The Fletcher Foundation
Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6470890. Reported 241 grants totalling $8,938,632 to 177 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. The Fletcher 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $359 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $504,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ecotarium | Worcester, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umass Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | $450,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Environmental Council Inc 2024 September Grant | Worcester, MA | $410,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust | Worcester, MA | $310,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Public Market | Worcester, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quinsigamond Community College 2024 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $253,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Hub Worcester | Worcester, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanover Theatre and Conservatory Fo | Worcester, MA | $205,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Preservation Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $205,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guild of St Agnes | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Ploytechnic Institute - W | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $190,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Animal Rescue League | Worcester, MA | $173,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worcester Center for Crafts | Worcester, MA | $170,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts | Worcester, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill | Boylston, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute-Wpi | Worcester, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation | Worcester, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joy of Music Program Inc | Worcester, MA | $140,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Briarwood Community (the) | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendly House Inc | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Inc | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Historical Museum | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Public Market 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Rise for Health 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main South Community Development Co | Worcester, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Project Inc (the) | Worcester, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Biomedical Initatives 2023 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Center | Worcester, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joy of Music Program Inc 2023 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jeremiah's Inn | Worcester, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Garden Park - Fiscal Agent for | Worcester, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Metrowestworcester 2024 September Grant | Worcester, MA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edward M Kennedy Community Health | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Sky Community Services | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Chamber of Comme | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Community Housing Resourc | Worcester, MA | $43,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc 2024 Unsolicited Grant | North Oxford, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Community Cable Access I | Worcester, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Worcester, MA | $32,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Central Massa | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wicn Public Radio Inc | Worcester, MA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bernard Family Community Kitchen Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Health Foundation of Central Massac | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Living in Freedom Together - Lift | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Matthew 25 Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Westborough, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stetson School (part of Seven Hills | Barre, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vna Care Network & Hospice Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont His | Middlebury, VT | $24,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worc | Worcester, MA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge Massachusetts-Wor | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross-Central Massachusetts 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Be Like Brit Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Excellence Academy Fa Charle | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easterseals Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Worcester | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Bright Future Inc | Southbridge, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Ma in | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Mass 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rose Monahan Hospice Homevna Care | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vna Care Network and Hospice Inc 2023 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Common Ground | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Homecoming Inc Fa Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artsworcester | Worcester, MA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rachel's Table | Worcester, MA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Massachusetts Agency on Agi | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc 2024 Unsolicited Grant | North Grafton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fitchburg Art Museum | Fitchburg, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genesis Club Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Latin American Business Organizatio | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Farmers Markets | Waltham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pleasant Street Neighborhood Networ | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Center Inc 2024 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success | Worcester, MA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcauley Nazareth Inc 2023 June Grant | Leicester, MA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Worcester 2024 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shu Ren Education Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $11,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mcauley Nazareth Home for Boys | Leicester, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Umass Memorial Health-Community Hea | Worcester, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Umass Memorial Health-Community Healthli | Worcester, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wcuw Inc | Worcester, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Apple Tree Arts Inc 2023 June Grant | Grafton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of Central | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Faith Youth Center Inc 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Putnam of the Worcester Fresh | New Braintree, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cultural Exchange Through Soccer (c | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the North Brookfield Tow | North Brookfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and De | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra 2023 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massart Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission E4 | Hubbardston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Commun | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neads | Princeton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norwich Farm Foundation | Norwich, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provision Ministry Inc 2023 June Grant | Westborough, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regional Environmental Council of C | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ria House Inc | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association 2024 Unsolicitated Grant | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tufts University 2024 Unsolicited Grant Fbo Trustees | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willard House and Clock Museum Inc | North Grafton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Chamber Music Society 2023 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Education Collaborative | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Historical Museum-Powwow | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Regional Research Bureau | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| You Inc Fa Seven Hills Fnd | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| You Inc Fa Seven Hills Founda | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youthconnect Worcester | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Worcester | Worcester, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center | Worcester, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Link Inc | Arlington, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank (the) | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wellness Campaign | Woburn, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Association for the B | Worcester, MA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts & Business Council of Greater | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Foun | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Render Creative | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Latino Dollars for Schola | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Research Bureau 2023 June Grant | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Central Massachusetts 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ascentria Care Alliance | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bancroft School | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canal District Alliance | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Link Inc 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Arlington, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Central and Western Mass 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Luk Inc | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mab Community Services-Mass Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Net of Compassion-Hotel Grace | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pakachoag Music School of Greater W | Auburn, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ria Inc 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Framingham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rise Above Foundation 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Northbridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shine Initiative | Leominster, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester County Food Bank | Shrewsbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester County Food Bank 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Shrewsbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Interfaith Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visitation House Inc | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Roots Inc | Worcester, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musicians of the Old Post Road | Wayland, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Ce | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Chamber Music Society | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cityside | Berkley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Mountain Land Trust | Camden, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Mountain Land Trust 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Camden, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland Chinatown Chamber Foundatio | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Genesis Soccer Club | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Leaf Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Parks and Recreation Founda | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Roots & Soul Foundation Inc | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regional Parks Foundation | Castro Valley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of Saint Vincent De Paul of Alme | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks | Berkley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| End Hunger Ne 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Worcester, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| From Multiple K-1S | Worcester, MA | $1,773 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Sports | Braintree, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homes for Our Tropps Inc | Taunton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musicians of the Old Post Road 2024 Unsolicited Grant | Weston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| From Multiple Mlp K-1'S | Worcester, MA | $359 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
34 of 177 (19%) 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 40%, 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.
- Music Worcester
SUPPORT FLETCHER FAMILY ANNUAL CONCE - Worcester Art Museum
TOWARDS THE RENEWED SUPPORT FOR A RE - Guild of St Agnes
TOWARDS THE TOTAL EXPENSES OF THE RE - Hanover Theatre and Conservatory Fo
SUPPORT THE THT REP CAMPAIGN - Preservation Worcester Inc
PURCHASE OF THE SALISBURY HOUSE - Greater Worcester Land Trust
PROPERTY ACQUISITION OVER THREE YEAR
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 100 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | $2,573,359 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $3,060,773 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 66 | $3,304,500 | $10,500 |
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. The Fletcher Foundation has 4 of them, worth $511,000. 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 | $200,000 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust | Worcester, MA | $200,000 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust | Worcester, MA | $100,000 |
| Umass Memorial Health-Community Hea | Worcester, MA | $11,000 |
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 $10,000. 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 The Fletcher Foundation'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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