Private foundation · Boston, MA

Inavale Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$1K – $5K – $11K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
91
Repeat grantees
51
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

William N Buffett
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Susan Kennedy
TREASURER/DIRECTOR
Thomas Buffett
DIRECTOR
Wendy O Buffett
DIRECTOR
Noah E Buffett-kennedy
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
456.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
464
Total grants awarded
$24.9M
Total amount
$54K
Average grant
$2.7M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$4.0M
14 grants
2023
$1.5M
19 grants
2022
$2.8M
28 grants
2021
$4.4M
21 grants
2020
$1.7M
26 grants
2019
$1.5M
16 grants
2018
$1.6M
34 grants
2016
$4.8M
78 grants
2015
$993K
76 grants
2014
$807K
77 grants
2013
$709K
75 grants

Top recipients

10 grants · MN · ✓ Exact match
$5.7M
11 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$4.3M
8 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$3.1M
1 grant · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
1 grant · CA · ≈ likely match
$2.0M
9 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$1.6M
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
Grub St Inc
11 grants · MA
$700K
Cooperriis Healing Community
1 grant · NC
$500K
$370K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Metropolitan Opera
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$2.0M
Carleton College
GENERAL PURPOSE
MN · TY 2024
$1.2M
Cooperriis Healing Community
GENERAL PURPOSE
NC · TY 2024
$500K
Resist
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$160K
Grub St Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$60K
Trinity Lutheran Church
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$20K
Old Cambridge Baptist Church
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Boston Medical Center
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Mara Elephant Project
GENERAL PURPOSE
IN · TY 2024
$5K
International Rescue Committee
GENERAL PURPOSE
MN · TY 2024
$5K
Southern Poverty Law Center
GENERAL PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$4K
Nebraska State Historical Society
GENERAL PURPOSE
NE · TY 2024
$1K
Kataluma Refugee Hospital
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Center for Science in the Public Interest
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$450
Metropolitan Opera
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$1.0M
Carleton College
GENERAL PURPOSE
MN · TY 2023
$200K
Resource Center for Women in Ministry in the South
GENERAL PURPOSE
NC · TY 2023
$80K
Grub St Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$75K
Trinity Lutheran Church
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$20K
Nisgua
GENERAL PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Old Cambridge Baptist Church
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$12K
Willa Cather Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$10K
Kataluma Refugee Hospital
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Arfica
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$9K
Mercy Ships
GENERAL PURPOSE
TX · TY 2023
$6K
International Rescue Committee
GENERAL PURPOSE
MN · TY 2023
$5K
Mercy Corps
GENERAL PURPOSE
OR · TY 2023
$3K
Feed the Children
GENERAL PURPOSE
OK · TY 2023
$1K
Home for Little Wanderers
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$1K
Boys and Girls Club
GENERAL PURPOSE
DC · TY 2023
$1K
The Valley Child Development Center
GENERAL PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$1K
Little Brothers Firends of the Elderly-boston
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$1K
Homeless Empowerment Project
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$1K
Metropolitan Opera
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2022
$1.0M
Carleton College
GENERAL PURPOSE
MN · TY 2022
$1.0M
Greater Boston Food Bank
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2022
$505K
Resource Center for Women in Ministry in the South
GENERAL PURPOSE
NC · TY 2022
$80K
Grub St Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2022
$75K
Old Cambridge Baptist Church
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2022
$64K
Feeding America
GENERAL PURPOSE
IL · TY 2022
$11K
Care
GENERAL PURPOSE
GA · TY 2022
$10K
Arlington Eats
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2022
$5K
Childrens Hunger Fund
GENERAL PURPOSE
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Mercy Ships
GENERAL PURPOSE
TX · TY 2022
$5K
Partners in Health
GENERAL PURPOSE
MA · TY 2022
$5K
Doctors Without Borders USA
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2022
$5K
Mara Elephant Project
GENERAL PURPOSE
IN · TY 2022
$3K
Mercy Corps
GENERAL PURPOSE
OR · TY 2022
$3K
Feed the Children
GENERAL PURPOSE
OK · TY 2022
$2K
Southern Poverty Law Center
GENERAL PURPOSE
AL · TY 2022
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.