Funding search · EIN 316672883 · Boston, MA

Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation

Name: Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

43
grants reported: $9.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $100,000
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.

What they fund

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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.

Northeastern University3 grants · $3.0M
Massachusetts General Hospital1 grant · $733,600
Museum of Science1 grant · $500,000
New England Center & Home for Veterans1 grant · $500,000
Linn Health & Rehabilition2 grants · $403,770
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center1 grant · $350,000
Caritas Communities2 grants · $339,293
St Mary'S Center for Women & Children1 grant · $250,000
Uss Constitution Museum1 grant · $250,000
St Francis House1 grant · $250,000

Giving over time

$3.5M

2022

$2.8M

2023

$2.7M

2024

Grant history

All 43 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support
$1.0M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support
$949,399
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$733,600
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Home Base Veteran and Family Care
$500,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support
$500,000
New England Center & Home for Veterans · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support
$350,000
Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$289,616
Linn Health & Rehabilition · East Providence, RI · 2023
General Support
$250,000
Caritas Communities · Braintree, MA · 2024
General Support
$250,000
St Francis House · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$250,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$250,000
St Mary'S Center for Women & Children · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General Support
$250,000
Ymca of Metro North · Peabody, MA · 2023
General Support
$208,000
Plimoth Patuxent Museums · Plymouth, MA · 2024
General Support
$200,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support
$171,570
Boston Public Library Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support
$150,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support
$130,000
Wright Tavern Legacy Trust · Concord, MA · 2023
General Support
$125,000
Familyaid Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support
$114,154
Linn Health & Rehabilition · East Providence, RI · 2022
General Support
$108,000
Peter Faneuil Development Group · Roslindale, MA · 2022
General Support
$100,000
Lazarus House Ministries · Lawrence, MA · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Veterans Association of Bristol County · Fall River, MA · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Goddard House · Brookline, MA · 2023
General Support
$100,000
Fisher House Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2022
General Support
$100,000
Nuestra Communidad Development Corp · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General Support
$89,293
Caritas Communities · Braintree, MA · 2022
General Support
$50,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Four Block Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association · Portsmouth, NH · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
General Support
$45,600
Valor Ranch · Decatur, TX · 2023
General Support
$45,000
Berkley Congregational Church · Berkley, MA · 2023
General Support
$40,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Congregational Library & Archives · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support
$30,000
The Open Doorcape Ann Food Pantry · Gloucester, MA · 2022
General Support
$26,890
Clear Path for Veterans New England · Devens, MA · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General Support
$25,000
The Children'S Center for Communication · Beverly, MA · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Community Systems · Plymouth, MA · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Bread & Roses · Lawrence, MA · 2022
General Support
$15,000
Pga Reach New England · Boylston, MA · 2022
General Support

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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.