Pobble Stone Foundation
Pobble Stone Foundation is a private foundation established in 1966, located in Concord, Massachusetts. The foundation is also known as The Sharpe Family Foundation and maintains operations with no employees on staff.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$8.7M
-64.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$21.5M
+1331.1% YoY
Grant Count
2
-95.6% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$10.7M
+32099.1% YoY
Grantmaking
The foundation made two significant grants in 2024:
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of December 2024:
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $8,739,527 |
| Total Revenues | $1,797,101 |
| Total Expenses | $21,789,827 |
Revenue Breakdown (FYE 12/2024):
- Investment income and dividends: $373,622
- Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $1,358,836
- Miscellaneous revenues: $64,643
The foundation's revenues increased 36.9% compared to the prior year ($1,312,672 in 2023), driven primarily by gains from asset sales which more than doubled year-over-year (109.1% increase).
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $8,739,527 | $24,640,017 | $25,082,533 |
| Revenue | $1,797,101 | $1,312,672 | $1,297,516 |
| Expenses | $21,789,827 | $1,755,188 | $1,513,168 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $21,470,390 | $1,500,050 | $1,400,200 |
| Net Investment Income | $1,450,114 | $1,048,330 | $1,133,912 |
| Distributable Amount | $945,897 | $1,351,889 | $1,373,469 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
182 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH A SHARPE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| JOHN POWLEY | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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