Private foundation
COMET FOUNDATION
BOSTON, MAEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
BOSTON, MAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024amended | 990-PF | $7,102,750 | $3,472,420 | $3,366,312 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 7% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALBOSTON, MA | HEALTHCARE SERVICES | $2,000,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Steinert | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Hilary Steinert | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $16,095,900 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $106,109 | $730,963 | $562,500 | $12,374,680 | $12,374,680 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $6,747,788 | $324,228 | $125,000 | $12,999,534 | $12,999,534 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $6,602,558 | $0 | $0 | $6,602,558 | $6,602,558 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDUCATION |
| $500,000 |
| 2023 |
| FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGECAMBRIDGE, MA | EDUCATION | $500,000 | 2024 |
| FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON, NJ | EDUCATION | $500,000 | 2024 |
| FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGEHANOVER, NH | EDUCATION | $250,000 | 2024 |
| PINGREE SCHOOLSOUTH HAMILTON, MA | GENERAL APPEAL | $125,000 | 2022 |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGEHANOVER, NH | EDUCATION | $62,500 | 2023 |
| THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONBOCA GRANDE, FL | COMMUNITY SERVICES | $50,000 | 2024 |
| THE WILY NETWORK INCNEWTON, MA | EDUCATION | $30,000 | 2024 |
| FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGEHANOVER, NH | EDUCATION | $25,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYBOSTON, MA | HEALTH SERVICES | $4,241 | 2024 |
| CONCORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (#1501)CONCORD, MA | EDUCATION | $3,000 | 2024 |
| CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL (#1002)NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION | $2,000 | 2024 |
| STEPPINGSTONEBOSTON, MA | COMMUNITY SERVICES | $1,041 | 2024 |
| COMPASSIONATE CARE ALSFALMOUTH, MA | COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES | $1,030 | 2024 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024 · amendedIRS bulk XML
Filing id 202610619349100321
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441309349100614
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343199349105944
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241369349101729
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202210759349100216
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.