FundersMassachusetts

Wild Geese Foundation Inc

Hull, MA · EIN 26-4607134. Reported 231 grants totalling $3,032,502 to 137 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$3,032,502granted, 2021-2024
137organizations funded
50%of grantees funded again the next year
$11.3Massets, 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. Wild Geese 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.

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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
14 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
81 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
116 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
15 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
3 grants
$100,000 and Up
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Agrarian Land TrustWeare, NJ$350,000112021
Movement AdvancementBoulder, CO$190,000442024
Reproductive Equity NowBoston, MA$175,000442024
A Step Ahead ChattanoogaSoddydaisy, TN$130,000442024
Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsBoston, MA$90,000332024
City SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$75,000332024
Building AudacityLynn, MA$65,000332024
Sam & Devorah Retreat for Trans Youth IncChatham, NJ$55,000442024
Crch IncBrighton, MA$50,000112024
Carolina Youth ActionCharleston, SC$46,500332023
Esperanza AcademyLawrence, MA$45,000442024
Food Project theDorchester, MA$45,000442024
Native American Community ActionFlagstaff, AZ$45,000332023
Wellspring Cooperative CorpSpringfield, MA$45,000332024
Community Involved in Sustaining AgricultureS Deerfield, MA$40,000332024
Equality Health CenterConcord, NJ$40,000222024
Joan G Lovering HealthGreenland, NH$40,000222023
Women's Emergency NetworkCoral Gables, FL$40,000222024
Abortion Care NetworkMinneapolis, MN$35,000222022
Asian American Resource WorkshopDorchester, MA$35,000332023
Lovering Health CenterGreenland, NH$35,000222024
Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MA$35,000222023
African Cultural Services IncWaltham, MA$33,000332024
Haley House Soup KitchenBoston, MA$32,500442024
Berkshire GrownGreat Barrington, MA$30,000222024
Center LinkFt Lauderdale, FL$30,000222022
Chica ProjectQuincy, MA$30,000332024
Family Planning Services of Lorain CountyElyria, OH$30,000222024
Healthy WalthamWenham, MA$30,000222024
Regional Environmental Council IncWorcester, MA$30,000332024
Boston Area GleanersActon, MA$25,000222023
Boston Food Forest CoallitionJamaica Plain, MA$25,000332024
BridgercareBozeman, MT$25,000332023
Siecus Sex Ed for Social ChangeWashingon, DC$25,000442024
Backyard GrowersGloucester, MA$20,000222024
Brave Space AllianceChicago, IL$20,000332024
Carrot Project theBoston, MA$20,000112024
Greenroots IncChelsea, MA$20,000112022
La ColaborativaChelsea, MA$20,000112022
Land for GoodKeene, NH$20,000222024
Sawhorse RevolutionSeattle, WA$20,000222024
Urban Farming InstituteMattapan, MA$20,000222023
Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance ProjBoston, MA$20,000332023
All-OptionsBloomington, IN$15,000112023
Boston Alliance of LgbtBoston, MA$15,000112021
Boston CASABoston, MA$15,000222024
Elevated AccessChampaign, IL$15,000222024
Hadwen Park ChurchWorcester, MA$15,000112021
Maine Youth for ClimateBar Harbor, MA$15,000112022
Mill City GrowsLowell, MA$15,000222024
Ordinarie HeroesPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222024
Osamequin FarmSeekonk, MA$15,000222024
Sero Project theMilford, PA$15,000112022
Soul to Soul SistersDenver, CO$15,000222022
The Partnership Project Climate Advocacy LabWashingon, DC$15,000112023
Transgender Legal Defense & Education FundNew York, NY$15,000222022
Unitarian Universalist Mass ActionMarlborough, MA$15,000332023
National Lgbtq Task ForceWashington, DC$13,000112021
Coastal Foodshed IncNew Bedford, MA$12,500222024
Funders for Lgbtq IssuesNew York, NY$12,500222022
Providence Student UnionProvidence, RI$12,500222024
Tsne Mission WorksBoston, MA$12,500112021
Petersham Friday MarketPetersham, MA$10,500332024
Social & EnvironmentalCalabasas, CA$10,500112023
Advocates for Informed ChoiceCotali, CA$10,000112021
Apiary for Practical SupportNew York, NY$10,000112023
Apprentice LearningJamaica Plain, MA$10,000222023
Arise for Social JusticeSpringfield, MA$10,000112022
City BlossomsWashington, DC$10,000222024
Empower MontanaMissoula, MT$10,000112021
Equality North Carolina FoundationRaleigh, NC$10,000112021
Families for Justice As HealingRoxbury, MA$10,000112021
Friends of Holly Hill FarmCohasset, MA$10,000222024
Good Call Nyc CoBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Lgbt Asylum Task ForceWorcester, MA$10,000112022
Lgbt Center of Central PaHarrisburg, PA$10,000222022
Littleton Community FarmLittleton, MA$10,000112022
Native American Community BoardLake Andes, SD$10,000112024
Newtown Florist ClubGainesville, GA$10,000112023
Out in the OpenBrattleboro, VT$10,000222022
Owe Aku Int'l Justice IncCentennial, CO$10,000112021
Project LibertadPhoenixville, PA$10,000112023
Repurpose SavannahSavannah, GA$10,000112023
Resilient Sisterhood ProjectBoston, MA$10,000112021
Root Social Justice CenterBrattleboro, VT$10,000112023
Sisters Unchained IncJamaica Plain, MA$10,000112021
Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA$10,000112021
The Farm School for Camp OutAthol, MA$10,000222024
Trustees of Tufts College New Entry Sustainable FarmingBeverly, MA$10,000112023
We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project IncBoston, MA$10,000112021
West End Community CenterProvidence, RI$10,000112023
Witness to Mass IncarcerationNew York, NY$10,000112021
Cape Split ChapelAddison, ME$8,000332024
South Sudanese Enrichment for FamiliesLincoln, MA$8,000112022
Hardy Girls Healthy WomenWaterville, ME$7,500222022
Maven Leadership CollectiveMiami, FL$7,500112021
Spencer PrideSpencer in, IN$7,500222022
Zebra CoalitionOrlando, FL$6,000112021
Old Cambridge BaptistCambridge, MA$5,256222022
Acton Community Supper and Food PantryBoxborough, MA$5,000112024
Bikes Not BombsJamaica Plain, MA$5,000112024
Boston Higher Ground IncRoxbury, MA$5,000112021
Build Power AcademyKingston, NY$5,000112021
Chinle Planting HopeChinle, AZ$5,000112024
Clever Communities in ActionNorfolk, VA$5,000112023
Cooperative Fund of New EnglandWilmington, NC$5,000112022
Day Eagle Hope ProjectHarlem, MT$5,000112021
Diversity Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA$5,000112021
Eastie FarmEast Boston, MA$5,000112024
FamcareSt Louis, MO$5,000112024
Farming FalmouthTeaticket, MA$5,000112024
Filling in the BlanksNorwalk, CT$5,000112023
Flint Freedom Schools CollaborativeLansing, MI$5,000112023
Fort Belknap Indian CommunityHarlem, MT$5,000112021
Gaining GroundConcord, MA$5,000112024
Girls Inc of Greater LowellLowell, MA$5,000112021
Green BeverlyBeverley, MA$5,000112024
InteractSudbury, MA$5,000112022
La Mujer ObreraEl Paso, TX$5,000112024
Lovin SpoonfulsBoston, MA$5,000112022
Margaret Fuller Neighborhood HouseCambridge, MA$5,000112021
Mlk Freedom CenterOakland, CA$5,000112023
Resist IncJamaica Plain, MA$5,000112022
Resources for Organizing and Social ChangeAugusta, ME$5,000112021
Roots RisingPittsfield, MA$5,000112024
Southern Arizona AIDSTucson, AZ$5,000112021
Southern Arizona Senior PrideTucson, AZ$5,000112022
Southwest Workers UnionSan Antonio, TX$5,000112023
The Ascent Scholarship NaffColorado Springs, CO$5,000112024
Three Sisters Garden ProjectIpswich, MA$5,000112024
Unitarian Universalist Massachusetts ActionJamaica Plain, MA$5,000112024
Vital Village Networks IncBoston, MA$5,000112023
We Are Family Community DevelopmentRandallstown, MD$5,000112022
Grandmothers for Reproductive RightsPortland, ME$2,500112024
Philanthropy MassachusettsBoston, MA$2,000112021
Pilgrim RunBrockton, MA$1,246112021
Bell Global Justice InstituteMacomb, MI$1,000112023

60 of 137 (44%) 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 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 123 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
20 grants
Food & Nutrition
19 grants
Civil Rights
14 grants
Youth Development
14 grants
Education
12 grants
Community Improvement
11 grants
Environment
7 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202159$950,647$10,000
202254$642,855$10,000
202362$630,500$10,000
202456$808,500$10,000

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. 44% 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.

Massachusetts
$1.3M
New Jersey
$445K
Colorado
$220K
Tennessee
$130K
Pennsylvania
$125K
New Hampshire
$95K
Florida
$84K
District of Columbia
$63K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. 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.
  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 Wild Geese Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 35 K Street, Hull, MA, 02045. 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 26-4607134 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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