Massachusetts · Nonprofit
The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc
The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $200 to it, the largest being Allan Family Foundation ($200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $248k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $200
- Net assets
- $986k
What The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc does
Mission
The Foundation was organized to preserve and protect old and historic buildings in and around Boston, Massachusetts, including specifically the Clubhouse of the Harvard Club of Boston, as well as to preserve and protect historically significant artwork exhibited in and around Boston, Massachusetts, including within the Clubhouse of the Harvard Club of Boston, in order to perpetuate the further education of posterity with regard to the architectural, historic, artisitic and general cultural heritage of the Boston area.The Foundation was further organized to encourage education and personal advancement for youth in the Greater Boston area, to foster scientific, literary and educational interests among members of the Harvard Club of Boston and to advance the interests and promote the welfare of Harvard University.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Support the awarding of prize books to high school students from 312 different high schools in recognition of advanced scholastic achievement.
$4,738 spentof which $2,161 as grants15% of program spendingAwarding fellowships to Harvard University.
$8,000 spentof which $8,000 as grants26% of program spendingRestoration costs for art at the Harvard Club of Boston
$18,439 spent59% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $31,177.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $334k to $574k (+72%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
85% of The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Harvard Club of Boston · exempt
- Harvard Club of Boston Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc?
- The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $200 to it, the largest being Allan Family Foundation ($200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $200 in grants to The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc?
- Allan Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Higginson 1908 Foundation Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing