Private foundation · Boston, MA

Tamarack Foundation

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Typical grant size
$500 – $1K – $2K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
49
Repeat grantees
32
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

William H Darling
TRUSTEE
Henry P Phippen
TRUSTEE

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
12.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
527
Total grants awarded
$1.5M
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$78K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$147K
61 grants
2023
$92K
41 grants
2022
$90K
36 grants
2021
$102K
48 grants
2020
$103K
45 grants
2019
$104K
43 grants
2018
$99K
49 grants
2017
$83K
45 grants
2016
$139K
37 grants
2015
$173K
36 grants
2014
$194K
41 grants
2013
$150K
45 grants

Top recipients

College Bound Dorchester
11 grants · MA
$282K
12 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$280K
10 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$108K
Girl's Inc
9 grants · MA
$71K
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
3 grants · MA
$60K
Mclean Hospital
12 grants · MA
$53K
5 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
12 grants · KY · ≈ likely match
$41K
Family & Children's Services of Greater Lynn
9 grants · MA
$26K
12 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$21K

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

St John the Baptist Parish
RELIGIOUS
MA · TY 2024
$20K
Chabad Lubavitch
RELIGIOUS
MA · TY 2024
$18K
Steamboat Mountain School
RECREATIONAL
CO · TY 2024
$10K
Fne International
HOUSING:EDUCATION
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Newhall Fields Community
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$9K
Yampa River Botanical
RECREATIONAL
CO · TY 2024
$8K
Waldorf School at Moraine Farm
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$7K
Girl's Inc Lynn
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$7K
Mclean Hospital
MEDICALMEDICAL
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Save the Harbor
ENVIRONMENTAL
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Massachusetts General Hospital
MEDICAL
MA · TY 2024
$2K
The Mid Atlantic Pathwork
SPIRITUAL
VA · TY 2024
$2K
Circle of Concern
HEALTH
MO · TY 2024
$2K
Boston Chong de Cultural Ed Temple
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Simmons College
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Tanglewood
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn
RELIGIOUS
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Operation Food Search
HEALTH
MO · TY 2024
$2K
Saint Louis Zoo
SOCIAL
MO · TY 2024
$2K
Missouri Botanical Gardens
SOCIAL
MO · TY 2024
$2K
Uncornered Inc
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Humane Society of Missouri
HEALTH
MO · TY 2024
$2K
Pingree School
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Boy's Town of Jerusalem
EDUCATIONAL
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Cider
ENVIRONMENTAL
VT · TY 2024
$1K
Frontier Nursing Services
MEDICAL
KY · TY 2024
$1K
Life Scene Family & Childrens Services
MEDICALMEDICAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Lift Up Routt County
SOCIAL
CO · TY 2024
$1K
North Shore Medical Center
MEDICAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Old Town Hot Springs
SOCIAL
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Wgbh Channel 2
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Clifton Improvement
ENVIRONMENTAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Mount Auburn Cemetery
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
New England Conservatory
ENVIRONMENTAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Woods Hole Oceanographic
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Mgh Health Institute
HEALTH
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Brighter World Advocacy Center
RECREATIONAL
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Endicott Park
RECREATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
St Louis Children's Hospital
MEDICAL
MO · TY 2024
$1K
Steamboat Reading
EDUCATIONAL
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Boston Symphony Orchestra
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Kiss the Ground
EDUCATIONAL
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Peabody Essex Museum
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
New England Historic Genealogy
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$700
Boston Conservatory
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$500
Arnold Arboretum
RECREATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$500
Care Dimensions
MEDICAL
MA · TY 2024
$500
Wgbh Radio
EDUCATIONAL
MA · TY 2024
$500
Berkshire United Way
SOCIAL
MA · TY 2024
$500
All Care Visiting Nurse
MEDICAL
MA · TY 2024
$500

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