Stoddard Charitable Trust
Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6023791. Reported 298 grants totalling $15.3M to 168 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. Stoddard Charitable Trust 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $7 and the largest $5,625,200. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached List | Worcester, MA | $5,625,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $1,400,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $720,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Briarwood Community (the) | Worcester, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $448,000 | 5 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music Worcester | Worcester, MA | $408,500 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $352,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hanover Theatre and Conservatory Fo | Worcester, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tower Hill Botanic Garden | Boylston, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Community Corporation | Worcester, MA | $273,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Architectural Heritage Foundation ( | Worcester, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Umass Memorial Health Care Inc | Shrewsbury, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preservation Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $205,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guild of St Agnes | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Public Market | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Educational Development F | Worcester, MA | $179,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joy of Music Program Inc | Worcester, MA | $164,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute-Wpi | Worcester, MA | $152,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust | Worcester, MA | $125,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $114,000 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jeremiah's Inn | Worcester, MA | $105,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Center | Worcester, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Historical Museum | Worcester, MA | $101,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Veterans Inc | Worcester, MA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friendly House Inc | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Garden Park - Fiscal Agent for | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Sky Community Services | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Center for Crafts | Worcester, MA | $94,000 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main South Community Development Co | Worcester, MA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Edward M Kennedy Community Health | Worcester, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Regional Chamber of Comme | Worcester, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Central Massa | Worcester, MA | $65,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Project Inc (the) | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| India Society of Worcester | Shrewsbury, MA | $52,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stetson School (part of Seven Hills | Barre, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Community Cable Access I | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Community Housing Resourc | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Horace Mann Educational Associates | Franklin, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Health Foundation of Central Massac | Worcester, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra | Worcester, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wicn Public Radio Inc | Worcester, MA | $32,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Worcester | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worc | Worcester, MA | $29,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rose Monahan Hospice Homevna Care | Worcester, MA | $28,500 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Commun | Worcester, MA | $27,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vna Care Network & Hospice Inc | Worcester, MA | $27,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creativity Explored | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fitchburg Art Museum | Fitchburg, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Matthew 25 Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wcuw Inc | Worcester, MA | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Angels-Net Foundation Inc | West Boylston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easterseals Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genesis Club Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Education Collaborative | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Research Bureau | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Willard House and Clock Museum Inc | North Grafton, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| You Inc Fa Seven Hills Founda | Worcester, MA | $17,500 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rachel's Table | Worcester, MA | $17,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Animal Rescue League Inc | Worcester, MA | $16,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Excellence Academy Fa Charle | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Farmers Markets | Waltham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neads | Princeton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pakachoag Music School of Greater W | Auburn, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Putnam of the Worcester Fresh | New Braintree, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Abilities Inc | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cultural Exchange Through Soccer (c | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latin American Business Organizatio | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pleasant Street Neighborhood Networ | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regional Environmental Council of C | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ria House Inc | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rise Above Foundation | Northborough, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shine Initiative | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Umass Memorial Health - Community H | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellness Campaign | Woburn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youthconnect Worcester | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bottom Line | Jamacia Plan, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lexington Education Foundation | Lexington, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Public Library Foundation | Worcester, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Briarwood Continuing Care Community | Worcester, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preble Street Resource Center | Portland, ME | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Foun | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Render Creative (dba Main Idea) | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Anti-Foreclosure Team | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester County Food Bank | Shrewsbury, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Latino Dollars for Schola | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Massachusetts | Medford, MA | $5,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art in the Park Fa Arts & Business | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artsworcester | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cardigan Mountain School | Canaan, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Hub Worcester | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latin American Health Alliance of C | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass Audubon Brewster's Woods Wildl | Concord, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massart Foundation | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Net of Compassion - Hotel Grace | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massac | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robson Academy | Sheridan, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Chamber Music Society | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Interfaith Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| You Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westborough Food Pantry | Westborough, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Park School of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tuck School of Business-Dartmouth C | Hanover, NH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louis T Graves Memorial Library | Kennebunkport, ME | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mechanics Hall | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Children's Theatre | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cityside | Berkley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Community Church | Sheridan, WY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cwc-Community & World Concerns Comm | Boseman, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elevate Oakland | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Sports | Braintree, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | Taunton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kglt Radio Station | Bozeman, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mark O'brien Memorial Scholarship F | Auburn, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Beginnings Church-Agape' Minist | Bozeman, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Genesis Soccer Club | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Leaf Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Parks and Recreation Founda | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agnes Irwin School | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bancroft School | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Face to Face | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Four Legged Freedom Rescue | Kennebunk, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Ganondagan Inc | Victor, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laudholm Trust & Wells Reserve | Wells, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mcauley Nazareth Home for Boys | Leicester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Edgecomb, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midcoast Humane Society | Brunswick, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Yarmouth Academy | Yarmouth, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sos Children's Village - USA | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Springboard to Opportunities | Jackson, MS | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Fu | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Threesisters Women Seeding Change | Nevada City, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tory Burch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wachusett Greenways | Holden, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wells National Estuarine Research R | Wells, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Be Like Brit Foundation | Worcester, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frost Free Library | Marlborough, NH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance Bernstein K-1 | New York, NY | $1,111 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Antiquarian Society | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Bordersmedecins Sa | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kennebunkport Conservation Trust | Cape Porpoise, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Northeast Harbor, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc | Plymouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra - Suppo | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schuylkill Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schuylkill Center for Environmental | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Enterprise Products K-1 | Houston, TX | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Energy Transfer K-1 | Dallas, TX | $28 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mplx Lp K-1 | Findlay, OH | $7 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
59 of 168 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 54%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Briarwood Community (the)
TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY - Worcester Art Museum
1. PERMISSION TO TEMPORARILY UNRE - YMCA of Central Massachusetts
TOWARDS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE CENTR - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
SUPPORT CAMPUS'S NEWEST ACADEMIC BUI - Hanover Theatre and Conservatory Fo
SUPPORT THE THT REP CAMPAIGN - Architectural Heritage Foundation (
TOWARDS PRE-DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR TH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 146 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | $4,804,532 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 152 | $4,870,649 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $5,625,200 | $5,625,200 |
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. Stoddard Charitable Trust has 13 of them, worth $3,075,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $500,000 |
| Briarwood Continuing Care Community | Worcester, MA | $500,000 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $500,000 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $500,000 |
| Creative Hub Worcester | Worcester, MA | $250,000 |
| Worcester Public Market | Worcester, MA | $200,000 |
| Preservation Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $200,000 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $125,000 |
| Denholm Non-Profit Tenants-City of | Worcester, MA | $100,000 |
| Worcester Community Cable | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% 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 $5,000. 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 Stoddard Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 Front Street 5TH Floor, Worcester, MA, 01608. 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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