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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4072533

The Bigbird Fund

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $174,941 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $174,941

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,626
  • Tax year 2024

    $246,875

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $105,234
  • Tax year 2023

    $766,650

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $244,386
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,132,960

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $887,018
  • Tax year 2021

    $298,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $440,900
  • Tax year 2020

    $597,175

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $535,216
  • Tax year 2019

    $589,184

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $981,710
  • Tax year 2018

    $810,642

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,164,490

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Huntington Theatre Company IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $34,000
  2. Phoenix Charter AcademyChelsea, MA

    General support

    $28,060
  3. Newport Festivals FoundationManchester, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  4. Womens Foundation of BostonBoston, MA

    General support

    $13,400
  5. Aquidneck Land TrustMiddletown, RI

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Massart - Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Newton Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Pioneer InstituteBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  9. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  10. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    General support

    $8,400
  11. Norman Bird SanctuaryMiddletown, RI

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Soccer Unity ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  13. The Camphill SchoolGlenmoore, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  14. Institute of Contemporary ArtBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  15. The Public TheaterNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,330
  16. Friends of the High LineNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,250
  17. Francis Ouimet Scholarship FundNorton, MA

    General support

    $1,001
  18. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Gaining GroundConcord, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $53,75045% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $24,40121% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $13,40011% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $11,0009% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts13 grants $125,361
  2. Rhode Island3 grants $30,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  5. New York2 grants $4,580

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William P McQuillanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Linda M CrinitiTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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