Arbella Insurance Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 05-0613355. Reported 2,160 grants totalling $11.6M to 1,457 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$800median grant
$11.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
1,457organizations funded
28%of grantees funded again the next year
$22.2Massets, 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. Arbella Insurance Foundation 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 $800. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $2,500; the smallest was $5 and the largest $253,050. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 1,457 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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $590,657 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring | Brockton, MA | $555,050 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rian Immigrant Center | Boston, MA | $440,907 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Social Services | Quincy, MA | $333,613 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber | Boston, MA | $306,091 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Father Bill's Mainspring | Quincy, MA | $257,260 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $255,722 | 10 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance | Dorchester, MA | $234,540 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ellie Fund | Needham, MA | $220,900 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin Cummings Tech (benjamin Franklin Institute) | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Heath Center | Methuen, MA | $178,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice | Boston, MA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | $155,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Village for Families and Children | Hartford, CT | $154,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandra, VA | $152,319 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Live Nation Marketing Inc | Cambridge, MA | $133,222 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Audacy Operations | Boston, MA | $128,779 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birthday Wishes | Natick, MA | $115,775 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Audacy Operations | Cleveland, OH | $114,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mass Affordable Housing Alliance | Dorchester, MA | $104,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation | Boston, MA | $103,678 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian American Civic Association | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacobs Pillow | Becket, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Quincy Foundation | Quincy, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans | Boston, MA | $97,920 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Law Advocates | Boston, MA | $94,956 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Inc | Dedham, MA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Quincy College | Quincy, MA | $86,830 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $81,303 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $80,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cybergrants LLC | Andover, MA | $79,160 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Celtics | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston YMCA | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New England Wildlife Center | Weymouth, MA | $74,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Massachusetts | Medford, MA | $71,820 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $71,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Journey Forward Inc | Canton, MA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Old Colony YMCA | Brockton, MA | $66,276 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Shore YMCA | Quincy, MA | $65,960 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $60,310 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sojourner House | Providence, RI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Live Nation | Pasadena, CA | $59,525 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Medford, MA | $56,250 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls | Newton, MA | $55,100 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cape Abilities Inc | Hyannis, MA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Commonwealth Museum | Boston, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heritage Museum & Gardens | Sandwich, MA | $54,910 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association - Massachusetts Chapter | Waltham, MA | $54,772 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Merrimack Valley YMCA | Lawrence, MA | $51,550 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Possibilities Inc | North Easton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacob's Pillow | Becket, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rachel's Table | Springfield, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest Boston Senior Services Dba Ethos | Jamaica Plain, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Ma | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Reach | New Haven, CT | $49,950 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manet Community Health Center | Quincy, MA | $47,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Chances | Somerville, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Watertown Boys & Girls Club | Watertown, MA | $44,920 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendship Home | Norwell, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Shore Conservatory | Hingham, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heritage Museums & Gardens | Sandwich, MA | $37,540 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northampton Survival Center | Northampton, MA | $37,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Arc Inc | Danvers, MA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Quincy Asian Resources Inc | Quincy, MA | $31,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Life Flight | Bedfrod, MA | $30,353 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Movement Inc | Dorchester, MA | $30,275 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| 617 Rocks Foundation | Andover, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| English High School Association | Dedham, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homes for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mira Coalition | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kate Mccarthy Memorial Fund | Weymouth, MA | $29,750 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics of Massachusetts | Marlborough, MA | $28,025 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warren-Prescott Foundation | Charlestown, MA | $28,010 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $27,523 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Haiti 180 | Gallatin, TN | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical Aid to Haiti (math) | Hartford, CT | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Ct | Hamden, CT | $27,142 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lowell | Lowell, MA | $26,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation | Charlestown, MA | $26,120 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $25,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hyde Square Task Force | Jamaica Plain, MA | $25,200 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Waltham, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American India Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asha-Jyothi | Chantilly, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center | Methuen, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovation for Network Communities | Tamworth, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Innovation Network for Committees | Tamworth, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Association of Cdcs | Milton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New England Civil Rights Fund | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People Inc | Fall River, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rachels Table of Western Massachusetts Inc | Springfield, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | $24,280 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Music Center of Boston | Boston, MA | $23,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $23,800 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $23,085 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Canton, MA | $23,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Waltham Boys & Girls Club | Waltham, MA | $22,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Easton, MA | $21,250 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $21,030 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | $20,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Joe Andruzzi Foundation | North Attleboro, MA | $20,063 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Bay | Providence, RI | $20,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dignity Matters | Wayland, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fisher House of Boston | South Walpole, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quincy School Community Partnership | Quincy, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soccer Unity Project | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts | Roxbury, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salem Mission Inc | Salem, MA | $19,900 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Townson, MA | $19,380 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center | Warwick, RI | $19,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New England Life Flight Incboston Med Flight | Bedford, MA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arlington Catholic High School | Arlington, MA | $17,775 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $17,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $17,380 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Boston, MA | $16,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christmas Wish Ct | Newington, CT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $15,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Brighton, MA | $15,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA Boston | Boston, MA | $15,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Behavioral Health Network | Springfield, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Somerville, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brazillian Worker Center | Allston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concord Museum | Concord, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Shore Habitat for Humanity | Weymouth, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wildflower Inc | Lexington, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Insurance Library Association | Boston, MA | $14,800 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| School on Wheels of Ma | East Bridgewater, MA | $14,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Als Association Connecticut Chapter | Milford, CT | $13,401 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sports Museum of New England | Boston, MA | $12,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sports Museum | Boston, MA | $12,850 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Insurance Library | Boston, MA | $12,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amy's Angels | St Weatogue, CT | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cardinal Cushing Center | Hanover, MA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Art Center | Cambridge, MA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Ct | New Britian, CT | $12,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Boston, MA | $12,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $12,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Als One | Whitman, MA | $11,007 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Room | Arlington, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | Amherst, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milford Board of Education | Milford, CT | $10,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Athletic Academy Inc | Hyde Park, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Book Festival | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston College High School | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Harbor Now | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Baseball League | Cotuit, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Currier Museum of Art | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children-Boston Inc | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Western | Springfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Mass and Ri | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marisa's Mission Inc | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mass Early Intervention Consortium | Concord, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund | Brighton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership for Financial Equity | Readville, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Hope Boston Inc | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockland Education Foundation | Rockland, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe Coalition | Franklin, MA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis House | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South End Soccer | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Shore Young Mens Christian Association | Quincy, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation | Carnegie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Insurance Library Assocboston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way Massachusetts Bay Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Farming Institute of Boston | Mattapan, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley United Way | Shelton, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Enrichment Services (yes) | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yw Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saheli Boston | Burlington, MA | $9,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund | Roxbury, MA | $9,850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Ma and Ri | West Springfield, MA | $9,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Applied Behavioral Rehab Institute | New York, NY | $9,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ben's Lighthouse - Faxon Law Fairfield Road Race | Newtown, CT | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Human Development | West Springfield, MA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| School on Wheels of Massachusetts | E Bridgewater, MA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank Inc | Lowell, MA | $7,973 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| My Brother's Table | Lynn, MA | $7,950 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Ma | Washington, DC | $7,841 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Hatfield, MA | $7,550 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $7,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hampshire Regional YMCA | Northampton, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Nh | Manchester, NH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tabor Academy | Marion, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Temple B'nai Abraham | Beverly, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marblehead Food Pantry | Marblehead, MA | $7,375 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | Manchester, NH | $7,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Applied Behavioral Rehabhomes for the Brave | Bridgeport, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Work Inc | Dorchester, MA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighbors in Need | Lawrence, MA | $6,900 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Wompatuck State Park | Hingham, MA | $6,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natick Service Council | Natick, MA | $6,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| People Helping People Inc | Burlington, MA | $6,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alex Fisher Foundation | Enfield, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Quincy Pride Inc | Quincy, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth in Crisis | North Easton, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Reading, MA | $5,915 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Room- Center for Grieving Children | Arlington, MA | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Odyssey Teen Camp | Ardsley, NY | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Woodbridge, NJ | $5,575 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bourque Family Foundation Inc | Woborn, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salem Pantry Inc | Salem, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Laboure Center | Boston, MA | $5,350 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellspring Inc | Hull, MA | $5,300 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weymouth Food Pantry | East Weymouth, MA | $5,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Framingham, MA | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| May Institute | Attleboro, MA | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Shore Health Foundation | Rockland, MA | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School on Wheels | East Bridgewater, MA | $5,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save a Suit | Bethel, CT | $5,025 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society - Central New England Chapter | Waltham, MA | $5,006 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adam G Salhaney Foundation | Weymouth, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adams Presidential Center and Foundation | Quincy, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adelbrook | Cromwell, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adopt-a-Student Foundation | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Theatre Group | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem Inc | Salem, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Room - Center for Greiving Children and Teenagers Inc | Arlington, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Cathedral | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of North Central Mass Inc | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Institute for Refugees | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Institute for Refugees & Immigrants | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Darien Community Association | Darien, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eagle Hill Foundation | Greenwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eagle Hill School | Greenwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Taunton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Base a Red Sox Foundation and Mgh Program | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of the Seven Gables | Salem, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jane Doe No More | Naugatuck, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Alliance for Law and Social | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leominster Recreation Department | Leominster, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
392 of 1,457 (27%) 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 28%, 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.
- Father Bills & Mainspring
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE - Boston Symphony Orchestra
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS - Rian Immigrant Center
COMMUNITY / CIVIC / CULTURAL - Ellie Fund
GRANTS PAYABLE - SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE - 331 - Dana Farber Cancer Institute
JIMMY FUND RADIO TELETHON - Museum of Fine Arts Boston
2021 SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,159 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 648 | $3,315,671 | $750 |
| 2022 | 737 | $3,245,959 | $720 |
| 2023 | 574 | $2,838,883 | $600 |
| 2024 | 201 | $2,233,101 | $2,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Arbella Insurance Foundation has 55 of them, worth $4,722,294. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Live Nation Marketing Inc | Cambridge, MA | $262,272 |
| Audacy 2024 | Boston, MA | $241,800 |
| Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice Grant | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Dana Farber | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Father Bill's and Mainspring 2021 | Quincy, MA | $200,000 |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Father Bill's and Mainspring 2021 | Quincy, MA | $200,000 |
| Rian Immigrant Center | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Father Bill's and Mainspring | Quincy, MA | $200,000 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center 2024 | Lawrence, MA | $150,000 |
| Audacy | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 |
| Boston Celtics All Star Program | Boston, MA | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance | Dorchester, MA | $150,000 |
| Live Nation Marketing Inc | Cambridge, MA | $133,222 |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 84% 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.
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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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $800. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- 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.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Arbella Insurance Foundation'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: 101 Arch Street 1860, Boston, MA, 02110. 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.
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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.
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