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Perley Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Perley Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$125k
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$897kFood & Nutrition$278kEducation$6kHuman Services$5kEnvironment$4kScience & Tech$2kRecreation & Sports$2kArts & Culture$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$125,258
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Strongwater Farm$125,258
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%American Red Cross: $100 → 8%NuPath: $4k → 8%NuPath: $2k → 8%NuPath: $700 → 8%NuPath: $500 → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
NY
MA
PA
CA
VA
DC
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 17 repeat orgs$3k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
10

Total granted

$1.2M
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+66%

Still filing today

47%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsAnimalsEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NI
    NUPATH INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $7k · revenue +47%
  • CT
    COMMUNITY THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOL INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $1k · revenue +39%
  • FF
    FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN WSPECIAL NEEDS
    5× · 2017–2021 · $1k · revenue +97%

Funded once

  • YO
    YWCA of Greater Lawrence
    one grant, 2017 · $800
  • FF
    Foundation for Cultivating Change
    one grant, 2017 · $500
  • PS
    Penn State University
    one grant, 2019 · $500
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
2
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
3
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
4
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

—
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
7
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
8
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
9
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
10
Massachusetts Medical Society

To advance medical knowledge, to develop and maintain the highest professional and ethical standards of medical practice and health care, and to promote medical institutions formed on liberal principles for the health, benefit, and welfare…

—
11
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
12
The Wildlife Society

The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New England Aquarium Corporation; the most unlike its peers is National Wildlife Federation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 30 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
15/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Strongwater Farm: $1,165,759 · OtherStrongwater Farm+17 more: $13,300 · OtherNUPATH INC: $7,200 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $2,250 · EducationCOMMUNITY THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOL INC: $1,300 · EducationTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $250 · EducationMUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $1,600 · Arts & CultureBARTLETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $500 · Arts & CultureFEDERATION FOR CHILDREN WSPECIAL NEEDS: $1,250 · HealthSPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC: $750 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $250 · Recreation & SportsAppalachian Mountain Club: $350 · EnvironmentNATIVE PLANT TRUST INC: $250 · Environment
Other$1,179,059Human Services$7,300Education$3,800Arts & Culture$2,100Health$1,250Recreation & Sports$1,000Environment$600

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNUPATH INC: $7,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOL INC: $1,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFEDERATION FOR CHILDREN WSPECIAL NEEDS: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBARTLETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAppalachian Mountain Club: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE PLANT TRUST INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds NUPATH INC ↗
  • Who funds Massachusetts Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN WSPECIAL NEEDS ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC ↗
  • Who funds BARTLETT HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Appalachian Mountain Club ↗
  • Who funds NATIVE PLANT TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ↗
  • Who funds WORLD VISION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Network for GoodFidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
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Open a dossier: Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Perley Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Perley Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Nupath Inc: 84% of income from government
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • New England Aquarium Corporation: 12% of income from government
  • Federation for Children Wspecial Needs: 10% of income from government
  • Native Plant Trust Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Appalachian Mountain Club: 1% of income from government
  • Museum of Science: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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