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EIN 20-8521462

High Meadows Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
2010
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
High Meadows Foundation funds experienced organizations as well as groundbreaking ideas that have the potential to effect substantial change when given the appropriate resources. High Meadows Foundation is a private non-profit grant making foundation focused on investing in and promoting workable yet creative ideas to address the complex environmental and societal issues facing the world. To do so, we engage with local and international organizations in three key programmatic areas: the environment, education, and business plus society.
Total revenues
$12,035,020
2023
Total expenses
$8,548,726
2023
Total assets
$2,466,263
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Grants made by High Meadows Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)Payment for Continuing Support of Environmental Research$3,000,000
The Trustees of Princeton UniversityPayment for Support of Pace Center High Meadows Fellows Program$922,500
High Meadows InstitutePayment To Carry on Charitable Activities$750,000
...and 11 more grants made

Personnel at High Meadows Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Carl FerenbachTrustee$0
Lynne BallSecretary and Treasurer$0

Financials for High Meadows Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,480,453
Investment income and dividends$165,711
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$3,388,856
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$12,035,020

Form 990s for High Meadows Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-07990PFView PDF
2022-122023-05-12990PFView PDF
2021-122022-05-16990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122021-02-25990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
August 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
July 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
May 11, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
160 Commonwealth Ave L5
Boston, MA 02116
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
highmeadowsfoundation.com/ 
Phone
(617) 536-1910
IRS details
EIN
20-8521462
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2010
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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