Edwin S Webster Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6000647. Reported 274 grants totalling $8,835,000 to 101 organizations 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. Edwin S Webster 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $805,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $570,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Squam Lakes Association | Holderness, NH | $365,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Speare Memorial Hospital | Plymouth, NH | $345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holderness, NH | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center | Boston, MA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children - Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation Inc | North Andover, MA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oak Hill Children's Center | Pownal, VT | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Landmark School Inc | Prides Crossing, MA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Granite United Way | Plymouth, NH | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends' Central School | Wynnewood, PA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science Boston | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Aquarium Corp | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bennington Museum | Bennington, VT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Newport Historical Society | Newport, RI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation Society of Newport County | Newport, RI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vermont Folklife Center | Middlebury, VT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Vermont Health Care Corp | Bennington, VT | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Danvers, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kestrel Land Trust | Amherst, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lymetv | Portland, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manomet Inc | Manomet, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schoolyard Films | Jupiter, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery | Cambridge, MA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation League of New York State | Albany, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Betsy's Park | Holderness, NH | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brattleboro Museum & Art Center | Brattleboro, VT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rehearsal for Life Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Education | Boston, MA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fountain House Inc | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Colchester, VT | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schepens Eye Research Institute Inc | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Next Stage Arts Project | Putney, VT | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holderness School | Holderness, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lgh Charitable Trust | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Susu Community Farm | Newfane, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | Norfolk, VA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Echoing Green Foundation | New York, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vermont Center for Ecostudies | Norwich, VT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whole Village Family Resource Center | Plymouth, NH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hitchcock Center for the Environment | Amherst, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camphill Village USA Inc | Copake, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| For Kids Inc | Medford, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pomfret School | Pomfret, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Retreat Farm | Brattleboro, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corp | Charlestown, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Squam Lakes Conservation Society | Holderness, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Modern Orchestra Company Inc | Malden, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound Education Center | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epsilon Spires Inc | Brattleboro, VT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| General Douglas Macarthur Foundation | Norfolk, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Fisherman's Association | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art | North Adams, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Putney Food Shelf Inc | Putney, VT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Squam Archives Center | Holderness, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hermitage Museum & Gardens | Norfolk, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Stage Company | Norfolk, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Institute of New England | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paige Academy | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sentara Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sentara Healthcare | Norfolk, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | Amherst, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Care Foundation of Tidewater | Norfolk, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Society Colonial Dames of Mass | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Slover Library Foundation | Norfolk, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Windham County | Brattleboro, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urbano Project Inc | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Zoological Society | Norfolk, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellspring House | Gloucester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calvert School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chryslter Museum of Art | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health | Lebanon, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Egg Harbor Township High School Crew Booster Club | Northfield, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louise W Eggleston Center Inc | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of South Hampton Roads | Chesapeake, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
71 of 101 (70%) 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 83%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 222 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | $1,955,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 70 | $2,285,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $2,125,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 68 | $2,470,000 | $25,000 |
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. 62% 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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. 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 Edwin S Webster 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: 2 Liberty Square 500, Boston, MA, 02109. 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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