The 1156 Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
466731126
IRS 990-PF coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Concord, MA, USA
Phone
6175125253
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$332,463
Expenses
$627,940

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Grantmaking Foundations

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 27 grants totaling $585,687. The stated grant purposes included beacon academy closes the opportunity gap for a group of greater bostons determined and inquisitive students. through education and advocacy, our community supports students as they develop and embrace their identities and build lives of agency and impact., boston ballet believes in the transformative power of dance to connect people, reflect the human experience, and inspire positive change. committed to inclusion and equity, it strives to break down barriers and share the art of dance more widely as a force for a stronger, more connected community, and the boston foundation builds and sustains a thriving greater boston by advancing justice and opportunity through strategic grantmaking, impactdriven partnerships, and serving as a civic hub for shared ideas and solutions., plus 20 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 2

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 1.43; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 2th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 27 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 2/100.