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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6222498

The Perkin Fund

A private foundation in South Hamilton, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $1.5 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mrs Winifred P Gray
176 Bay Road, PO Box 2220
S Hamilton, MA 019820220
(978) 468-2266
Form and materials
1. Description of program activities for the grant. 2. Dollar amount of grant request 3. Evidence of the organization's tax exempt status
Deadlines
March 15 and september 15 of each calender year
Restrictions
1. Grants are primarily made only to organizations in the USA. 2. No scholarships are awarded. 3. No grants are made to individuals. 4. Distributes its funds annually; only in support of duly incorporated and tax-exempt agencies and institutions. 5. Grants are primarily awarded to organizations concerned with medical research, astronomy, and optics. However, grants to other types of organizations are considered.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,492,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $32,114,300

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,530,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $30,084,454

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,185,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $27,532,258

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,352,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $33,022,689

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,382,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $30,441,373

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,225,200

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $29,108,258

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,220,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $25,379,770

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rectory SchoolPomfret, CT

    Charitable purpose

    $200,000
  2. Pingree SchoolS Hamilton, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $110,000
  3. Children's Hospital New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable purpose

    $100,000
  4. Children's Hospital BostonBoston, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $80,000
  5. George Pocock Rowing FoundationSeattle, WA

    Charitable purpose

    $75,000
  6. The Society of Memorial Sloan CCNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $70,000
  7. Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $60,000
  8. Friends AcademyLocust Valley, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  9. The Buckley SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable purposes

    $50,000
  10. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  11. Kelly Brush FoundationBurlington, VT

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  12. New York Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  13. Boys Club of New YorkNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $45,000
  14. Episcopal High SchoolAlexandria, VA

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  15. University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VT

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  16. Dana Hall SchoolWellesley, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $35,000
  17. Peter Westbrook FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $35,000
  18. Ap Gardner Post 194Wenham, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  19. Special Forces Charitable TrustSouthern Pnes, NC

    Charitable purposes

    $25,000
  20. Wellspring HouseGloucester, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  21. Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  22. Connecticut's Beardsley ZooBridgeport, CT

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  23. East Hampton Healthcare FoundationEast Hampton, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  24. Nuvance Health FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  25. Oak Neck Athletic CouncilBayville, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  26. Sentinel FoundationEllerbe, NC

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  27. Hamilton Wenham Little LeagueS Hamilton, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  28. Adam J Lewis AcademyBridgeport, CT

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  29. US Rowing FoundationWest Windsor, NJ

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  30. Fairfield MuseumFairfield, CT

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  31. Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  32. Harvard University AlumniBoston, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  33. The Trustees of ReservationBoston, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  34. Droste Mental Health ServicesNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  35. St John's of Lattingtown Episcopal ChurchLocust Valley, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  36. Brookwood SchoolManchester, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  37. The Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CT

    Charitable purpose

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $415,00053% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $100,00013% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $85,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $60,0008% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $50,0006% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $45,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $27,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $485,000
  2. Massachusetts10 grants $380,000
  3. Connecticut5 grants $257,500
  4. Louisiana1 grant $100,000
  5. Vermont2 grants $90,000
  6. Washington1 grant $75,000
  7. North Carolina2 grants $50,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $40,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Kristina Perkin DavisonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matthew Ep GrayTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Winifred P GrayTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Caroline P Los ArcosTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher T PerkinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nicolas PerkinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard S Perkin IITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert S PerkinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thorne L PerkinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexandra T WibergTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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