Perkins School for the Blind

Watertown, MA ·EIN 04-2103616 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$8.2M received 140 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds Perkins School for the Blind?

Perkins School for the Blind is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by William M Wood Foundation ($2.0M), Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc ($1.4M), Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc ($331K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.2M in grants to Perkins School for the Blind between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
William M Wood Foundation$1,952,09242023–2024
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc$1,404,02042023–2024
Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc$331,49442023–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$230,10022023–2024
Olin J Cochran Tr Uw Xxx-xx-xxxx$211,61122023–2024
Makepeace Isab Charitable Trust Xxx-xx-xxxx$178,40522023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$154,00022023–2024
Tuco George R Wright Tuw$143,72242023–2024
Boston Foundation Inc$132,31232023–2024
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation$125,00032023–2024
Maria Torok Foundation #0738518$120,00032023–2025
Boston Center for Blind Children Inc$119,80032023–2025
Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable Tr$115,00022023–2025
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$115,00012023
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$102,25012024
Van Otterloo Family Foundation$102,00012023
Richard Saltonstall Charitable$100,00022023–2024
Karisma Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Theodore R and Vivian M$100,00012023
Constance O Putnam Foundation$90,00022023–2024
Bilezikian Family Foundation Inc$83,83412024
Grant and Lara Gund Foundation$83,00022023–2024
Mary L Perkins Trust Uw$80,21222023–2024
Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable$80,00022023–2024
Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust$80,00022023–2024
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The Klarman Family Foundation$80,00022023–2024
Karp Family Foundation Stephen R and$75,00032024–2025
The Peabody Foundation Inc$73,00022023–2024
Mark P & Joyce a Davis Char Tr$66,00022023–2024
Robert a Fox Family Charitable Fou$60,00012024
Harold & Rebecca Gross Fdn Tuw$55,00022024–2025
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight$50,00012025
Cogan Family Foundation$50,00022024–2025
The Flatley Foundation$50,00012024
Amelia Peabody Foundation$50,00012024
The Christopher Catanese$50,00022024
Mwc Foundation Inc$50,00012023
Gennie B Robinson Trust$46,20022024–2025
Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation$40,00012025
Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation$40,00022024–2025
The Michael & Vincenza Vinciullo$40,00022024–2025
Josephine M and Rita C Mastracci$40,00022024
Van Sloun Foundation$39,40022024
Uw Sarah Hunt Howell$38,49012024
National Philanthropic Trust$35,55012024
S Alice Knapp Trust$31,07212024
Howard & Robin Reisman Charitable Trust$30,00012024
Michael T Sherman Foundation$30,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater$30,00012024
Sumner Roy Kates Charitable Trust$30,00012024
Charles F Nagle Uw$28,91812024
The Nicholas B Ottaway Fdn Inc$28,00012024
Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation$25,00012024
The Nordblom Family Foundation$25,00012024
The D Lane & Anwyl Bates Foundation$25,00012024
Theodore L Cross$25,00012024
Cabot Corporation Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Hazard Family Foundation$25,00012024
The Ambrose Monell Foundation$25,00012024
The Roessner Family Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn$20,00022024–2025
Ruffini Charitable Foundation Trust$20,00042024–2025
George P Bishop Foundation Inc$20,00012024
Margaret S Colyer Charitable Trust 000004$19,40822024–2025
The Hamilton Company Charitable$15,00012024
Alchemy Foundation$15,00012024
Helen W Handanian Charitable Trust$13,33922024–2025
Lappe-bowman J B for B-l Fdn-char Tr$12,50022024–2025
Ttee Ud of W F & D M Sears$12,00422024–2025
Community Foundation$10,00012025
Bailey Frederick a Tr Uwill$10,00022024–2025
Gratis Foundation$10,00012024
Mattina R Proctor Foundation$10,00012024
The Edgerley Family Foundation$10,00012024
Greater Horizons$10,00012024
Tazewell Foundation$10,00012024
The William & Lia G Poorvu$10,00012024
Beatrice P Delany Char Tr Xxxxx7003$10,00012024
The Kingsberg Foundation$10,00012024
Master Wardens and Members of the Lodge$9,50012025
Stemberg Thomas G Char Fnd$9,00012024
Leo H Bendit Charitable Foundation$8,00012024
The George and Alice Rich$7,50012024
Robert Brigham Trust$6,00012024
The Gildea Family Foundation Co James a$5,50022024–2025
The Burkehaven Family Foundation$5,00012024
Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation$5,00012024
Dr Scholl Foundation$5,00012024
Demoulas Foundation$5,00012024
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation$5,00012024
Consumer Technology Association Foundation$5,00012024
Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation$5,00012024
The Marshall Home Fund Inc$5,00012024
Susan a & Donald P Babson Foundation$4,50012024
Sandler H Fbo Various Charities$4,34012024
Alice E Cronin Charitable Trust$4,00012024
Fred and Maxi Bruhns Foundation Inc$3,00012024
Memorial Foundation for the Blind Inc$2,50012024
The Amaturo Family Foundation$2,50012024
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$2,50012024
Leader Bank Charitable Foundation Corporation$2,50012024
Floradon Foundation$2,50012024
Triple T Foundation$2,50012024
DiBenedetto Family Foundation Inc$2,50012024
Ellis Charitable Fdn$2,32912024
The Bay State Federal Savings$2,30012024
The John a Rodger Jr Foundation Inc$2,00012024
Leslie S & Marcia C Ray$2,00022024
Fidelity Foundation$1,10022024
The Bhutan Foundation$1,07912024
Jane S Young Charitable Trust$1,00012024
Anthony-arthur Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Bradford Family Foundation$1,00012024
Cail Family Foundation$1,00012024
Fay Eugene F Tr Uwill$1,00012024
James B Tafel Foundation$1,00012024
Hunter Family Charitable Trust$1,00012024
Ebb Tithes Inc$1,00012024
The Ryan Family Foundation$60022024
Ge Aerospace Foundation$55012024
The Nichols Trust$50022024–2025
Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr$50012024
The Scarbro Family Foundation$50012024
The Legett Foundation$50012024
Donna L Elliott Family Foundation Inc$50012024
Brauner Family Foundation$50012024
Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable$45012024
Bernard G and Nancy J Berkman$40012024
Analog Devices Foundation$38912024
Citizens Charitable Foundation$22512024
Linda & Alan Kahn Foundation Inc$20022024–2025
The Baltimore Family Fund$20012024
Mathis Pfohl Foundation$20012024
The Billi Marcus Foundation Inc$20012024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$20012024
George Mavridis Foundation Inc$20012024
Tua Eugene B Hamilton$17012024
Mukhopadhyay Foundation Inc$15012024
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$8012024
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$5012024

What grants has Perkins School for the Blind received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable TrGENERAL$50,000
2025Reader's Digest Partners for SightADDRESS CEREBRAL CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT: ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL, TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.$50,000
2025Boston Center for Blind Children IncCASH GRANT FOR OPERATIONS$40,500
2025Maria Torok Foundation #0738518TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS$40,000
2025Ruby W and Lavon P Linn FoundationGeneral Support$40,000
2025Harold & Rebecca Gross Fdn TuwUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30,000
2025Karp Family Foundation Stephen R andCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$25,000
2025Karp Family Foundation Stephen R andCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$25,000
2025Cogan Family FoundationGeneral Purpose$25,000
2025Gennie B Robinson TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$24,897
2025Esther B Kahn Charitable FoundationGeneral Operating Support$20,000
2025The Michael & Vincenza VinciulloGENERAL USE$20,000
2025Community FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Margaret S Colyer Charitable Trust 000004GENERAL PURPOSES$9,687
2025Master Wardens and Members of the LodgeSENSORY SAILING COURSE$9,500
2025Lappe-bowman J B for B-l Fdn-char TrGENERAL OPERATING$7,500
2025Ttee Ud of W F & D M SearsUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$6,356
2025Helen W Handanian Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$6,318
2025Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable FdnGENERAL FUNDS$5,000
2025Ruffini Charitable Foundation TrustGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
2025Ruffini Charitable Foundation TrustGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
2025Bailey Frederick a Tr UwillGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2025The Gildea Family Foundation Co James aEDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BLIND$3,000
2025The Nichols TrustANNUAL FUND/GENERAL$250
2025Linda & Alan Kahn Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$100
2024Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc#22-24: EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN: SCALING UP SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LATIN AMERICA$678,631
2024William M Wood FoundationCOLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM$488,023
2024William M Wood FoundationCOLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM$488,023
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundEDUCATION$114,600
2024Massachusetts Service Alliance IncSUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD$110,784

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Perkins School for the Blind?

Perkins School for the Blind is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by William M Wood Foundation ($2.0M), Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc ($1.4M), Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc ($331K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.2M in grants to Perkins School for the Blind between 2023–2025.

Who is Perkins School for the Blind's largest funder?

William M Wood Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Perkins School for the Blind, with $2.0M across 4 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Perkins School for the Blind received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.2M in grants to Perkins School for the Blind across 200 grants from 140 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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