Eastern Bank Foundation
Lynn, MA · EIN 22-3317340. Reported 3,883 grants totalling $56.8M to 2,580 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$56.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
2,580organizations funded
35%of grantees funded again the next year
$249.7Massets, 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. Eastern Bank 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $5,000; the smallest was $15 and the largest $14.7M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 2,580 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants & Contributions Paid | Lynn, MA | $14.7M | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $3,197,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Business Equity | Lawrence, MA | $2,345,025 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund | Roxbury, MA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Danvers, MA | $1,060,550 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mcci | Lawrence, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Colaborativa Inc | Chelsea, MA | $585,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Boston, MA | $507,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Profit | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Villages | Boston, MA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Services of Roxbury | Roxbury, MA | $395,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (massinc) | Boston, MA | $385,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | Dorchester, MA | $380,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Third Sector Capital Partners Inc | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Father Bill's & Mainspring | Brockton, MA | $355,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Lgbt Business Network | Boston, MA | $355,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lawrence Communityworks | Lawrence, MA | $335,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $322,250 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (becma) | Boston, MA | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $276,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Just-a-Start Corporation | Cambridge, MA | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Ma Bay & Merrimack Valley | Boston, MA | $262,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion Inc | Boston, MA | $260,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | $255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Small Business Strong | Boston, MA | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Associated Industries of Massachusetts Foundation | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dimock Community Foundation | Roxbury, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Vocational Service - Jvs | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Basics Inc | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breaktime United | Boston, MA | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation | Boston, MA | $222,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lawyers for Civil Rights | Boston, MA | $220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seiu Education and Support Fund | Northampton, MA | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Strategies for Children | Boston, MA | $194,975 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $173,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian American Civic Association | Boston, MA | $171,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance | Dorchester, MA | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $160,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chapa Housing Navigator Massachusetts | Cambridge, MA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Community Development Corporation | Boston, MA | $156,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Strategies for Children Build Capacity for Advocacy on Early Childhood | Boston, MA | $156,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellspring House | Gloucester, MA | $152,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Market | Roxbury, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| BSA Foundation Equitable Development Partnership | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coalition for An Equitable Economy | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leo Expanding Access | Lynn, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People Incorporated | Fall River, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Neighborhood Developers | Chelsea, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Community Builders | Boston, MA | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $142,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Women & Enterprise Inc | Boston, MA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Initiative for a Competitive Inner City | Roxbury, MA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northstar Learning Centers | New Bedford, MA | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Boston Neighborhood Health Center | East Boston, MA | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Lisc | New York, NY | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cardinal Cushing Centers | Hanover, MA | $126,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation | Boston, MA | $125,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cayl Institute Program Support | Jamaica Plain, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbtq Senior Housing Capital and Operating Support | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbtq Senior Housing Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawrence Partnership | Lawrence, MA | $120,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lynn Shelter Association | Lynn, MA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Center for Women & Children | Dorchester, MA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Colony YMCA - Brockton | Brockton, MA | $116,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center | Boston, MA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 2LIFE Communities Inc | Brighton, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leads | Lawrence, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ellis Early Learning Fka Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House | Boston, MA | $108,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ron Burton Training Village | Hubbardston, MA | $106,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Immigrant Learning Center | Malden, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interise Inc | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborworks Housing Solutions | Quincy, MA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nurtury Inc | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Theater Offensive | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $104,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | $103,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $102,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Conference of Catholic Bishops St Mary's High School | Lynn, MA | $102,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod | Yarmouth Port, MA | $102,304 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Danvers Community YMCA | Danvers, MA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Community Day Care Center of Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Acre Family Child Care | Lowell, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ascendus | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bdc Community Capital Corp Capital for Entrepreneurs of Color | Wakefield, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Education Skills & Training (best) | Medford, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooke School Foundation | Roslindale, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Building Futures - Ri | Providence, RI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| De Novo Center for Justice and Healing Inc | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Regional Resource Center | Haverhill, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAACP Boston | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Quincy College Trust Inc | Quincy, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victory Programs Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $93,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Families First Parenting Programs | Watertown, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Found in Translation Inc | Dorchester, MA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge, MA | $87,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter | Nashua, NH | $85,510 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring Housing | Fayette, OH | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $81,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Boston, MA | $81,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition Mira | Boston, MA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Teamwork | Lowell, MA | $79,036 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Step | Newtonville, MA | $78,628 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Race Amity | Acton, MA | $77,758 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Building Community in Nh | Manchester, NH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Civic Action Project | Watertown, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Housing Assistance Corporation | Hyannis, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Hope Capital | Attleboro, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Life Ministries of New England | Manchester, NH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southcoast Community Foundation Community Foundation of Southeastern Massa | New Bedford, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yw Boston | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beverly Childrens Learning Centers | Beverly, MA | $73,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empath Economic Mobility Pathways | Boston, MA | $72,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Champ Homes | Hyannis, MA | $72,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Veterans Legal Services | Boston, MA | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heading Home | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Institute of New England | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corp | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $69,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Citizens Inn | Peabody, MA | $66,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Possibilities | Easton, MA | $65,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ma Early Childhood Funder Collaborative - Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Concord Coalition to End Homelessness | Concord, NH | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| African Bridge Network | Newton, MA | $61,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Schools Foundation | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Access of Newton | West Newton, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Organization for Refugee & Immigrant Success | Manchester, NH | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $58,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Dimock Center | Roxbury, MA | $57,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wethrive | Hyannis, MA | $57,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| English for New Bostonians | Boston, MA | $56,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Granite United Way | Manchester, NH | $55,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Raising a Reader | Boston, MA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Negro College Fund | Boston, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metro North | Peabody, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stonehill College | Easton, MA | $54,725 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massasoit Community College Foundation | Brockton, MA | $53,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Falmouth Housing Trust | Falmouth, MA | $53,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Refugee Development Center | Providence, RI | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Designxri | Providence, RI | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northeast Arc | Danvers, MA | $50,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ascendus Fka Accion | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Boston Covid-19 Coalition | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island | Cumberland, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breaktime United Fka Breaktime Cafe | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Culinary Incubator Workforce | Barnstable, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cayl Institute | Jamaica Plain, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chopchop Family | Natick, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dorchester Food Co-Op | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex County Habitat for Humanity | Danvers, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Teacher | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping Hand Outreach Ministries | Manchester, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jeremiah Program | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massbay Community College Foundation | Wellesley, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seeds of Faith | Somersworth, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute Self | Jamaica Plain, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Alliance for Business Leadership | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Capital Good Fund | Providence, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Audiences of Massachusetts Literacy Through Music | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Boston Leaders of Color | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lowell Plan | Lowell, MA | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program | Boston, MA | $45,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Essex National Heritage Commission | Salem, MA | $45,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Private Industry Council | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fenway Community Development Corporation | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion - Iba | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Entrepreneurship for All | Lowell, MA | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Sister Association of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $40,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary's High School | Lynn, MA | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Duffy Health Center Inc | Hyannis, MA | $40,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation | Dorchester, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hispanic-American Institute | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accin - Iba | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Snowdrop Montessori School | Haverhill, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Foundation Inc | South Yarmouth, MA | $38,860 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mission of Deeds | Reading, MA | $38,420 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborworks Southern New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Madison Park Development Corporation | Roxbury, MA | $36,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition | Boston, MA | $35,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quincy Asian Resources | Quincy, MA | $35,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Boston | Boston, MA | $35,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless | Lynn, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metro West Collaborative Development | Newton, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Shore Medical Center | Salem, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Arc of the South Shore | Hingham, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | Lowell, MA | $33,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cambridge College Inc | Boston, MA | $33,350 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action - Jalsa | Boston, MA | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Shore YMCA | Quincy, MA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Worcester Common Ground | Worcester, MA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Shore Hospital Inc | S Weymouth, MA | $31,995 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $31,600 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Epiphany School | Dorchester, MA | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $30,393 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | $30,205 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coaching for Change | Taunton, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation | Dorchester, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Health Center of Cape Cod | Mashpee, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovering Justice | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Boston Social Centers | East Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Edvestors | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Journey Forward | Canton, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Newvue Communities | Fitchburg, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Place | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rehearsal for Life | Jamaica Plain, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reproductive Equity Now Foundation | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rian Immigrant Center | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South End Technology Center Tent City | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Sudanese Enrichment for Families | Lincoln, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts | Dorchester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Harbor Now | Boston, MA | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell | Westford, MA | $28,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation | Brighton, MA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Freedom House | Dorchester, MA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Judge Baker Children's Center | Boston, MA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Shore Community Development Coalition | Salem, MA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uaspire | Boston, MA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alpfa Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Edge | Roxbury, MA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation | Jamaica Plain, MA | $26,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beyond Walls | Lynn, MA | $26,630 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders (glad) | Boston, MA | $26,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Shore Stars Inc | East Weymouth, MA | $26,350 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metro South Chamber of Commerce | Brockton, MA | $26,218 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey Boston High School | Boston, MA | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Boston, MA | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Brother's Keeper | North Easton, MA | $25,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Children Hospital | Boston, MA | $25,305 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
940 of 2,580 (36%) 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 35%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 2,441 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,277 | $15.7M | $2,052 |
| 2022 | 1,217 | $14.4M | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 1,388 | $12.0M | $1,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | $14.7M | $14.7M |
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. Eastern Bank Foundation has 11 of them, worth $2,695,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Commonwealth Fund | Roxbury, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Asian Community Fund Thru Tbf | Boston, MA | $500,000 |
| Children's Services of Roxbury | Roxbury, MA | $325,000 |
| Latino Equity Fund Thru Tbf | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (massinc) | Boston, MA | $190,000 |
| Massachusetts Lgbt Business Network | Boston, MA | $125,000 |
| Breaktime United | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (becma) | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Center for Women & Enterprise Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Ma Early Childhood Funder Collaborative - Philanthropy Massachusetts | West Newton, MA | $30,000 |
| Cape Cod Foundation | South Yarmouth, MA | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. 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 Eastern Bank 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: 195 Market Street Ep 5-01, Lynn, MA, 01901. 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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