Brock Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 27-6951581

Brock Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $6.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $402K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Key facts about Brock Family Foundation

In short: Brock Family Foundation gave $402K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $134K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
27-6951581
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$402,000
Grants made (2024)
3
Average grant
$134,000
Median grant
$180,000
Total assets
$6,935,188
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.9M

+26.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$402K

-19.6% YoY

Grant Count

3

+200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$134K

-73.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brock Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $655K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Brock Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 50% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 61% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonBrooklineWest LafayetteCambridgeHubbardston

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $402K (2024) to $850K (2020). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $402K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Harvard Business School: $200KHarvard Business School$200KDana-Farber Cancer Institute: $180KDana-Farber Cancer Institute$180KRon Burton Training Village: $22KRon Burton Training Village$22K

The largest 2024 recipient was Harvard Business School ($200K). Together the top 3 received $402K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 13 (38%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvard Business School Boston, MAGeneral Use$200,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Brookline, MAGeneral Use$180,000
Ron Burton Training Village Hubbardston, MAGeneral Use$22,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,935,188$5,490,690$5,382,348
Revenue$1,904,204$652,346$204,068
Expenses$464,508$533,582$794,757
Qualifying Distributions$402,000$500,070$756,836
Net Investment Income$1,880,463$627,550$203,945
Distributable Amount$654,904$515,105$480,676

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brock Family Foundation is led by Jane Brock-Wilson, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jane Brock-Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Brock Family Foundation

How much does Brock Family Foundation give each year?

Brock Family Foundation gave $402K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $500K across 1 grant.

What is Brock Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Brock Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $180,000, and its average grant was $134,000, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Brock Family Foundation give grants?

Brock Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Brock Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Brock Family Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Brock Family Foundation?

Brock Family Foundation reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $402K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $655K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Brock Family Foundation's EIN?

Brock Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6951581. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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