Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 75-3218957

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $889K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $55K.

Key facts about Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc

In short: Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
75-3218957
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$11,000
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$2,750
Median grant
$750
Total assets
$889,249
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$889K

+10.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$11K

-4.3% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-4.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $41K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 4 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

TrinidadBostonFort CollinsArlingtonWeston

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants20191 grants20201 grants20215 grants20225 grants20234 grants20244 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Culebra Range Community Coalition Inc: $9KCulebra Range CommunityCoalition Inc$9KCocorahs: $1KCocorahs$1KPurgatoire Watershed Partnership Inc: $500Purgatoire WatershedPartnership Inc$500Youth Club of Trinidad Inc: $500Youth Club of Trinidad Inc$500

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CULEBRA RANGE COMMUNITY COALITION INC Trinidad, COEXEMPT PURPOSE$9,000
COCORAHS Fort Collins, COEXEMPT PURPOSE$1,000
PURGATOIRE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP INC Trinidad, COEXEMPT PURPOSE$500
YOUTH CLUB OF TRINIDAD INC Trinidad, COEXEMPT PURPOSE$500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$889,249$807,469$774,931
Revenue$61,585$38,274$62,289
Expenses$47,109$48,469$49,939
Qualifying Distributions$40,829$41,442$44,425
Net Investment Income$55,430$32,243$56,559
Distributable Amount$41,010$39,081$35,760

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc is led by Sophie Cabot Black, President, Treasurer & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sophie Cabot Black

    President, Treasurer & Director

    President & Director → Treasurer & Director, 2023

    Treasurer & Director → President, Treasurer & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradford Washburn Cabot

    Director

    Director → Treasurer & Director, 2022

    Treasurer & Director → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grant Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Cabot Black

    Director

    President, Clerk & Director → Clerk & Director, 2024

    Clerk & Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Philbin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carin Hofer

    Clerk

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Thomas Perry (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Joan Whelton (2019–2022) — Registered Agent
  • Former: Elizabeth Campana (2020) — Investment Director
  • Former: Ben Daly (2019) — Investment Director

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 Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc

How much does Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc give each year?

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 4 grants.

What is Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $2,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc give grants?

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Trinidad, CO (3 grants).

How large is Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc?

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc reported $889K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $41K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc?

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Boston, MA. It holds $889K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc's EIN?

Purgatoire Valley Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3218957. 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.

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