The Loren McPherson Charitable Trust makes highly concentrated gifts to higher education scholarships, directing its entire recorded giving to Harvard University. Grants are earmarked for scholarships, indicating a focus on supporting student financial aid at an elite university rather than a diversified portfolio of charities. The trust appears to operate as a focused donor supporting one institutional partner rather than multiple causes or geographies.
Very concentrated: all recorded grants (three grants totaling $59,175) went to a single beneficiary (Harvard University) for scholarship purposes, indicating repeat, targeted support rather than broad or small distributed giving.
$59K
$341K
$19K
$25K
Most grants fall between $20K and $21K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$21K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Harvard University Office of the Recording Secretary
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RECORDING SECRETARY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $18,594 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RECORDING SECRETARY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $18,822 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RECORDING SECRETARY | BOSTON, MA | $21,759 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RECORDING SECRETARY
$18,594SCHOLARSHIPS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RECORDING SECRETARY
$18,822SCHOLARSHIPS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RECORDING SECRETARY
$21,759SCHOLARSHIPS