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Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation

Rockland, MA · EIN 20-2668833. Reported 1,011 grants totalling $8,996,979 to 647 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$8,996,979granted, 2021-2025
647recipients, as named on its returns
44%of grantees funded again the next year
$53.4Massets, 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. Rockland Trust Charitable 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $6,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $2,606,563. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
388 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
402 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
173 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
44 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

Every organization it funded

647 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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Total Contribution PaidRockland, MA$2,606,563112024
Old Colony YMCABrockton, MA$96,000432023
Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA$95,000222025
Boston College High SchoolBoston, MA$75,000332023
Island Housing Trust CorporationVineyard Haven, MA$75,000332025
Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities FundWorcester, MA$66,666222025
Brockton Hospital IncBrockton, MA$60,000222025
Familyaid Boston IncJamaica Plain, MA$60,000222025
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center IncNew Bedford, MA$60,000332023
More Than Words IncWaltham, MA$60,000442025
Stanley Street Treatment & Resources IncFall River, MA$60,000332023
Neighborworks Housing SolutionsQuincy, MA$55,000222025
YWCA Central Massachusetts IncWorcester, MA$53,000542025
Martha's Vineyard Community Services IncOak Bluffs, MA$51,000442025
Cardinal Cushing CentersHanover, MA$50,000542025
EdenRoslindale, MA$50,000222025
Friendship Home IncNorwell, MA$50,000442025
South Shore HealthSouth Weymouth, MA$50,000222025
West End House Boys & Girls ClubAllston, MA$50,000222025
Crossroads for Kids IncDuxbury, MA$45,000442025
Foundation to Advance Catholic EducationFall River, MA$45,000332025
American Consumer Credit Counseling IncAuburndale, MA$40,000222025
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood CenterBoston, MA$40,000222025
Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation IncCenterville, MA$40,000222025
St Columbkille School IncBrighton, MA$40,000222025
YMCA of Greater BostonBoston, MA$40,000112025
New Bedford Community HealthNew Bedford, MA$37,500112025
Scholarshop AmericaBloomington, MN$35,500112025
Freedom House IncBoston, MA$35,000222025
Just-a-StartCambridge, MA$35,000222023
Nativity School of WorcesterWorcester, MA$35,000432025
Norwell Visiting Nurse Assoc IncNorwell, MA$35,000332025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island IncProvidence, RI$33,200332025
Charity Guild IncBrockton, MA$32,250442025
United Way of Massachusetts Bay IncBoston, MA$31,000112025
School on Wheels of Massachusetts IncEast Bridgewater, MA$30,500542025
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro SouthTaunton, MA$30,000532023
Massachusetts Bay Community College FoundationWellesley Hills, MA$30,000222023
Metro Housing BostonBoston, MA$30,000222025
Nha Properties IncNantucket, MA$30,000112025
North Shore Community Development CoalitionSalem, MA$30,000222025
Waltham Boys & Girls ClubWaltham, MA$30,000332023
Merrimack Valley Food Bank IncLowell Ma, MA$27,500332025
Blackbaud Giving FundCharleston, SC$25,038112023
Advocates IncFramingham, MA$25,000222025
Boys & Girls Club of WorcesterWorcester, MA$25,000332025
Brockton Educational Foundation IncBrockton, MA$25,000112025
Community Mentoring TeamBoston, MA$25,000112023
Father Bill's & Mainspring IncBrockton, MA$25,000222025
Father Bill's and MainspringBrockton, MA$25,000112023
Housing Assistance CorporationHyannis, MA$25,000222025
Massachusetts Wonderfund IncNewton, MA$25,000112025
Nantucket Safe Harbor for AnimalsNantucket, MA$25,000112025
New Hope IncAttleboro, MA$25,000322023
Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra IncPlymouth, MA$25,000432023
Respond IncSomerville, MA$25,000332025
Root Ns IncSalem, MA$25,000222025
Saint Francis HouseBoston, MA$25,000112025
St Francis HouseBoston, MA$25,000112023
YWCA Southeastern MassachusettsNew Bedford, MA$25,000222023
South Shore Community Action Council IncPlymouth, MA$23,500332025
Hildebrand Family Self Help Center IncCambridge, MA$22,500332025
House of Possibilities IncNorth Easton, MA$22,500442025
Inspiring MindsProvidence, RI$22,500332025
The Barton CenterNorth Oxford, MA$22,500332023
United Way of Greater Plymouth County IncBrockton, MA$22,000112025
Families First Parenting ProgramsWatertown, MA$21,000542025
Center for Arts at the ArmorySomerville, MA$20,000442025
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall SchoolWaltham, MA$20,000222022
Children's Investment Fund IncBoston, MA$20,000222025
Coaching for Change IncTaunton, MA$20,000222023
Dove IncQuincy, MA$20,000222025
Duxbury Beach Reservation IncDuxbury, MA$20,000442025
Entrepreneurship for All - Cape CodHyannis, MA$20,000222023
Falmouth Service Center IncFalmouth, MA$20,000222025
Housing Families IncMalden, MA$20,000442025
Italian Home for ChildrenJamaica Plain, MA$20,000222025
Jewish Vocational ServicesBoston, MA$20,000222025
Main South Community Development CorporationWorcester, MA$20,000222023
Mass Insight Education and Research Institute IncBoston, MA$20,000222025
Nectar Community InvestmentsLawrence, MA$20,000112025
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing Inc (noah)Boston, MA$20,000112025
Northeast ArcDanvers, MA$20,000332023
Quincy Community Action Programs IncQuincy, MA$20,000222025
Raw Art Works IncLynn, MA$20,000112023
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence IncWaltham, MA$20,000332025
Somerville Community Corporation IncSomerville, MA$20,000222025
Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program IncNew Bedford, MA$20,000442025
The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MA$20,000222025
Twilight ThrowersMarstons Mills, MA$20,000112025
Urban Edge Housing CorporationRoxbury, MA$20,000222025
West End House Camp IncAllston, MA$20,000222025
YMCA of Martha's VineyardVineyard Haven, MA$20,000112025
Young Mens Christian Association Southcoast - New BedfordNew Bedford, MA$20,000112025
Boston Arts Academy FoundationBoston, MA$19,000112025
Project Smile IncHopedale, MA$19,000442025
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless IncLynn, MA$18,500332025
West End House Girls Camp IncAllston, MA$18,000222025
Agassiz Baldwin CommunityCambridge, MA$17,500222023
Amos HouseProvidence, RI$17,500442025
Boys & Girls Club of ProvidenceProvidence, RI$17,500222023
Catholic Charities Diocese of Worcester IncWorcester, MA$17,500332023
Fontbonne AcademyMilton, MA$17,500222025
Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children IncAttleboro, MA$17,500332025
Health Imperatives IncBrockton, MA$17,500442025
Massachusetts Association of Community Development CorporationBoston, MA$17,500112025
Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services IncShrewsbury, MA$17,500332025
African Cultural Services IncWaltham, MA$16,000222025
Button HoleProvidence, RI$16,000442025
Champ Homes IncHyannis, MA$16,000332025
Enroot IncCambridge, MA$16,000432025
Aquidneck Land TrustMiddletown, RI$15,000332023
Boys & Girls Clubs of ProvidenceProvidence, RI$15,000222025
Brockton Neighborhood Health Center IncBrockton, MA$15,000112023
Circle of Hope IncNeedham, MA$15,000222025
Citizens' Housing and Planning AssociationBoston, MA$15,000222025
COACHING4CHANGETaunton, MA$15,000112025
Coastal Foodshed IncNew Bedford, MA$15,000332025
Cradles to Crayons IncNewton, MA$15,000332025
Fall River Deaconess HomeFall River, MA$15,000332025
Family Equality CouncilNew York, NY$15,000332023
Friends of St Stephens Youth Programs IncBoston, MA$15,000112023
Girls Incorporated of WorcesterWorcester, MA$15,000332025
Homeless Prevention Council IncOrleans, MA$15,000332025
Norwell Vna and HospiceNorwell, MA$15,000112021
One Can Help IncNewton, MA$15,000332025
One Mission IncWestborough, MA$15,000222023
Sail Cape Cod IncHyannis, MA$15,000332023
South Shore Peer RecoveryScituate, MA$15,000332023
The Haven ProjectLynn, MA$15,000332025
The Wily Network IncWest Roxbury, MA$15,000222025
Waltham Boys and Girls Club IncWaltham, MA$15,000112025
Waterfront Historic Area League of New Bedford IncNew Bedford, MA$15,000112025
Wellspring House IncGloucester, MA$15,000222023
Worcester Common Ground IncWorcester, MA$15,000222025
Worcester Community Action Council IncWorcester, MA$15,000112023
Young Men's Christian Association of Metro North IncPeabody, MA$15,000112025
YWCA BostonBoston, MA$15,000222025
The Seal Foundation IncLakeville, MA$13,500332023
Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation IncW Barnstable, MA$13,450112023
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - PlymouthPlymouth, MA$12,500112021
Detectogether IncWestborough, MA$12,500222022
English at Large IncWoburn, MA$12,500332025
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development CorporationJamaica Plain, MA$12,500112023
Junior Achievement of Southern MassachusettsNew Bedford, MA$12,500332025
Nantucket Interfaith CouncilNantucket, MA$12,500112023
Alden Kindred of America IncDuxbury, MA$12,000442025
Leap for Education IncSalem, MA$12,000222025
Worcester Chamber Music Society IncWorcester, MA$12,000332025
Cape and Islands United WayHyannis, MA$11,600222025
Dress for Success Worcester IncWorcester, MA$11,000222023
Milford Regional Healthcare FoundationMilford, MA$11,000222022
Utec IncLowell, MA$11,000332025
Hockomock Area YMCANorth Attleborough, MA$10,500332025
Easter Seals Massachusetts IncWorcester, MA$10,250112023
Als One IncWhitman, MA$10,000222022
American Training IncAndover, MA$10,000112023
AS220Providence, RI$10,000332025
Attleboro Area Interfaith CollaborativeAttleboro, MA$10,000222023
Big Brother Big Sisters of Rhode IslandCranston, RI$10,000212021
Boston Music ProjectBoston, MA$10,000222025
Boston Partners in EducationBoston, MA$10,000222025
Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester IncDorchester, MA$10,000112023
Boys & Girls Club of Greater SalemSalem, MA$10,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of DorchesterBoston, MA$10,000112025
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro SouthTaunton, MA$10,000112025
Brookline Improvement Coalition IncBrookline, MA$10,000112025
Businesses United in Investing Lending and DevelopmentBoston, MA$10,000222025
Caritas Communities IncBraintree, MA$10,000222025
Citizens Inn IncPeabody, MA$10,000222025
Codman Academy FoundationDorchester, MA$10,000222025
College VisionsProvidence, RI$10,000222025
Community Development PartnershipOrleans, MA$10,000112025
Community Servings IncJamaica Plain, MA$10,000222025
Cristo Rey Boston High SchoolDorchester, MA$10,000222025
Dcf Kids Fund Inc Aka WonderfundBoston, MA$10,000112023
Dimock Community Foundation IncRoxbury, MA$10,000112023
Dorchester Bay Economic Development CorporationDorchester, MA$10,000112025
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands IncSouth Dennis, MA$10,000222025
English for New BostoniansBoston, MA$10,000222025
Farm and Community Collaborative IncLakeville, MA$10,000442025
Found in TranslationDorchester, MA$10,000222025
Friends of Boston's HomelessJamaica Plain, MA$10,000112023
Friends of Northshore Education Consortium IncBeverly, MA$10,000222025
Greater Boston PflagWaltham, MA$10,000222022
HarborcovChelsea, MA$10,000222025
Harborlight Community PartnersBeverly, MA$10,000222025
Hispanic-American Insitute IncBoston, MA$10,000112023
Hispanic-American Institute IncBoston, MA$10,000112025
Horace Mann Educational Associates IncFranklin, MA$10,000112023
Horizons for Homeless Children IncRoxbury, MA$10,000222025
Hyde Park Main Streets IncHyde Park, MA$10,000222025
Hyde Square Task Force IncJamaica Plain, MA$10,000222025
Independence House IncHyannis, MA$10,000112023
Institute for Energy and Sustainability IncWorcester, MA$10,000222025
Jamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica Plain, MA$10,000112025
Julie's Family Learning Program IncSouth Boston, MA$10,000222025
Lovin' Spoonfuls IncNewton, MA$10,000222023
Lynn Shelter Association IncLynn, MA$10,000112025
Mab Community Services IncBrookline, MA$10,000222025
Mission of Deeds IncReading, MA$10,000222025
Morgan Memorial Goodwill IndustriesBoston, MA$10,000112025
Mystic Valley Elder Services IncMalden, MA$10,000222025
Newton Community Service Centers IncWest Newton, MA$10,000112023
Northstar Learning Centers IncNew Bedford, MA$10,000112023
Old Colony Historical SocietyTaunton, MA$10,000222023
Old Colony Young Mens Christian Association IncBrockton, MA$10,000112025
Our Daily Bread Food and Resource CenterTaunton, MA$10,000332025
Piers Park Sailing IncEast Boston, MA$10,000222025
Pine Street Inn IncBoston, MA$10,000222025
Providence Public LibraryProvidence, RI$10,000222025
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music SchoolEast Providence, RI$10,000332025
Safe Coalition IncFranklin, MA$10,000222025
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute IncJamaica Plain, MA$10,000222025
Signature Healthcare CorporationBrockton, MA$10,000112023
Small Friends on Nantucket IncNantucket, MA$10,000112023
South Middlesex Opportunity Council IncFramingham, MA$10,000112025
South Shore Conservatory of Music IncHingham, MA$10,000222023
Southcoast Lgbtq Network IncNew Bedford, MA$10,000112023
St Jude Children's Research HospitalNewton, MA$10,000222022
St Mary's Center for Women and ChildrenDorchester, MA$10,000222025
Steps to Success IncBrookline, MA$10,000222025
Summer Stars Camp for the Performing ArtsNorwell, MA$10,000222025
The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth IncBoston, MA$10,000112023
Third Sector New England Inc (fbo First Teacher)Roxbury, MA$10,000112023
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center IncBoston, MA$10,000112023
Tommy's Place Foundation IncFalmouth, MA$10,000222023
Victory Programs IncJamaica Plain, MA$10,000222025
Vietnam Veterans Workshop IncBoston, MA$10,000222025
Vineyard House IncVineyard Haven, MA$10,000222022
Watuppa Rowing Center IncFall River, MA$10,000222025
Women's Educational Center IncCambridge, MA$10,000222023
YMCA Cape CodW Barnstable, MA$10,000222025
YMCA of Greater Boston Menino BranchHyde Park, MA$10,000112023
YMCA of Greater Boston Oak Square BranchBrighton, MA$10,000112023
YMCA of Greater Boston Parkway BranchWest Roxbury, MA$10,000112023
YMCA of Metro North Inc Aka Demakes YMCALynn, MA$10,000222023
YMCA of Metro North Inc Aka Saugus Family YMCASaugus, MA$10,000222023
YMCA of Metro North Inc Aka Torigian Family YMCAPeabody, MA$10,000222023
Zumix IncEast Boston, MA$10,000222025
Greater Fall River Re-Creation Committee IncFall River, MA$9,000332025
Boys & Girls Club of Fall RiverFall River, MA$8,750222023
Crossroads Rhode IslandProvidence, RI$8,500222023
Island Grown Initiative LtdVineyard Haven, MA$8,500332025
Project Just Because IncHopkinton, MA$8,500442025
Rhode Island Community Food Bank AssociationProvidence, RI$8,500332025
United Way of Tri County IncMilford, MA$8,400222025
Child & Family Services IncNew Bedford, MA$8,000222023
Girls Inc of Boston and LynnLynn, MA$8,000112025
Quincy Asian Resources IncQuincy, MA$8,000112023

240 of 647 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 44%, 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 683 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.

Human Services
193 grants
Education
80 grants
Arts & Culture
60 grants
Food & Nutrition
56 grants
Youth Development
49 grants
Housing & Shelter
46 grants
Community Improvement
39 grants
Health Care
30 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021164$800,850$5,000
2022160$818,150$3,625
2023341$2,437,583$5,000
20241$2,606,563$2,606,563
2025345$2,333,833$5,000

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. Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation has 54 of them, worth $2,258,501. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Contributions ApprovedRockland, MA$479,334
Brockton Hospitalsignature HealthcareBrockton, MA$120,000
New Bedford Community Health CenterNew Bedford, MA$112,500
YMCA of Martha's VineyardVineyard Haven, MA$80,000
YMCA SouthcoastNew Bedford, MA$80,000
Old Colony YMCABrockton, MA$75,000
Worcester Regional Strategic Opp FundWorcester, MA$66,667
Brockton Hospital IncBrockton, MA$60,000
Familyaid Boston IncJamaica Plain, MA$60,000
More Than Words IncWaltham, MA$50,000
South Shore Health FoundationSouth Weymouth, MA$50,000
West End House Boys & Girls ClubAllston, MA$50,000
Old Colony YMCABrockton, MA$50,000
Cape Cod Blue Economy FoundationCenterville, MA$40,000
Neighborworks Housing SolutionsQuincy, MA$40,000

Where its money goes

96% 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.

Massachusetts
$8.6M
Rhode Island
$266K
Minnesota
$36K
South Carolina
$25K
New York
$16K
District of Columbia
$8K
New Hampshire
$4K
Florida
$1K

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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 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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund329 shared recipientsEastern Bank Foundation254 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc230 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc224 shared recipientsBoston Foundation Inc185 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program160 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 288 Union Street, Rockland, MA, 02370. 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 20-2668833 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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