Comet Foundation
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 86-1967040 · reported 2023–2025
58grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$4,241lower quartile
$600smallest grant
$10.5Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1 Joy St
Boston, MA 02108-1403
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital HEALTHCARE SERVICES | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital HEALTHCARE SERVICES | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $525,000 |
| Trustees of Princeton University EDUCATION | Princeton, NJ | $525,000 |
| For the Benefit of the President and Fellows of Harvard College EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 |
| For the Benefit of the Trustees of Princeton University EDUCATION | Princeton, NJ | $500,000 |
| Harvard College EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 |
| For the Benefit of the President and Fellows of Harvard College EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 |
| For the Benefit of the Trustees of Princeton University EDUCATION | Princeton, NJ | $500,000 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $275,000 |
| For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $250,000 |
| Steppingstone Foundation Inc COMMUNITY SERVICES | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Nantucket Performing Arts Center Inc COMMUNITY SERVICES | Nantucket, MA | $250,000 |
| For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $250,000 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital HEALTH | Nantucket, MA | $200,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund COMMUNITY SERVICES | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Emerson Health Care Foundation Inc HEALTH | Concord, MA | $120,000 |
| Dartmouth College EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $62,500 |
| Nantucket Golf Club Foundation (nantucket Children's Charity Classic) EDUCATION | Siasconset, MA | $51,000 |
| The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association COMMUNITY SERVICES | Boca Grande, FL | $50,000 |
| Harper's Home Inc HEALTH | Durham, NC | $50,000 |
| The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association COMMUNITY SERVICES | Boca Grande, FL | $50,000 |
| The Wily Network Inc EDUCATION | Newton, MA | $30,000 |
| The Wily Network Inc EDUCATION | Newton, MA | $30,000 |
| The Wily Network Inc EDUCATION | Newton, MA | $30,000 |
| For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $25,000 |
| Nantucket Golf Club Foundation EDUCATION | Siasconset, MA | $25,000 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Georgetown University Office of Advancement and University Relations EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Harlem Larcrosse and Leadership Corporation COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| For the Benefit of the Trustees of Dartmouth College EDUCATION | Hanover, NH | $25,000 |
| Concord Free Public Library EDUCATION | Concord, MA | $20,000 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge HEALTH | Needham, MA | $18,190 |
| Washington and Lee University EDUCATION | Lexington, VA | $15,000 |
| Nashoba Brooks School EDUCATION | Concord, MA | $15,000 |
| The Wily Network Inc EDUCATION | Newton, MA | $13,000 |
| Hudson Valley Clubhouse COMMUNITY SERVICES | Poughkeepsie, NY | $10,000 |
| Hudson Valley Clubhouse COMMUNITY SERVICES | Poughkeepsie, NY | $10,000 |
| Natucket Cottage Hospital HEALTH | Nantucket, MA | $9,300 |
| The Umbrella Arts Center EDUCATION | Concord, MA | $5,182 |
| McLean Hospital HEALTH | Belmont, MA | $5,000 |
| Emerson Health HEALTH | Concord, MA | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society HEALTH SERVICES | Boston, MA | $4,241 |
| American Cancer Society HEALTH SERVICES | Boston, MA | $4,241 |
| Concord Free Public Library (#1501) EDUCATION | Concord, MA | $3,000 |
| Concord Free Public Library (#1501) EDUCATION | Concord, MA | $3,000 |
| Clubhouse International (#1002) EDUCATION | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Clubhouse International (#1002) EDUCATION | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge HEALTH | Needham, MA | $1,195 |
| Allworthy Inc (peak With A Purpose IV) EDUCATION | Salem, MA | $1,100 |
| Steppingstone COMMUNITY SERVICES | Boston, MA | $1,041 |
| Steppingstone COMMUNITY SERVICES | Boston, MA | $1,041 |
| Compassionate Care ALS COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES | Falmouth, MA | $1,030 |
| Compassionate Care ALS COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES | Falmouth, MA | $1,030 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge HEALTH | Needham, MA | $821 |
| Gofundme (american Cancer Society) HEALTH | Atlanta, GA | $600 |
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