MGB Pooled Holdings LLC

Public charity · Grantmaker Somerville, MA EIN: 82-1715859

Investing pooling entity

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC at a glance

In short: MGB Pooled Holdings LLC gave $484.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $484.0M), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$483,991,393
+116.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$483,991,393
+116.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$483,991,393
Total assets
$18,204,721,570
+12.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who MGB Pooled Holdings LLC funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates: $484.0MMass General BrighamIncorporated & Affiliates$484.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates ($484.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Boston

How MGB Pooled Holdings LLC gives

  • Giving fell 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500M$1B$1.5B$2B0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $224.1M (2024) to $1.6B (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $484.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Boston, MACommunity Benefit Program$483,991,393
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$18,204,721,570$1,412,842,009$483,991,393$483,991,3931$1,412,842,009
2024$16,237,955,473$892,056,130$224,054,030$224,054,0301$892,056,130
2023$13,908,771,312$272,820,546$508,485,929$508,485,9291$272,820,546
2022$13,155,018,220$499,107,384$1,645,523,450$1,645,523,4501$499,107,384
2021$17,158,336,920$817,459,178———$668,883,500
2020$13,962,698,228$2,865,212,883———$515,185,890
2019$10,686,197,340$1,440,703,778———$594,632,644

About MGB Pooled Holdings LLC

Based on IRS filings

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC is a public charity focused on Health, based in Somerville, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.2B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $484.0M. Net investment income was $1.4B.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC is led by Emma Somers-Roy, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Emma Somers-Roy

    President

    President Since → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Sloan

    Secretary

    Manager → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Niyum Gandhi

    Treasurer

    Treasurer, Secretary & Manager Since → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: John R. Barker (2019–2024) — Former O - Mgbph
  • Former: Peter K. Markell (2019–2024) — Former O - Mgbph

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 MGB Pooled Holdings LLC

How much does MGB Pooled Holdings LLC give each year?

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC gave $484.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $224.1M across 1 grant.

How large is MGB Pooled Holdings LLC?

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC reported $18.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4B.

What is MGB Pooled Holdings LLC?

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC is a public charity focused on Health, based in Somerville, MA. It holds $18.2B in total assets as of 2025.

Where does MGB Pooled Holdings LLC operate?

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is MGB Pooled Holdings LLC's EIN?

MGB Pooled Holdings LLC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1715859. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)

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