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Michael E Porter Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Albany, New York · EIN 476693100

Michael E Porter Family Foundation is a private foundation in Albany, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $350,760 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $100,132 and the largest $150,628. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $353,105 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$353,1053$13.5 million
2024$350,7603$17.8 million

How to apply

Michael E Porter Family Foundation 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 Michael E Porter Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$350,760

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Initiative for A Competitive Inner City Inc
Roxbury, MA
General Charitable Needs$150,628
Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA
General Charitable Needs$100,132
International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measu
Boston, MA
General Charitable Needs$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michael E Porter Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Michael E Porter Family Foundation give?

$350,760 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $100,132.

Who runs Michael E Porter Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sonia T Smyth (Trustee) and Ilana Z Porter (Trustee).

What does Michael E Porter Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and international.

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