Public Charity

BUCHANAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION

BUCHANAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $53.7M in revenue, $29K in expenses, $1.9B in total assets. IRS filings disclose 7 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $39.5M.

EIN: 981376156 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$53.7M
Total Expenses$29K
Total Assets$1.9B
Grants Given7
Grant Total$39.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION DEVOTES ITS PROPERTY TO FUNDING AND DEVELOPING PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE (INCLUDING FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE").

Where $100 goes at Buchanan Friendship Foundation

How Buchanan Friendship Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
The foundation devotes its property to funding and developing philanthropic projects that promote social welfare (including for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes) within the meaning of…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

WELLESLEY, MA · 2024
PROGRAM & OPERATING SUPPORT
$25,000
BOSTON, MA · 2023
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$5,400,000
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ · 2023
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$150,000
BOSTON, MA · 2022
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$1,200,000
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ · 2021
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

GUARDIAN Adrian Harbour
COUNCILLOR Alicia Nimo Saavedra
COUNCILLOR William Buchanan Gray

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$39,527,250 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $53.7M $29K $1.9B
2024 $51.8M $13.4M $1.5B
2023 $1.1M $1.3M $1.2B
2022 $1.8M $4.6M $1.1B
2021 $662.0M $133K $1.2B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $662.0M to $53.7M (-92%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, MA, NJ.

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