Fields Pond Foundation Inc
Auburndale, MA · EIN 04-3196041. Reported 165 grants totalling $1,985,575 to 114 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. Fields Pond Foundation Inc 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $8,800 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc | Essex, MA | $130,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harwich Conservation Trust | South Harwich, MA | $80,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust | Athol, MA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $47,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kestrel Land Trust Inc | Amherst, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Edgecomb, ME | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scarborough Land Conservation Trust | Scarborough, ME | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Society for the Protection of Nh Forests | Concord, NH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bull Creek Common Lands Inc | Athens, VT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nashua River Watershed Association | Groton, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stow Conservation Trust | Stow, MA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | Richmond, VT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | Sudbury, MA | $26,300 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Natural Resources Council Inc | Lenox, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moose Mountains Regional Greenways | Union, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orleans Conservation Trust | Orleans, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Presumpscot Regional Land Trust | Gorham, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Trust for Public Land Portland Offic | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westerly Land Trust | Westerly, RI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust | New London, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Avalonia Land Conservancy | Old Mystic, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Champlain Area Trails | Westport, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Mountain Conservancy Inc | West Dummerston, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neponset River Watershed Association | Canton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Putney Mountain Association Inc | Putney, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | Yarmouth, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Hampton | Hampton, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barnstable Land Trust | West Barnstable, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Swains Lake Village Water District | Barrington, NH | $16,815 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Acton Conservation Trust | Action, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agricultural Stewardship Association | Greenwich, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berlin Pond Watershed Association | Montpelier, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethany Land Trust | Woodbridge, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Farms Community Land Trust Inc | Mattapan, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Mountain Club | Waterbury Center, VT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard Conservation Trust | Harvard, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust | Yarmouth, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merrimack River Watershed Council | Lawrence, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy | Delmar, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piscataquog Land Conservancy | New Boston, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Land Trust | Rochester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Steep Rock Association Inc | Washington Depot, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | Sudbury, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Andover Village Improvement Society | Andover, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Leverett | Leverett, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust | Westport, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wildlands Trust Inc | Plymouth, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association | Saxtons River, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodstock Conservation Commission | Bryant Pond, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tamworth Community Nurse Association | Tamworth, NH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Land Trust | Keene, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Small Woodland Owners Assoc of Maine | Augusta, ME | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wareham Land Trust | Wareham, MA | $10,460 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Audubon Society of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Woods Nature Center Inc | Marcellus, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boxborough Conservation Trust | Boxborough, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust | Cumberland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dennis Conservation Land Trust | East Dennis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | Hardwick, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Francestown Land Trust Inc | Francestown, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fremont Conservation Commission | Fremont, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust | Lovell, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Groton Open Space Association Inc | Groton, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manchester (ct) Land Conservation Trust | Manchester, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nature Conservancy Mass | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy Nh | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Georges River Land Trust | Rockland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust | Clayton, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Scituate | North Scituate, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | North Conway, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winchester Land Trust | Winchester Center, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catamount Trail Association | Burlington, VT | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Antrim | Antrim, NH | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc | Portland, ME | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of New London (nh) | New London, NH | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waltham Land Trust Inc | Waltham, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Connecticut Land Trust Inc | Somers, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennebec Land Trust | Winthrop, ME | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Land Trust Inc | York Harbor, ME | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenagers Inc | South Egremont, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inland Woods Trails | Bethel, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adirondack Architectural Heritage Inc | Keeseville, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust | Franconia, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barrington Land Conservation Trust | Barrington, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Ascutney Outdoors Inc | Brownsville, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Forest Foundation | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Burke (vt) | West Burke, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Huts Association Ltd | Stowe, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation | Williamstown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Finger Lakes Land Trust | Ithaca, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnechaug Land Trust | Hampden, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hirundo Wildlife Trust | Orono, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arlington Land Trust Inc | Arlington, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grow Native Massachusetts | Waltham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
23 of 114 (20%) 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 24%, 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.
- Berkshire Natural Resources Council Inc
TOWARD THE TYRINGHAM VALLEY MOUNT HUNGER INITIATIVE WITH THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF 787 ACRES... - Bull Creek Common Lands Inc
TOWARD ACQUISITION OF 110 ACRES WITHIN THE BULL CREEK HEADWATERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCE... - Harwich Conservation Trust
TOWARD PERMANENT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE THACHER BOG PROPERTY WITH APPROXIMATELY 21 AC... - Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
TOWARD PERMANENT PROTECTION OF FOUR PARCELS OF THE HAWES HILL CONSERVATION CORRIDOR PARTNERSHIP,... - Trustees of Reservations
TOWARD THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF 160 ACRES EXPANDING BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, A NATIONAL NATURAL ... - Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc
TOWARD PERMANENT PROTECTION OF 22 ACRES TO CONSERVE WORKING FARMLAND, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, WIL.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 128 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 | 43 | $506,800 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $456,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $494,775 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $528,000 | $10,000 |
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
45% 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.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fields Pond Foundation Inc'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: Po Box 66105, Auburndale, MA, 02466. 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 04-3196041 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.