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The Thorson Foundation

Name: The Thorson Foundation grants, 2023–2023
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.

52
grants reported: $158,500
total given: 2023–2023
filing years: $1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2023. 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

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Top recipients

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

Alzheimers Foundation of America1 grant · $14,160
Acca1 grant · $14,000
Massachusetts General Hospital1 grant · $11,500
Noble and Greenough School1 grant · $10,500
Circus World Museumwisconsin1 grant · $9,300
Als Therapy Development Institute1 grant · $7,740
The American Legion1 grant · $6,000
Family of the Americas Foundation1 grant · $6,000
Wfuv1 grant · $5,750
Trustees of the Reservations1 grant · $5,250

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$14,160
Alzheimers Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General
$14,000
Acca · Annandale, VA · 2023
General
$11,500
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$10,500
Noble and Greenough School · Dedham, MA · 2023
General
$9,300
Circus World Museumwisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$7,740
Als Therapy Development Institute · Watertown, MA · 2023
General
$6,000
Family of the Americas Foundation · Lothian, MD · 2023
General
$6,000
The American Legion · Miami Springs, FL · 2023
General
$5,750
Wfuv · Bronx, NY · 2023
General
$5,250
Trustees of the Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
Blinded American Veterans Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$5,000
Jan Karski Educational Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2023
General
$4,000
Lands Sake Farm · Weston, MA · 2023
General
$4,000
Wolf Trap Foundation · Vienna, VA · 2023
General
$3,000
National Eating Disorder Assoc · Plano, TX · 2023
General
$3,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,500
Blair House Restoration Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$2,500
New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$2,500
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2023
General
$2,500
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$2,000
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General
$2,000
Cenacle Sisters · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,000
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General
$2,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General
$1,500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General
$1,500
Fisher House · Rockville, MD · 2023
General
$1,500
Foundation To Be Named Later · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,500
McKee Botanical Garden · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General
$1,500
The Baseball · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General
$1,500
The Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,500
Wnet · New York, NY · 2023
General
$1,000
About Freshfresh Truck · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Backpacks for Life · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
General
$1,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023
General
$1,000
Boch Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Girls On the Run Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2023
General
$1,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation-Nj · Monroe Township, NJ · 2023
General
$1,000
Mspca · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Music Institute of Chicago · Evanston, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Riverside Theater · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General
$1,000
St Johns Prep · Danvers, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
The Moorings Educational Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
General
$700
Duke University Annual Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
General
$600
Fordham University · Bronx, NY · 2023
General
$500
Arts Inn Collective · Fleischmanns, NY · 2023
General
$500
Foundation for Metrowest · Natick, MA · 2023
General
$500
Waltham Boys and Girls Club · Waltham, MA · 2023
General
$250
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2023
General
$250
The Service Dog Project · Ipswich, MA · 2023
General
$250
Topsfield Fire Dept · Topsfield, MA · 2023
General
$250
Topsfield Library · Topsfield, MA · 2023
General

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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.