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Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$115k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2024
33
Organizations funded FY2023
33%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 68
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$153k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureCivil RightsInternationalHuman ServicesEducationReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving38$109k26%
FY202333$121k33%
FY202238$100k39%
FY202147$322k32%
FY202049$339k43%
FY201968$271kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$708kReligion$153kArts & Culture$120kInternational$74kPublic Benefit$51kCivil Rights$41kHealth$30kHuman Services$28kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MA
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CT
RI
CA
VA
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DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trustees of Tufts College$135,82560%
Temple Beth Elohim$78,4106n/a
J Street Education Fund Inc$65,80030%
Berklee College of Music Inc$45,50060%
J Street$45,00031%
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated$30,00030%
The Barack Obama Foundation$25,00010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$17,00040%
Boston Medical Center Corporation$12,75020%
Hebrew Senior Life Inc$12,60030%
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All grantees of Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trustees of Tufts College$135,82560%
Temple Beth Elohim$78,4106n/a
J Street Education Fund Inc$65,80030%
Berklee College of Music Inc$45,50060%
J Street$45,00031%
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated$30,00030%
The Barack Obama Foundation$25,00010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$17,00040%
Boston Medical Center Corporation$12,75020%
Hebrew Senior Life Inc$12,60030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$11,80020%
Center for American Progress$11,00020%
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc$10,00010%
The Alliance for Business Leadership Inc$7,50031%
Terezin Music Foundation Inc$7,30063%
SparkShare Inc$6,00041%
T'Ruah$5,36020%
Council of American Ambassadors$5,25060%
World Central Kitchen Inc$5,00010%
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest Inc$5,00010%
University of Mississippi Foundation$5,00010%
Helping Our Women Inc$5,00020%
The Local Journalism Project Inc$4,50031%
Inversant Inc$4,50030%
Hoffman Institute Foundation$4,20050%
Foreign Policy For America$4,00040%
Anti-Defamation League$4,00020%
The Finca Vigia Foundation Inc$4,00041%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$3,7503n/a
Jewish Electorate Institute$3,60011%
Meridian International Center$3,00020%
Hebrew College$2,80020%
Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning Inc$2,50010%
Judge Baker Children's Center$2,50010%
Better Markets Inc$2,50010%
The Truro Conservation Trust$2,50040%
Massachusetts Communities Action Network Inc$2,50030%
Keshet Inc$2,50010%
Partakers Inc$2,00040%
The Abraham Initiatives Inc$2,00030%
Salt Lick Incubator Inc$2,00010%
College for Social Innovation Inc$2,00020%
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action Inc$1,50020%
New England Aquarium Corporation$1,50030%
New Georgia Project Inc$1,25010%
Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc$1,25050%
Mi Familia Vota$1,25010%
La Vida Inc$1,00010%
Huntington Theatre Co Inc$1,00010%
Museum of African American History Inc$1,00010%
Turnout Activism Inc$1,00010%
Indiana University Foundation$1,00010%
Silent Spring Institute Inc$1,00010%
Integrity First for America Inc$1,00010%
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Inc$80010%
Rashi School Inc$6802n/a
Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston Inc$50010%
Horizons for Homeless Children$50010%
UTEC Inc$50010%
Washington Monthly Institute$50010%
The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc$50010%
The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc$50010%
Maimonides School$4503n/a
Intervalley Project Inc$40010%
Lamplighters Yeshivah$36010%
Freshman Fresh Start Inc$35030%
Reach Out and Read Inc$30010%
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc$30030%
Friendshipworks Inc$25010%
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation$25010%
Rogerson Communities Inc$25010%
Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights$25010%
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston$25010%
Lower Cape Cod Community Develop- Ment Corporation$25010%
New Jewish Narrative Inc$25010%
Community Catalyst Inc$25010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc$25010%
Friends of Caritas Cubana Corp$20020%
United Nations Association of Greater Boston$15010%
Alliance for Justice$15010%
Beam Center Inc$15010%
ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Inc$10010%
Civic Music Association Des Moines$10010%
Boston Committee on Foreign Relations Inc$1001n/a
826 Boston Inc$10010%
Artists for Humanity Inc$10010%
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc$5010%
The Peoples Pantry$5010%
Montgomery County Free Clinic Inc$5010%
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5010%
Truro Police Associationinc$5010%
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue$501n/a
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($625k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $135,825 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJ Street Education Fund Inc: $65,800 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBerklee College of Music Inc: $45,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJ Street: $45,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Barack Obama Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBoston Medical Center Corporation: $12,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHebrew Senior Life Inc: $12,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $11,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for American Progress: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAtlantic Council of the United States Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Alliance for Business Leadership Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetTerezin Music Foundation Inc: $7,300 over 6y, 3.4% of budgetSparkShare Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetT'Ruah: $5,360 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCouncil of American Ambassadors: $5,250 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service of Metrowest Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Mississippi Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Our Women Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Local Journalism Project Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetInversant Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHoffman Institute Foundation: $4,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetForeign Policy For America: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Finca Vigia Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetJewish Electorate Institute: $3,600 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMeridian International Center: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHebrew College: $2,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJudge Baker Children's Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBetter Markets Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Truro Conservation Trust: $2,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMassachusetts Communities Action Network Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKeshet Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPartakers Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Abraham Initiatives Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSalt Lick Incubator Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCollege for Social Innovation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Alliance for Law and Social Action Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Aquarium Corporation: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew Georgia Project Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Nonprofit Practice Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMi Familia Vota: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Vida Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHuntington Theatre Co Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of African American History Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 87.

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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.

Boston Foundation IncMA45.6× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Yawkey Foundation II · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Robert L Epstein Family Foundation · Topol Family Foundation Inc · Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation · The Fish Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation

How much does Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation give?
Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation reported 47 grants totaling $114,545 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 68 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (55%), Religion (12%), Arts & Culture (9%).
Who are Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Trustees of Tufts College ($136k), Temple Beth Elohim ($78k), J Street Education Fund Inc ($66k).
Does Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family 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 Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc.
Where is Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation based?
Alan D and Susan Lewis Solomont Family Foundation is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 143 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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