Haven Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-6053996

Haven Trust is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11.5M in total assets. In 2024, it made $17K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $162K.

Haven Trust at a glance

Total assets
$11,528,026
+0.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$155,447
-97.1% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$17,280
-88.1% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$101,770
-49.9% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Haven Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

127 grants across all recorded years

126<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 126 grants of 127 (99%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

BostonNorth HavenVinalhavenSherbornConcordDoverNewportWoods HoleBar HarborBrocktonBrooklineFraminghamJamaica PlainNebraska CityNeedhamNew YorkRocklandAndoverArlingotnArlington

How Haven Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−15%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 3% 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.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K100 grants2020 26 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $147K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $125K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Waterman's Community Center North Haven, MEGeneral Support$125,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$11,528,026$155,447$101,770——$17,280$162,424$598,622
2023$11,474,349$5,339,296$203,045$125,0001$145,629$61,138$616,670
2022$6,338,098$6,255,950$11,784——$2,373—$29,958
2021$93,932$2,013$27,320$11,00026$13,491—$5,281
2020$119,239$261,602$158,155$146,575100—$242,633$100

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Haven Trust reported a distributable amount of $599K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Haven Trust's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Nathaniel Jeppson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Lewis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Megargel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: George Lewis (2020–2022) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru 592022

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 Haven Trust

How large is Haven Trust?

Haven Trust reported $11.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $599K (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.

Where does Haven Trust operate?

Haven Trust has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia.

What is Haven Trust's EIN?

Haven Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6053996. 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.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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