Fayerweather Educational Foundation

Analysis

Fayerweather Educational Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Fayerweather Educational Foundation reported income of $132k and spending of $0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1,806 to $132k (+7190%), an average of +192% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 0.0% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Fayerweather Educational Foundation sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Association of College & University Student Personnel Admin ($132k), Nevada Christian Institute ($132k) and Douglas Lions Club Foundation Inc ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.