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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3409789

Inavale Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $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

    $3,971,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $870,233

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,456,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,917

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,825,760

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,617,035

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,445,800

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,704,347

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,737,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,823,624

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,514,234

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,219,399

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,635,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $7,294,709

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000,000
  2. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

    General purpose

    $1,200,000
  3. Cooperriis Healing CommunityAsheville, NC

    General purpose

    $500,000
  4. ResistSomerville, MA

    General purpose

    $160,000
  5. Grub St IncBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $60,000
  6. Trinity Lutheran ChurchWorcester, MA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  7. Old Cambridge Baptist ChurchCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $9,600
  8. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  9. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  10. Mara Elephant ProjectCarmel, IN

    General purpose

    $5,000
  11. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General purpose

    $4,000
  12. Kataluma Refugee HospitalBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  13. Nebraska State Historical SocietyLincoln, NE

    General purpose

    $1,000
  14. Center for Science in the Public InterestWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $450

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $2,001,00062% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,200,00037% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $4,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $450<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $2,000,000
  2. Minnesota2 grants $1,205,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $500,000
  4. Massachusetts6 grants $255,600
  5. Indiana1 grant $5,000
  6. Alabama1 grant $4,000
  7. Nebraska1 grant $1,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $450

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William N BuffettPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan KennedyTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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