Arbella Insurance Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 05-0613355. Reported 2,160 grants totalling $11.6M to 1,457 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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.
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
1,457 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| 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. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 1,161 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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.
| 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
84% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $800. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
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- 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). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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