Teal Pond Foundation
Teal Pond Foundation is a private foundation based in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including recipients working in education, medicine, and conservation.
Teal Pond Foundation at a glance
In short: Teal Pond Foundation gave $263K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Massachusetts. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $263,000
- +35.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,471
- +35.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $10,464,908
- +25.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Teal Pond Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 22 Mackintosh Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773-3204
Phone: (781) 466-8448
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Teal Pond Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hospital for Special Surgery ($100K). Together the top 10 received $257K.
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 71 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in Massachusetts received 53% of grant dollars and recipients in New York received 41%. Colorado recipients received 4%, and California recipients received 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Teal Pond Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 59% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $186K (2022) to $314K (2020). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $263K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | Medical | $100,000 |
| Our Sisters' School Inc New Bedford, MA | Education | $50,000 |
| Nashoba Brooks School Concord, MA | Education | $25,000 |
| The Coalition for Buzzards Bay New Bedford, MA | Education | $25,000 |
| Dana Hall School Wellesley, MA | Education | $21,000 |
| Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust Dartmouth, MA | Conservation | $15,000 |
| UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Education | $5,000 |
| The Foundation for City College New York, NY | Education | $5,000 |
| High Mountain Institute Inc Leadville, CO | Education | $5,000 |
| Good Natured Learning Leadville, CO | Education | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,464,908 | $2,448,922 | $336,281 | $263,000 | 17 | $263,500 | $829,359 | $443,756 |
| 2024 | $8,353,763 | $3,278,814 | $217,568 | $194,500 | 17 | $195,000 | $2,098,268 | $287,372 |
| 2023 | $5,301,635 | $1,083,238 | $243,570 | $203,000 | 15 | $203,035 | $113,440 | $203,783 |
| 2022 | $4,457,283 | $80,700 | $199,728 | $185,500 | 14 | $185,500 | $1,873,191 | $182,001 |
| 2021 | $4,572,004 | $2,396,244 | $323,964 | $305,000 | 8 | $305,000 | $345,836 | $132,750 |
| 2020 | $2,502,603 | $1,048,476 | $314,950 | $314,000 | 9 | — | $933,036 | $70,968 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Teal Pond Foundation reported a distributable amount of $444K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations with different missions. For example, Our Sisters’ School says it educates and inspires economically disadvantaged girls in the New Bedford area, while Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust says its mission is to preserve and protect Dartmouth’s natural resources. Dana Hall School describes itself as an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades five through twelve.
Other 2025 grantees include UCLA Foundation, which describes its role as supporting UCLA through private philanthropy, and High Mountain Institute, which says it engages students with the natural world through intellectual inquiry, experiential learning, and wilderness expeditions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $263,000 across 17 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median of $5,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $100,000 to Hospital for Special Surgery for medical purposes; $50,000 to Our Sisters’ School for education; $25,000 each to Nashoba Brooks School and The Coalition for Buzzards Bay for education; $21,000 to Dana Hall School for education; and $15,000 to Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust for conservation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jonathan A. Flint and Alice L. Flint as trustees.
Teal Pond Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alice L. Flint
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jonathan A. Flint
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Teal Pond Foundation
How much does Teal Pond Foundation give each year?
Teal Pond Foundation gave $263K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $195K across 17 grants.
What is Teal Pond Foundation's typical grant size?
Teal Pond Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $15,471, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Teal Pond Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Teal Pond Foundation give grants?
Teal Pond Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (41%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants), Leadville, CO (3 grants), New Bedford, MA (2 grants) and Boston, MA (2 grants).
Does Teal Pond Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Teal Pond Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (12 grants) and "Conservation" (4 grants).
Who are Teal Pond Foundation's largest grantees?
Teal Pond Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hospital for Special Surgery ($100,000), Our Sisters' School Inc ($50,000) and Nashoba Brooks School ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Teal Pond Foundation?
Teal Pond Foundation reported $10.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $264K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $444K (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 does Teal Pond Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations with different missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Teal Pond Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Teal Pond Foundation's EIN?
Teal Pond Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3584920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Teal Pond Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Teal Pond Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/teal-pond-foundation-morg_7df6a0a1642f41a2af0061bea902ac1e
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