Mwc Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · EIN 22-2914691. Reported 356 grants totalling $25.5M to 119 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. Mwc 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 $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $30,000 and $95,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $1,100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $4,050,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $445,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | $422,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership | New York, NY | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rogerson Communities | Roslindale, MA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 826 Boston | Roxbury, MA | $330,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc | Boston, MA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Melrose Wakefield Hospital | Melrose, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Lesbian Rights | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Boston, MA | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $282,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Public Library | Boston, MA | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agassiz Village | Lexington, MA | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audobon - Wellfleet Bay | South Wellfleet, MA | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rainforest Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | Olema, CA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Aid Boston | Boston, MA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International USA | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Center for Arts and Technology | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Boston, MA | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haymarket People's Fund | Jamaica Plain, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rosie's Place Inc | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $149,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Idaho Conservation League | Boise, ID | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clark Fork Coalition | Missoula, MT | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Outdoor Council | Lander, WY | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice | Boston, MA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc | Boston, MA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Marine Life Center | Bourne, MA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blackfoot Challenge Inc | Ovando, MT | $127,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inwater Research Group | Jensen Beach, FL | $126,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women's Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | $125,207 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Newtonville, MA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Idaho Foundation | Moscow, ID | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Build Boston | Boston, MA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | Santa Fe, NM | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wondermore Inc | Waban, MA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Animal Shelter | Salem, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Citizenship | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glacier Two Medicine Alliance | East Glacier Park, MT | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Damascus Citizens for Sustainability | Milanville, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation | Jamestown, VA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New England Culinary Arts Training | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Innovation Forum | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tech Goes Home | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Y W Boston | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | Bozeman, MT | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| High Country News | Paonia, CO | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Inc | Franlin, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Angell | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playworks New England | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wind River Tribal Bison Initiative | Kinnear, WY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Boston, MA | $73,684 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Farm Sanctuary Inc | Watkins Glen, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Salida, CO | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Institute of New England | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vital Ground | Missoula, MT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservation Northwest | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana Enviornmental Information Center | Helena, MT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Wellesley, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sitka Conservation Society | Sitka, AK | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc | Boulder, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catskill Mountainkeeper Inc | Livingston Manor, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Future Chefs | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | Billings, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rare | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social and Enviornmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Common Ground Project | Emigrant, MT | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nuday Syria | Windham, NH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Road to Responsibility Inc | Marshfield, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Public Housing Corp | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cotting School | Lexington, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sylvia Earle Alliance | Napa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tsne | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Front Ranchland Groups | Valier, MT | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mountain Time Arts | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Large Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | $17,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Smart Missoula | Missoula, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Ground Project | Dover, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pretty Shield Foundation | Billings, MT | $14,208 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Boston High School | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
101 of 119 (85%) 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 87%, 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 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.
- Earth Justice
100,0000 SUPPORT NORTHERN ROCKIES OFFICE & 50,000 TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - Defenders of Wildlife
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS/SOUTHERN ROCKIES WOLF STRATEGIC PLAN - Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc
CENTER FOR NUTRITION MEDICINE IN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY - Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc
ELDER LAW PROJECT/FAMILY LAW PROJECT/TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT - New England Aquarium
SEA TURTLE RECOVERY PROGRAMS AT QUINCY FAILITY/EDUCATION PROGRAMS - Wilderness Society
IDAHO HIGH DIVIDE CAMPAIGN/LEGAL EFFORTS IN THE ARTIC/LEGAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE WILDERNESS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 239 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | $5,917,600 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 87 | $6,068,000 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 91 | $6,431,092 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 93 | $7,092,857 | $50,000 |
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. 44% 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 $50,000. 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 Mwc Foundation Inc'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: Nuttermcclennen Fish Llp Pob 51, Boston, MA, 02205. 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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