Private foundation · Boston, MA

Wade Research Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$11K – $23K – $26K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
11
Repeat grantees
8
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Randall H Wade
President/Director
Emily Vanderbilt Wade
Secretary/Director (end Feb 2024)
Emily W Hughey
Treasurer/Director
William G Wade
Director; Secretary (start Feb 2024)
Rebecca W Comstock
Director
William a Lowell
Director
Watt Sedgwick
Director

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
35
Total grants awarded
$846K
Total amount
$24K
Average grant
$77K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$174K
3 grants
2023
$137K
5 grants
2022
$192K
6 grants
2021
$122K
5 grants
2020
$115K
8 grants
2019
$60K
4 grants
2018
$14K
1 grants
2017
$12K
1 grants
2016
$11K
1 grants
2015
$10K
1 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$170K
3 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$155K
5 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$108K
3 grants · AZ · ✓ Exact match
$94K
Joseph W Jones Ecological Research Center
4 grants · GA
$92K
2 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$69K
1 grant · CO · ✓ Exact match
$50K
2 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$29K
2 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$28K
2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$28K

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

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FL · TY 2024
$77K
The Longleaf Alliance
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AL · TY 2024
$53K
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General Purpose
AZ · TY 2024
$44K
The Longleaf Alliance
General Purpose
AL · TY 2023
$47K
Tall Timbers Foundation Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2023
$46K
Orianne Society
General Purpose
GA · TY 2023
$23K
Joseph W Jones Ecological Research Center
General Purpose
GA · TY 2023
$20K
Concord Academy
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$1K
The Longleaf Alliance
General Purpose
AL · TY 2022
$55K
University of Colorado
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$50K
Concord Academy
General Purpose
MA · TY 2022
$27K
Orianne Society
General Purpose
GA · TY 2022
$25K
Tall Timbers Foundation Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2022
$23K
Joseph W Jones Ecological Research Center
General Purpose
GA · TY 2022
$13K
Joseph W Jones Ecological Research Center
General Purpose
GA · TY 2021
$35K
Orianne Society
General Purpose
GA · TY 2021
$25K
University of Arizona Foundation
Laboratory of Tree Ring Research
AZ · TY 2021
$25K
Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation
General Purpose
GA · TY 2021
$20K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2021
$17K
University of Arizona Foundation
Laboratory of Tree Ring Research
AZ · TY 2020
$25K
Orianne Society
General Purpose
GA · TY 2020
$25K
Joseph W Jones Ecological Research Center
General Purpose
GA · TY 2020
$24K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2020
$14K
Birdsong Nature Center
General Purpose
GA · TY 2020
$10K
Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation
General Purpose
GA · TY 2020
$8K
Captain Planet Foundation
General Purpose
GA · TY 2020
$5K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Wade Giving Fund DAF
MA · TY 2020
$4K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Wade Giving Fund DAF
MA · TY 2019
$25K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2019
$15K
Orianne Society
General Purpose
GA · TY 2019
$10K
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
General Purpose
GA · TY 2019
$10K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2018
$14K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2017
$12K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2016
$11K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
General Purpose
FL · TY 2015
$10K

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