State Street Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 56-2615567

State Street Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26.9M. Net investment income was $457K.

State Street Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: State Street Foundation Inc gave $26.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26.9M), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,855,393
+24.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,855,393
+24.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,855,393
Total assets
$14,795,276
-8.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to State Street Foundation Inc

Who State Street Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (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 State Street Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 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

$0$10M$20M$30M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20.2M (2022) to $26.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26.9M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Statement Boston, MASee Attached Statement$26,855,393
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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$14,795,276$25,496,473$26,939,096$26,855,3931$26,913,393$457,206$598,536
2024$16,237,899$26,008,801$21,829,042$21,596,1141$21,815,392$1,004,375$1,047,404
2023$12,058,141$25,496,290$26,100,251$25,779,8651$26,094,565$493,290$538,251
2022$12,509,602$25,101,170$20,307,015$20,246,9801$20,304,015$97,130$473,961
2021$7,590,446$6,540$25,589,737$25,354,5721$25,586,737$1,040$1,084,015
2020$32,923,643$18,609,628$22,451,912$22,219,9901—$104,770$1,625,180
2019$36,770,927$49,499,854$21,454,172$21,255,9081—$395,126$717,124

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, State Street Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $599K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

State Street Foundation Inc is led by Joan Christel, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joan Christel

    President

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Franceschini

    Clerk

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Schaefer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Midori Morikawa

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Brian Kinney (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joseph McGrail (2019–2022) — President · Filing note: Retired
  • Former: Joan Christel Current (2022) — President
  • Former: Michael J. Scannell Prior (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Simon Zornoza Prior (2019–2020) — Clerk

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 State Street Foundation Inc

How much does State Street Foundation Inc give each year?

State Street Foundation Inc gave $26.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21.6M across 1 grant.

How large is State Street Foundation Inc?

State Street Foundation Inc reported $14.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $599K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does State Street Foundation Inc operate?

State Street Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is State Street Foundation Inc's EIN?

State Street Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2615567. 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 June 30, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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