The Penates Foundation
Seabrook, NH · EIN 22-2536075. Reported 199 grants totalling $1,679,555 to 117 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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 Penates 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $55,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Free Or Die Alliance | Seabrook, NH | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Camp Harbor View Foundation | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New England Conservatory | Boston, MA | $59,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boch Center | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fdn for National Institutes of Health | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keystone College | La Plume, PA | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creative Arts Workshop for Kids | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Governor's Academy | Byfield, MA | $39,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hudson Link for Higher Education in Pris | Ossining, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Business School | New York, NY | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seeds of Faith | Somersworth, NH | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americans United for Life | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Lyric Opera | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canterbury School | New Milford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Roundtable | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rivier University | Nashua, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Catholic Schools Foundation | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wolfeboro Area Recreation Assoc | Wolfeboro, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodson Center | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Canaan Country School | New Canaan, CT | $24,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall | Wallingford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Common Pantry | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Opera America | New York City, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Path to Peace Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wateraid America | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Sisters Education Collaborative | Scranton, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Italian Cancer Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brewster Academy | Wolfeboro, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera Guild | New York, NY | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sophia Institute | Manchester, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Music Hall | Portsmouth, NH | $13,920 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monadnock Music Festival | Peterborough, NH | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saint Ann's Shrine & Monastery Basilica | Scranton, PA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart School | Hampton, NH | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Red Cross | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Castle Preservation Society | Moultonborough, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Families in Transition | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Waters Music Festival | Wolfeboro, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire Music Festival | Center Harbor, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York Landmarks Conservancy | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strawberry Banke Museum | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trickle Up Program | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal | Hampton, NH | $8,685 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yale University School of Medicine | New Haven, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Hampton | Portsmouth, NH | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Italian American Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol, RI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals Nh | Manchester, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Colonial Theatre | Bethlehem, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miracle Corners of the World | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire Lakes Association | Concord, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Sky Community Services | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richard Tucker Music Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Katharine Drexel Parish | Wolfeboro, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spaulding Academy & Family Services | Northfield, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Bartholomew Community Preschool | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Buckley School | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Salvation Army of Greater Seacoast | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wolfeboro Cross Country Ski Association | Wolfeboro, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wright Museum | Wolfboro, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $4,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riley's Way Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha Sigma Nu | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Barnstormers Theatre | Tamworth, NH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| USO World Headquarter | Arlington, VA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faith Baptist Church | Skowhegan, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum | Wolfboro, NH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra | Portsmouth, NH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Project Just Because | Hopkinton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Katherine Drexel Parish | Wolfeboro, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Humane Society of St Thomas | St Thomas, VI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid Fairfield Youth Hockey Assoc | Norwalk, CT | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation at New Jersey Institute of Tech | Newark, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Hampton Falls Bandstand | Hampton Falls, NH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire Historical Society | Concord, NH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nico Mallozzi Memorial Fund Inc | Norwalk, CT | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Building Together | Brooklyn, NY | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bishop's Charitable Assistance Fund | Manchester, NH | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire SPCA | Stratham, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Catholic College | Warner, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retirement Fund for Religious | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village Players | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Media | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts in Reach | Portsmouth, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakes Region Humane Society | Ossipee, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockingham Vna Hospice | Exeter, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hpv Cancers Alliance | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Winnipesaukee | Wolfboro, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portsmouth Pro Musica | Portsmouth, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marist Brothers | Worth, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph's Abbey | Spencer, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
47 of 117 (40%) 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 56%, across 4 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.
- St Jude Children's Research Hospital
HEALTHCARE & SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 117 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | $155,200 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 41 | $287,600 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 11 | $66,425 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 53 | $427,380 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 74 | $742,950 | $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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 29% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire.
- 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 Penates Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5 Batchelder Rd, Seabrook, NH, 03874. 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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