Massachusetts · Private foundation
Acorn Foundation
Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.6M
- Granted FY2017
- 33
- Grants FY2017
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2017
- Median grant, FY2017
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $2,950,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 7
- Total assets, FY2017
- $8.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollins College | $2,956,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $250,700 | 1 | 0% |
| The President and Trustees of Colby College | $156,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Baptist Hospital | $120,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for the Preservation of New Engl | $26,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Smithsonian Institution | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Flying Kites Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $4,360 | 1 | 0% |
| Pioneer Institute Inc | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollins College | $2,956,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $250,700 | 1 | 0% |
| The President and Trustees of Colby College | $156,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Baptist Hospital | $120,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for the Preservation of New Engl | $26,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Smithsonian Institution | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Flying Kites Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $4,360 | 1 | 0% |
| Pioneer Institute Inc | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Holderness School | $3,415 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Farmland Trust | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Lakes Resource Center | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Yale University | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Belgrade Lakes Association | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The William Breman Jewish Home Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($3k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Acorn Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Acorn Foundation
- How much does Acorn Foundation give?
- Acorn Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $3,566,655 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Acorn Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Education (87%), Arts & Culture (8%), Health (3%).
- Who are Acorn Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: Rollins College ($3.0M), Museum of Fine Arts ($251k), The President and Trustees of Colby College ($156k).
- Does Acorn Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Acorn Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Acorn Foundation based?
- Acorn Foundation is based in MA.
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