Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 22-2725927

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $191K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $6K.

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$191,080
+2.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,715
-84.8% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,040
-97.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,675
-93.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

CambridgeLincolnWellesleyBelmontArlington

How Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 4% 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$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $50K (2020). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Whitehead Institute Cambridge, MAMedical Research Multi-Discipline$10,000
Mass Audobon Lincoln, MANatural Resource Conservation in MA$10,000
Wellesley College Wellesley, MAEducation of Women$10,000
McLean Hospital Corp Belmont, MAMental Health Services$10,000
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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
2025$191,080$6,715$2,675——$1,040$5,675$27,541
2024$187,040$44,036$42,884$40,0004$41,211$42,825$25,211
2023$185,888$38,804$42,341$40,0004$41,151$37,653$22,999
2022$189,425$34,787$43,190$40,0004$41,304$33,334$22,894
2021$197,828$40,976$42,955$40,0004$40,986$39,990$26,325
2020$199,807$38,317$52,343$50,0004—$37,096$21,363
2019$213,833$7,229$2,681———$5,448$19,849

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Patricia T. Poitras, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patricia T. Poitras

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James W. Poitras

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela L. Wray

    Clerk

    On filings since 2019

    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 Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc

How large is Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc?

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc reported $191K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (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 Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc?

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Orlando, FL. It holds $191K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc operate?

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Virginia.

What is Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Poitras Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2725927. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 29, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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