Metanoia Fund
Metanoia Fund is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $814K. Net investment income was $626K.
Metanoia Fund at a glance
In short: Metanoia Fund gave $814K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $204K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $814,000
- +714.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $203,500
- +103.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $142,000
- Total assets
- $9,912
- +47.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Metanoia Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Energy Innovation Reform Project ($500K). Together the top 2 received $814K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 9 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Metanoia Fund gives
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2024) to $814K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $814K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Innovation Reform Project Fairfax, VA | General Purpose | $500,000 |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc Washington, DC | The Seed Fund | $200,000 |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc Washington, DC | Work on the Migration Opportunity | $84,000 |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc Washington, DC | International Decarbonization Partnership Work | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,912 | $818,177 | $815,008 | $814,000 | 4 | $814,906 | $626,401 | — |
| 2024 | $6,743 | $51,539 | $116,524 | $100,000 | 1 | $111,070 | $44,298 | $1,639 |
| 2023 | $71,728 | $216,384 | $154,556 | $120,000 | 2 | $153,443 | $171,360 | $1,594 |
| 2022 | $9,900 | $47,331 | $45,956 | — | — | $45,870 | $27,185 | $197 |
| 2021 | $8,525 | $100,335 | $103,890 | $100,064 | 2 | $100,934 | — | $497 |
| 2020 | $12,080 | $213,347 | $213,885 | $201,133 | 2 | — | $102,382 | — |
| 2019 | $12,618 | $12,272 | $12,888 | — | — | — | $141 | $752 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Metanoia Fund's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Florence Mavis Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederick M. Taylor III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John F. Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Farnsworth Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Metanoia Fund
How much does Metanoia Fund give each year?
Metanoia Fund gave $814K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.
What is Metanoia Fund's typical grant size?
Metanoia Fund's median grant in 2025 was $142,000, and its average grant was $203,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Metanoia Fund give grants?
Metanoia Fund gives mostly in Virginia: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (39%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants).
Does Metanoia Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 25% of Metanoia Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Metanoia Fund?
Metanoia Fund reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $818K.
What is Metanoia Fund's EIN?
Metanoia Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6668886. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 22, 2024)
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