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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3347626

The Schooner Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 129 grants and $19.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,435,798

    Grants listed
    129
    Assets, end of year
    $253,702,589

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,646,986

    Grants listed
    122
    Assets, end of year
    $248,732,681

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,333,213

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $195,803,404

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,677,901

    Grants listed
    103
    Assets, end of year
    $234,086,951

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,421,932

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $169,403,129

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,188,448

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $159,757,385

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,776,141

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $145,960,808

Grants paid in 2024

129 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NAACPBaltimore, MD

    Building Community Voices Fund

    $2,000,000
  2. NAACPBaltimore, MD

    Building Community Voices Fund

    $1,500,000
  3. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Leveraging our Lands

    $1,350,000
  4. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health

    $1,000,000
  5. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Distinguished Chair

    $625,000
  6. Here Right Matters FoundationSaint Petersburg, FL

    General Operations

    $590,000
  7. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Hiatt Residency

    $500,000
  8. State Leadership ProjectRaleigh, NC

    Strategic Victory Fund

    $500,000
  9. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    Center for Forced Displacement

    $500,000
  10. American Ireland FundBoston, MA

    Trinity College Dublin

    $444,485
  11. Turquoise Mountain FoundationWashington, DC

    Focused Support

    $350,000
  12. Partners in Health a Non Profit CorporationBoston, MA

    Focused Support

    $300,000
  13. NAACPBaltimore, MD

    Focused Support

    $258,000
  14. African Visionary FundWinchester, MA

    General Support

    $250,000
  15. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    Free Election Fund

    $250,000
  16. Last Mile HealthBoston, MA

    General Support (Liberia, Malawi)

    $250,000
  17. Madre IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $250,000
  18. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Rural Health Fellowship Program

    $250,000
  19. Protect DemocracyWashington, DC

    General Support

    $250,000
  20. Roddenberry FoundationNorth Hollywood, CA

    Plus 1 Global Fund for Food Security

    $250,000
  21. Seed Global Health IncBoston, MA

    General operations in Uganda

    $250,000
  22. Syrian American Medical Society FoundationWashington, DC

    Focused Support

    $250,000
  23. Syrian American Medical Society FoundationWashington, DC

    Focused Support

    $250,000
  24. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    HEAL Initiative

    $250,000
  25. Vet Voice Foundation IncPortland, OR

    Focused Support

    $250,000
  26. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    General Support

    $200,000
  27. Nyaya HealthNew York, NY

    General Support

    $200,000
  28. Tennessee Innocence ProjectNashville, TN

    General Support

    $200,000
  29. Fortify IncBrighton, CO

    General Operations

    $175,000
  30. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Dept of Global Health Equity

    $160,000
  31. Choose Love IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $150,000
  32. Here Right Matters FoundationSaint Petersburg, FL

    Focused Support

    $150,000
  33. The American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    Focused Support

    $150,000
  34. The Marshall Project IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $150,000
  35. Crossover Mission IncVero Beach, FL

    General Support

    $125,000
  36. Myriad USANew York, NY

    SHM Foundation US Fund - Ember

    $125,000
  37. Plan A Health IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $125,000
  38. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    President Brown Fund

    $125,000
  39. NAACPBaltimore, MD

    Building Community Voices Fund

    $104,000
  40. Breaktime United IncBoston, MA

    General Support

    $100,000
  41. Childcare Resources of Indian River IncVero Beach, FL

    Capital Campaign

    $100,000
  42. FreeFormLos Angeles, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  43. Friendship Bench IncHillsborough, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  44. Global Fund for ChildrenWashington, DC

    Arpan

    $100,000
  45. Global Health Corps IncNew York, NY

    General Operations

    $100,000
  46. Hack Diversity IncBoston, MA

    General Support

    $100,000
  47. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Focused Support

    $100,000
  48. Immigrant Justice Corps IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $100,000
  49. Karam FoundationChicago, IL

    General Support

    $100,000
  50. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Wandikweza

    $100,000
  51. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Fundi Bots

    $100,000
  52. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Acades

    $100,000
  53. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Akira Chix

    $100,000
  54. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Amna

    $100,000
  55. One Heart WorldwideHoover, AL

    Focused Support

    $100,000
  56. Recidiviz IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $100,000
  57. Shirley Ryan Ability LabChicago, IL

    Perez Lab

    $100,000
  58. Shirley Ryan Ability LabChicago, IL

    Perez Lab

    $100,000
  59. Social & Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CA

    Global Design Initiative

    $100,000
  60. Stephen C Rose Legacy FoundationOlney, MD

    Focused Support

    $100,000
  61. Teach UnitedFort Collins, CO

    General Support

    $100,000
  62. Texas Freedom Network Education FundAustin, TX

    General Support

    $100,000
  63. Texas Organizing Project Education FundSan Antonio, TX

    General Support

    $100,000
  64. Vennue FoundationStamford, CT

    General Support

    $100,000
  65. Choose Love IncNew York, NY

    Focused Support

    $90,000
  66. Madre IncNew York, NY

    Focused Support

    $90,000
  67. Tennessee Higher Education InitiativeNashville, TN

    General Support

    $88,000
  68. Dothouse Health IncDorchester, MA

    Superemos Foundation

    $86,000
  69. Crime Si PoaSuitland, MD

    General Support

    $75,000
  70. Father's Uplift IncDorchester, MA

    General Support

    $75,000
  71. Harvard Kennedy SchoolCambridge, MA

    Memberships

    $75,000
  72. Women Make Movies IncNew York, NY

    Lemon Tree Productions

    $75,000
  73. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Focused Support

    $70,000
  74. Gifford Legal Services Clinic IncVero Beach, FL

    General Support

    $65,000
  75. The Furniture SocietyStanfordville, NY

    Focused Support

    $60,000
  76. Block Island Health ServicesBlock Island, RI

    Capital Campaign

    $50,000
  77. Boston Bridges Initiative IncBedford, MA

    General Support

    $50,000
  78. Homeless Children's Foundation of Indian River CountyVero Beach, FL

    General Support

    $50,000
  79. Indian River Land TrustVero Beach, FL

    Capital Campaign

    $50,000
  80. Institute for Justice and Democracy in HaitiMarshfield, MA

    General Support

    $50,000
  81. Issue OneWashington, DC

    Focused Support

    $50,000
  82. Lake Tanganyika Floating Health ClinicChicago, IL

    Research

    $50,000
  83. Little Sisters Fund IncHailey, ID

    General Support

    $50,000
  84. Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA)Fort Pierce, FL

    Focused Support

    $50,000
  85. Resolution ProjectNew York, NY

    Focused Support

    $50,000
  86. The Hope for Families CenterVero Beach, FL

    General Support

    $50,000
  87. Resilient Sisterhood Project IncCambridge, MA

    General Support

    $30,000
  88. Familias Triunfadoras IncSan Elizario, TX

    General Support

    $25,000
  89. Global Greengrants FundBoulder, CO

    General Support

    $25,000
  90. Lake Tanganyika Floating Health ClinicChicago, IL

    Focused Support

    $25,000
  91. The Marjorie IncAlachua, FL

    General Support

    $25,000
  92. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    Friends of Mens Rowing

    $25,000
  93. Unchained at LastWestfield, NJ

    General Support

    $25,000
  94. Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River CountyVero Beach, FL

    General Support

    $22,000
  95. Indian River Community FoundationVero Beach, FL

    Focused Support

    $20,000
  96. Karam FoundationChicago, IL

    General Support

    $20,000
  97. Martha O'Bryan CenterNashville, TN

    General Support

    $20,000
  98. Montserrat Aspirers IncDorchester, MA

    General Support

    $16,000
  99. John F Kennedy Library FoundationBoston, MA

    Annual Gala

    $15,000
  100. Trust AfricaWashington, DC

    Focused Support

    $15,000
  101. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Block Island Progam

    $12,000
  102. Davidson County Juvenile Vocational Training CenterNashville, TN

    General Support

    $10,000
  103. Gallman Africa ConservancyNew York, NY

    Focused Support

    $10,000
  104. Initiative for a Competitive Inner CityRoxbury, MA

    General Support

    $10,000
  105. Sicangu Community Development CenterMission, SD

    Focused Support

    $10,000
  106. Silent Spring InstituteNewton, MA

    General Support

    $10,000
  107. Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights CoalitionNashville, TN

    General Support

    $10,000
  108. Think TennesseeNashville, TN

    General Support

    $10,000
  109. Utopia Foundation IncTraverse City, MI

    Butterfly Home Nepal

    $10,000
  110. Gerald E Allen Foundation CorporationNashville, TN

    Scholarship

    $8,500
  111. International Justice MissionArlington, VA

    General Support

    $6,000
  112. Planned Parenthood of TN and North MSMemphis, TN

    General Support

    $6,000
  113. Sister Love IncAtlanta, GA

    Focused Support

    $5,500
  114. ACLU Foundation of TNNashville, TN

    General Support

    $5,000
  115. Center Stone Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    Annual Fund

    $5,000
  116. KIPP NashvilleNashville, TN

    General Support

    $5,000
  117. Mindful Philanthropy IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $5,000
  118. Oasis CenterNashville, TN

    Focused Support

    $5,000
  119. Public Rights ProjectOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  120. Tennessee Justice for our NeighborsNashville, TN

    General Support

    $5,000
  121. Within Reach IncBoston, MA

    Labhya

    $5,000
  122. Tennessee Innocence ProjectNashville, TN

    Focused Support

    $3,000
  123. Forward TNNashville, TN

    General Support

    $2,500
  124. Nashville Safe Haven Family ShelterNashville, TN

    General Support

    $2,000
  125. Vero Beach Rowing IncVero Beach, FL

    Annual Gift

    $2,000
  126. Karam FoundationChicago, IL

    Focused Support

    $1,813
  127. Block Island ClubBlock Island, RI

    General Support

    $1,000
  128. Friends of Radnor LakeNashville, TN

    General Support

    $1,000
  129. The ProgressiveMadison, WI

    Annual Gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid14 grants $1,866,00024% of the total
  2. Human services13 grants $1,510,00020% of the total
  3. Health11 grants $1,176,00015% of the total
  4. Education9 grants $690,0009% of the total
  5. Public affairs2 grants $550,0007% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $391,8135% of the total
  7. 12 other causes29 grants $1,546,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts27 grants $5,401,485
  2. Maryland5 grants $3,937,000
  3. New York22 grants $2,445,000
  4. Virginia4 grants $2,096,000
  5. District of Columbia9 grants $1,665,000
  6. California7 grants $905,000
  7. Florida11 grants $559,000
  8. North Carolina1 grant $500,000
  9. Illinois7 grants $396,813
  10. Tennessee16 grants $381,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Vincent J RyanTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stephen D MaioccoTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stephanie R DitenhaferTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicholas L RyanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kimberly R DanoTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julia B PettengillExecutive Director Hours 40Pay $203,870
  • Jonathan CorbettTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jennifer RyanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia A RyanTrustee/Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carla E MeyerTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

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