Sensata Technologies Foundation Inc
Attleboro, MA · EIN 82-1413724. Reported 158 grants totalling $1,300,000 to 80 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. Sensata Technologies 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 $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins Children's Programs Inc | Attleboro, MA | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stembassadors | Ventura, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Center | Attleboro, MA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Attleboro YMCA | Attleboro, MA | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Old Colony YMCA Inc | Brockton, MA | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Hope Inc | Attleboro, MA | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Conejo Valley | Westlake Village, CA | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Metro South | Taunton, MA | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Sisters' School | New Bedford, MA | $46,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pride Inc | Taunton, MA | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated | Taunton, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Attleboro Area Council of Churches | Attleboro, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Comm Food Bank | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Works Museum | Bloomington, MN | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Idaho Foodbank | Meridian, ID | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tech Goes Home Incorporated | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Robbins Center | Attleboro, MA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hockomock Area YMCA | North Attleboro, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West End Community Center | Providence, RI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brother Big Sister Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South | Taunton, MA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Greater Ventura | Ventura, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Veap Inc | Bloomington, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Youth Empowerment | Troy, MI | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newportfall River Star Kids | Middletown, RI | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Ctr | Taunton, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| High Tech Kids | Eagan, MN | $13,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Attleboro, MA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Franklin Food Pantry | Franklin, MA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mass Science & Engineering Fair Inc | Cambridge, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough New York | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Services of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Taunton | Taunton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Hall of Science | Corona, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo | Camarillo, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Pawtucket | Pawtucket, RI | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mass Biotechnology Education Fdn | Cambridge, MA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Books Are Wings | Pawtucket, RI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crossroads for Kids | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Community Foundation | Montpelier, VT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wade Institute | Quincy, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wade Institute for Science Ed | Quincy, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wade Institute for Science Educ | Quincy, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idaho Foodbank Warehouse | Meridian, ID | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Works | Bloomington, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downcity Design | Providence, RI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Friend and Service | Providence, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| D54 Education Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fall River Deaconess Home | Fall River, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Soujourner House | Providence, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Technical Assistance Partnership | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Timothy Smith Network | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Boise City Inc | Boise, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Attleboro Arts Museum | Attleboro, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hebron Food Pantry | Attleboro, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associates for Human Services | Taunton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clean Ocean Access | Middletown, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Ta-Kum-Ta | South Hero, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's National Hospital | Silver Springs, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food for Others | Fairfax, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make Steam | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The College Crusade of Ri | Providence, RI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Ctr | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Dana Farber | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Stand Down | Johnston, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trevor Project | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Attleboro Area Industrial Museum | Attleboro, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parents As Teachers Ri | St Louis, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Relentless Academy | Brooklyn Center, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nemasket Group Inc | Mattapoisett, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
40 of 80 (50%) 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 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- The Trevor Project
LGBTQ+ SUICIDE PREVENTION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 86 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | $233,500 | $11,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $335,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $366,000 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 53 | $365,500 | $6,000 |
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. Sensata Technologies Foundation Inc has 126 of them, worth $1,340,260. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Literacy Center | Attleboro, MA | $75,000 |
| Robbins Children's Programs Inc | Attleboro, MA | $25,000 |
| Robbins Children's Programs Inc | Attleboro, MA | $25,000 |
| Robbins Children's Programs Inc | Attleboro, MA | $25,000 |
| Attleboro YMCA | Attleboro, MA | $22,500 |
| New Hope Inc | Attleboro, MA | $22,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Conejo Valley | Westlake Village, CA | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Metro South | Taunton, MA | $20,000 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $20,000 |
| Hockomock Area YMCA | North Attleboro, MA | $20,000 |
| Stembassadors | Ventura, CA | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Metro South | Taunton, MA | $20,000 |
| Stembassadors | Ventura, CA | $20,000 |
| Attleboro YMCA | Attleboro, MA | $18,000 |
| Stembassadors | Ventura, CA | $18,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 58% 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 $7,500. 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 Sensata Technologies Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2022-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 529 Pleasant Street, Attleboro, MA, 02703. 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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