Massachusetts · Public charity
Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc
To help revive rural communities across new england and beyond by providing assistance that strengthens, enriches and preserves local towns.
- $138k
- Granted FY2018
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $106k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $35,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 50% of the organizations Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 81% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 4 | $106k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $48k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bement School Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hampshire Regional Young Men's Christian Association | $35,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County Inc | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Fairways for Freedom Inc | $20,500 | 2 | 7% |
| Umass Athletics | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Giving Tree School Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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About Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc
- How much does Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc give?
- Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc reported 4 itemized grants totaling $105,500, out of $138,100 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Youth Development (38%), Education (36%), Health (13%).
- Who are Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Bement School Inc ($50k), Hampshire Regional Young Men's Christian Association ($36k), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County Inc ($22k).
- Does Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc based?
- Aaron Lewis Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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