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Amagansett Village Improvement Society · Amagansett, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Arf · East Hampton, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Beacon Hill Village · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Boston Partners in Education · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Ola of Eastern Long Island · Sagaponack, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Peconic Land Trust · Southampton, NY · 2025
General support
$500
Pets and People Foundation · Sudbury, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Vilna Shul · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$500
Amagansett Free Library · Amagansett, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Amagansett Village Improvement Society · Amagansett, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Arf · East Hampton, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Beacon Hill Village · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Boston Partners in Education · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Horizons for Homeless Children · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Hospital of Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Ola of Eastern Long Island · Sagaponack, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Peconic Land Trust · Southampton, NY · 2024
General support
$500
Pets and People Foundation · Sudbury, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Vilna Shul · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$500
Amagansett Fire Department · Amagansett, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Amagansett Free Library · Amagansett, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Amagansett Village Improvement Society · Amagansett, NY · 2023
General support
$500
American Prairie Reserve · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General support
$500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Arf · East Hampton, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Boston Partners in Education · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Brooklyn Heights Assocation · Brroklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Horizons for Homeless Children · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Hospital of Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Ola of Eastern Long Island · Sagaponack, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Peconic Land Trust · Southampton, NY · 2023
General support
$500
Pets and People Foundation · Sudbury, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Vilna Shul · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Amagansett Fire Department · Amagansett, NY · 2022
General support
$500
Amagansett Free Library · Amagansett, NY · 2022
General support
$500
Amagansett Village Improvement Society · Amagansett, NY · 2022
General support
$500
American Praire Reserve · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General support
$500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$500
Arf · East Hampton, NY · 2022
General support
$500
Beacon Hill Village · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$500
Boston Partners in Education · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$500
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$500
Brooklyn Heights Assocation · Brroklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$500
Hospital of Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2022
General support

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