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Archibald Family Foundation #0724900

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043417222

Archibald Family Foundation #0724900 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $320,000 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $72,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $266,500 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$280,00030$7.0 million
2024$266,50033$6.8 million
2025$320,00032$7.3 million

How to apply

Archibald Family Foundation #0724900 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Archibald Family Foundation #0724900 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts16$130,500
California3$53,000
New York6$47,000
Utah1$37,500
North Carolina1$25,000
District of Columbia2$14,000
Maine2$8,000
New Hampshire1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Maria Mitchell Association
Nantucket, MA
General$72,500
Utah Film Center
Salt Lake City, UT
General$37,500
Southern Documentary Fund
Durham, NC
General$25,000
The Film Collaborative
Los Angeles, CA
General$25,000
Walking Iris Media
San Francisco, CA
General$25,000
Women Make Movies
New York, NY
General$25,000
Beth Israel
Boston, MA
General$10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
General$10,000
World Wildlife Defense Fund
Washington, DC
General$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
General$9,500
WGBH
Boston, MA
General$8,000
Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Cambridge, MA
General$5,000
Cambridge School of Weston
Weston, MA
General$5,000
Nantucket Land Council Inc
Nantucket, MA
General$5,000
Northwood School
Brentwood, NH
General$5,000
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY
General$5,000
Waynflete School
Portland, ME
General$5,000
Defenders of Wildlife
Washington, DC
General$4,000
Trustees of Boston University
Boston, MA
General$4,000
Breakwater School
Portland, ME
General$3,000
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
General$3,000
Save the Whales Inc
Seaside, CA
General$3,000
UNICEF USA
New York, NY
General$3,000
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Boston, MA
General$2,000
Mothers Out Front
Boston, MA
General$2,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Nantucket, MA
General$2,000
Trustees of Tufts University
Somerville, MA
General$2,000
Amnesty International
New York, NY
General$1,000
Appalachian Mountain Club
Boston, MA
General$1,000
Boston Athenaeum
Boston, MA
General$1,000
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge, MA
General$1,000
Shady Hill School
Cambridge, MA
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Archibald Family Foundation #0724900 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Archibald Family Foundation #0724900 give?

$320,000 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Archibald Family Foundation #0724900?

Its 2025 filing lists John LG Archibald (Trustee), Mary A Poor (Trustee) and John A McBrine Esq (Trustee).

What does Archibald Family Foundation #0724900 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.

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