FundersMassachusetts

Agnes M Lindsay Trust

Chelmsford, MA · EIN 02-6004971. Reported 1,056 grants totalling $3,615,025 to 685 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,000median grant
$3,615,025granted, 2021-2024
685organizations funded
41%of grantees funded again the next year
$36.9Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Agnes M Lindsay Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $4,700; the smallest was $500 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
795 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
248 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
11 grants

Every organization it funded

All 685 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
My Brother's Keeper IncEaston, MA$25,000332024
Fit-Nhnh IncManchester, NH$20,000222024
Family Promise of Southern NhNashua, NH$18,777542024
Mercy Meals & MoreNew Bradford, MA$18,000332024
Mission of Deeds IncReading, MA$17,125442024
Making Community Happen (mch)Rockland, ME$17,000442024
African Cultural Services IncWaltham, MA$15,500642024
Belknap HouseLaconia, NH$15,000332024
Community DentalPortland, ME$15,000332023
Dismas Home of New HampshireManchester, NH$15,000332024
Home IncOrland, ME$15,000322024
Hundred Nights IncKeene, NH$15,000222022
Jeremiah's InnWorcester, MA$15,000222024
Marquerite's Place IncNashua, NH$15,000112021
The Center for Grieving ChildrenPortland, ME$15,000332024
Community Harvest ProjectNorth Grafton, MA$14,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of BrattleboroBrattleboro, VT$13,000442024
Food for the World - Ministerio Los Milagros De Jesus IncLawrence, MA$13,000332024
Frannie Peabody CenterPortland, ME$13,000332024
Strong Women Strong Girls IncJamaica Plain, MA$13,000332024
The Front Door Agency IncNashua, NH$13,000332024
The Locker ProjectPortland, ME$13,000322023
Berkshire Southern Regional Comm CtrGreat Barrington, MA$12,500442024
Champ Homes IncHyannis, MA$12,500322024
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater BostonWaltham, MA$12,500332024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Burlington Vt IncBurlington, VT$12,500222024
Bonnyvale Environmental Education CtrWest Brattleboro, VT$12,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater HaverhillHaverhill, MA$12,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of Metro SouthTaunton, MA$12,000442024
Camp Howe IncGoshen, MA$12,000442024
Children's Discovery MuseumWaterville, ME$12,000442024
King Street CenterBurlington, VT$12,000442024
Lloyd Center for the Environment IncDartmouth, MA$12,000442024
North Branch Nature CenterMontpelier, VT$12,000442024
Northwoods Stewardship CenterEast Charleston, VT$12,000442024
Paran Recreation IncNorth Bennington, VT$12,000442024
Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls ClubFall River, MA$12,000442024
Trekkers IncRockland, ME$12,000442024
Cambridge Camping Association & Daybreak Day CampCambridge, MA$11,500332024
Camp PutnamNew Braintree, MA$11,500332024
West End House Girls Camp IncAllston, MA$11,500442024
Harmony House IncChicopee, MA$11,450332023
Belfast Area Child Care Services IncWaldo, ME$11,000332024
Citizens Inn IncPeabody, MA$11,000432024
Lynn Shelter AssociationLynn, MA$11,000322022
Manchester Community Music SchoolManchester, NH$11,000442024
New England Youth TheatreBrattleboro, VT$11,000442024
On Belay IncNewmarket, NH$11,000442024
Our Bright Future IncSouthbridge, MA$11,000332024
Ria Inc Ready - Inspire - ActFramingham, MA$11,000332024
Mass Adoption Resource ExchangeNewton, MA$10,500332024
Steps to Success IncBrookline, MA$10,500442024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of VermontBrattleboro, VT$10,000222024
Birthday Wishes IncNatick, MA$10,000222024
Boys & Girls Club of Metro WestMarlborough, MA$10,000442024
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education IncBarre, VT$10,000222023
Charter House CoalitionMiddlebury, VT$10,000212021
Ellsworth Free Medical ClinicEllsworth, ME$10,000212021
End 68 Hours of HungerSomersworth, NH$10,000212021
Fall Mountain Friendly MealsLangdon, NH$10,000212021
Hockomock Area YMCANorth Attleboro, MA$10,000112021
Kidsafe CollaborativeBurlington, VT$10,000222024
Mid-Coast Recovery CoalitionCamden, ME$10,000222023
Mujeres Unidas AvanzandoDorchester, MA$10,000222022
Northampton Survival CenterNorthampton, MA$10,000112021
Penobscot Bay Language ProgramRockland, ME$10,000222024
Reach for the Top Therapy ServicesDover, NH$10,000222024
Regional Environmental Council IncWorcester, MA$10,000222024
Sportsmen's Tennis ClubDorchester, MA$10,000442024
Supportive Living IncWoburn, MA$10,000222024
The Literacy ProjectGreenfield, MA$10,000222024
Through These DoorsPortland, ME$10,000332024
White Mountain ScienceLittleton, NH$10,000442024
Windsor County MentorsWindsor, VT$10,000332024
Aaron's Presents IncAndover, MA$9,500332024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Billerica IncBillerica, MA$9,500332024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem NhSalem, NH$9,500332024
Circle ProgramPlymouth, NH$9,500332024
Eastern Area Agency on AgingBrewer, ME$9,500332024
Ev Kids IncDorchester, MA$9,500332024
Hospitality Homes IncBoston, MA$9,500332024
Lake Champlain Community Sailing CenterBurlington, VT$9,500332024
Literacy Volunteers of BangorBangor, ME$9,500332023
Lowell Youth Leadership ProgramLowell, MA$9,500332024
Merrimack Valley Immigrant & Education CenterLawrence, MA$9,500332024
Monadnock Area Transitional ShelterPeterborough, NH$9,500332024
River Arts of MorrisvilleMorrisville, VT$9,500332024
Rufus Porter Museum of Arts & IngenuityBridgton, ME$9,500332024
The Summer CampBridgton, ME$9,500332024
United Way of the Tri-Valley AreaFarmington, ME$9,500332024
Wildflower Inc Helping Kids Rediscover Life After LossLexington, MA$9,500332024
Bethel Institute for Community DevelopmentJamaica Plain, MA$9,100332024
Building AudacityLynn, MA$9,000322023
Housing FamiliesMalden, MA$9,000332024
Ludlow Comm Ctrrandall Boys Girls ClubLudlow, MA$9,000332023
School on Wheels of MassachusettsEast Bridgewater, MA$9,000332024
The Knox ClinicRockland, ME$9,000222024
Vermont Works for WomenWinooski, VT$9,000332023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MassWorcester, MA$8,675222024
Camp Exclamation Point IncRichmond, VT$8,500442024
Cape Cod Maritime MuseumHyannis, MA$8,500332024
Vermont Wilderness SchoolBrattleboro, VT$8,500332024
Berkshires Bounty Dba Berkshire BountyGreat Barrington, MA$8,000222024
Bethany Health Care CenterFramingham, MA$8,000222024
Beyond Soccer IncLawrence, MA$8,000222024
Blackstone Valley Boys & Girls ClubBlackstone, MA$8,000332024
Boys & Girls Club of Burlington VtBurlington, VT$8,000332024
Boys & Girls Club of ChicopeeChicopee, MA$8,000322023
Boys & Girls Club of Kennebec ValleyGardiner, ME$8,000222024
Boys & Girls Club of LynnLynn, MA$8,000332024
Central Lincoln County YMCADamariscotta, ME$8,000332024
Common Ground CenterStarksboro, VT$8,000332023
Elderly Services IncMiddlebury, VT$8,000222024
Family Promise of Greater Concord NhConcord, NH$8,000222023
Fidelity HouseArlington, MA$8,000332024
Green Mountain Camp for GirlsDummerston, VT$8,000332024
Hope and Comfort IncNeedham, MA$8,000222022
Needham Community Council IncNeedham, MA$8,000222023
Portland School of BalletPortland, ME$8,000442024
Respond IncSomerville, MA$8,000222024
Rise Above FoundationNorthbridge, MA$8,000222023
Safe Passage IncNorthampton, MA$8,000222023
Starksboro Cooperative PreschoolStarksboro, VT$8,000332024
The CurrentStowe, VT$8,000332024
The Majestic TheatreManchester, NH$8,000442024
Three Sisters Garden Project IncIpswich, MA$8,000222024
Tilton-Northfield Recreation CouncilTilton, NH$8,000332024
Vermont Food BankBarre, VT$8,000222024
Wayside Food ProgramsPortland, ME$8,000222024
Western Massachusetts Council Inc Boys Scouts of AmericaWestfield, MA$8,000332024
Kids First CenterScarborough, ME$7,923222024
The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill IncBedford, NH$7,800332024
Brattleboro Area HospiceBrattleboro, VT$7,500222023
Dwelling House of Hope IncLowell, MA$7,500212021
Emh Recovery - Edwina Martin HouseBrockton, MA$7,500112022
Friends of St Stephen's Youth ProgramsBoston, MA$7,500222024
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council IncLebanon, NH$7,500222024
Marguerite's Place IncNashua, NH$7,500222024
Operation Able of Greater Boston IncBoston, MA$7,500222024
Samaritan House IncSt Albans, VT$7,500112021
Self-Esteem Boston Educational Institute IncJamaica Plain, MA$7,500222024
Spark Community Center IncLebanon, NH$7,500332024
The Northern Lighthouse IncPresque Isle, ME$7,500222024
Theatre Adventure IncBrattleboro, VT$7,500332023
Turning Points NetworkClaremont, NH$7,500222023
Boys & Girls Club of WorcesterWorcester, MA$7,000222024
Buttonwood Park Zoological Society - Bp ZooNew Bedford, MA$7,000222024
Camp Shriver at Umass BostonBoston, MA$7,000222024
Furniture FriendsWestbrook, ME$7,000222023
Meriden Community CampMeriden, NH$7,000332024
Newton Athletes Unlimited IncNewton, MA$7,000222024
One Summit IncNorth Andover, MA$7,000332024
The Next Step Fund IncCambridge, MA$7,000222024
The Special Needs Center of the Upper ValleyWhite River Junction, VT$7,000222023
The Welcome ProjectSomerville, MA$7,000212021
YMCA of Greater SpringfieldSpringfield, MA$7,000222022
Manna Soup Kitchen IncNorthampton, MA$6,700112023
Adaptive Sports at Mount SnowWest Dover, VT$6,500332024
Arts in ReachPortsmouth, NH$6,500222022
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence IncLawrence, MA$6,500222023
Camp Angels IncWaterford, ME$6,500222023
Dalton Community Recreation AssociationDalton, MA$6,500222023
Genesis Club House IncWorcester, MA$6,500222022
Mayhew IncBristol, NH$6,500222022
Nashua Community Music SchoolManchester, NH$6,500222023
Portsmouth Music and Arts CenterPortsmouth, NH$6,500222022
Schoodic Arts for AllWinter Harbor, ME$6,500222023
The Salvation Army - NashuaNashua, NH$6,500222022
YMCA - Sanford-SpringvaleSanford, ME$6,500222023
YMCA Cape CodWest Barnstable, MA$6,500222024
YWCA - Southeastern MassachusettsNew Bedford, MA$6,500222023
Adoptive and Foster Families of MaineBangor, ME$6,000212021
Antrim Baptist ChurchAntrim, NH$6,000212021
Apprentice LearningJamica Plain, MA$6,000222024
Center for New AmericansNorthampton, MA$6,000222023
Julie's Family Learning ProgramSouth Boston, MA$6,000222024
Loving Moms TogetherHanover, NH$6,000222024
Massachusetts Coalition for the HomelessLynn, MA$6,000222022
Phillips Brooks House AssociationCambridge, MA$6,000222024
Project ShakespeareJaffrey, NH$6,000442024
Sexual Assault Support Services of Mid Coast MaineBrunswick, ME$6,000222023
Si Se Puede IncNorth Andover, MA$6,000222024
Worcester Youth Center IncWorcester, MA$6,000222023
Zebra CrossingsDover, NH$6,000222024
Sisters UnchainedJamaica Plain, MA$5,997112024
Trinity Evangelical Free ChurchWindsor, VT$5,900212021
Agassiz VillageFramingham, MA$5,500222024
Bangor Region YMCABangor, ME$5,500222024
Berkshire Civic BalletPittsfield, MA$5,500222024
Families for Depression AwarenessWaltham, MA$5,500222024
Governor's Institute of VermontWinooski, VT$5,500222024
John Graham Emergency Shelter Services IncVergennes, VT$5,500222024
Kennebec Valley YMCAAugusta, ME$5,500222024
Lawrence Boys & Girls Club IncLawrence, MA$5,500222024
Lincoln County DentalWiscasset, ME$5,500222022
New Hampshire Dance InstituteKeene, NH$5,500222024
North Conway Community CenterNorth Conway, MA$5,500222023
Our Community Cares Camp IncRichmond, VT$5,500222024
Pilgrim Lodge - Maine Conference UnlimitedAugusta, ME$5,500222024
Prospect Hill Community FoundationWaltham, MA$5,500222023
Susan L Curtis Foundation - Camp Susan CurtisPortland, ME$5,500222024
The Nature Museum at GraftonGrafton, VT$5,500222024
United Nations Association of Greater BostonBoston, MA$5,500222024
United Way of Greater Nashua - Upbeat New HampshireNashua, NH$5,500222023
WaypointManchester, NH$5,500212021
Women for Healthy Rural LivingMillbridge, ME$5,500212024
YMCA Camp of Central MaineLewiston, ME$5,500222024
Dove IncQuincy, MA$5,400222024
Camp Thorpe IncShelburne, VT$5,363222022
Abby's House IncWorcester, MA$5,000112024
Abenaki Nation of MissisquoiSwanton, VT$5,000112021
Acadia Community AssociationBar Harbor, ME$5,000112021
Acadia Family CenterSouthwest Harbor, ME$5,000112021
Alan Day Community GardensNorway, NH$5,000112021
American Obesity AssociationNo Chemsford, MA$5,000112021
Amirah IncBeverly, MA$5,000112024
Aroostook County Action ProgramPresque Isle, ME$5,000112021
Attleboro Interfaith CollaborativeAttleboro, MA$5,000112024
Augusta Emergency Overnight Warming ShelterAugusta, ME$5,000112024
Augusta Teen Center of the Boys & Girls ClubAugusta, ME$5,000112024
Awakening Sanctuaryliving Well GroupBurlington, VT$5,000112024
Bennington County Coalition for the HomelessBennington, VT$5,000112023
Berkshire County Diaper Project IncStockbridge, MA$5,000112024
Bethel Area Exchange & Food PantryBethel, ME$5,000112024
Bethel Chapel Community ChurchManchester, NH$5,000112024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-MaineBethel, ME$5,000112024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of So MaineWestbrook, ME$5,000112021
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern MaineWestbrook, ME$5,000112023
Big Sister Association of Gr BostonBoston, MA$5,000112021
Brattleboro Housing OpportunitesBrattleboro, VT$5,000112024
Brazilian Resource CenterHyannis, MA$5,000112024
Brigid's House of HopeConcord, NH$5,000112021
Caleb Interfaith Volunteer CaregiversLancaster, NH$5,000112021
Camp Words UnspokenWestfield, MA$5,000222024
Caring UnlimitedSanford, ME$5,000112021
Castleton Community Seniors IncCastleton, VT$5,000112021
Center for a Green Futuregrowing to GiveBrunswick, ME$5,000112024
Center for Health & Learning LtdBrattleboro, VT$5,000112024
Center for Health and LearningBrattleboro, VT$5,000112022
Center for New BeginningsLittleton, NH$5,000112022
Central Massachusetts Agency on AgingWorcester, MA$5,000112022
Central Vermont Adult Basic EduSouthbridge, MA$5,000112021
Centre Street Food PantryNewton, MA$5,000112024
Christina's HouseSpringfield, MA$5,000112023
Circle IncBarre, VT$5,000112021
Coastal Foodshed IncNew Bedford, MA$5,000112024
College Guild of MeBrunswick, ME$5,000112024
Community Caregivers of Greater DerryDerry, NH$5,000112022
Community Clinical Services IncLewiston, ME$5,000112023
Community United Way of Pioneer ValleySpringfield, MA$5,000112024

221 of 685 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 617 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
157 grants
Youth Development
101 grants
Arts & Culture
57 grants
Education
51 grants
Food & Nutrition
46 grants
Housing & Shelter
31 grants
Recreation & Sports
31 grants
Health Care
27 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021289$1,037,440$3,000
2022225$781,885$4,000
2023226$669,329$2,500
2024316$1,126,371$3,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 44% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Massachusetts
$1.6M
Maine
$688K
New Hampshire
$675K
Vermont
$642K
Florida
$2K
New York
$2K

Find more foundations like Agnes M Lindsay Trust

We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.

No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.

Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund264 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc149 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc146 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program90 shared recipientsEastern Bank Foundation90 shared recipientsNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation81 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Related guides

Foundations funding human services in MassachusettsEvery funder in this group, rankedFoundations funding arts & culture in MassachusettsEvery funder in this group, rankedFoundations funding education in MassachusettsEvery funder in this group, ranked

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Agnes M Lindsay Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 10 North Road Suite 2, Chelmsford, MA, 01824. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 02-6004971 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.