Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc
Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Newton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $189K in total assets. In 2025, it made $10K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $7K.
Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $188,976
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $17,591
- -49.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $10,178
- -9.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $10,178
- -9.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 113% of 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
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $3K (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $1,000 |
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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 | $188,976 | $17,591 | $10,178 | — | — | $10,178 | $6,633 | $9,033 |
| 2024 | $181,563 | $34,896 | $11,248 | $1,000 | 2 | $11,248 | $6,623 | $7,848 |
| 2023 | $157,915 | $25,370 | $19,485 | $1,500 | 3 | $19,462 | $6,117 | $7,542 |
| 2022 | $152,030 | $22,026 | $7,542 | $2,500 | 4 | $7,454 | $1,685 | $7,108 |
| 2021 | $137,546 | $9,244 | $9,716 | — | — | $8,329 | $13 | $6,786 |
| 2020 | $138,018 | $12,503 | $11,547 | — | — | — | $345 | $6,769 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc is led by Poorvi Bellur, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 25 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Poorvi Bellur
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$5K (2023) → $7K (2025)
Glenda Sluga
President
Trustee → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Nicole Cuujieng Aboitiz
Trustee
Executive Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
$5K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Akita Shigeru
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Andrew Sartori
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Darrin McMahon
Trustee
Vice President → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Armitage
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Ekbladh
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Dominic Sachsenmaier
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Erica Charters
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Hsiung Ping-Chen
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jennifer Pitts
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeremy Adelman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jie-Hyun Lim
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lauren Benton
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Manoranjan Mohanty
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Peter N. Stearns
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Roland Benedikter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Selcuk Esenbel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Emily Greble
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Seema Alavi
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Timothy Nunan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Tomohito Baji
Trustee
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Andrew H. Cohn
Secretary-Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary-Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Heidi Js Tworek
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Poorvi Bellur (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc
How large is Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc?
Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc reported $189K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc operate?
Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc's EIN?
Toynbee Prize Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3438177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 June 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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