Massachusetts · Private foundation
Allumette Fund
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.
- $98k
- Granted FY2021
- 24
- Grants FY2021
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 21%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 22 to 24
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 7
- Total assets, FY2021
- $2.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 21% of the organizations Allumette Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 24 | $98k | 21% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $121k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthjustice | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Oxfam-America Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Greenpeace Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bikes Not Bombs Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthjustice | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Oxfam-America Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Greenpeace Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bikes Not Bombs Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Food Project Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Corporation | $4,000 | 2 | 4% |
| On the Rise Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Franklin Land Trust Inc | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Boston Area Gleaners Inc | $1,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Adirondack Land Trust Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pro Publica Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Island Heritage Trust Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($4k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Allumette Fund 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.
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How this is measured
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About Allumette Fund
- How much does Allumette Fund give?
- Allumette Fund reported 24 grants totaling $97,500 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 24 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Allumette Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Environment (42%), International (19%), Civil Rights (18%).
- Who are Allumette Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Earthjustice ($50k), The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc ($25k), Sierra Club Foundation ($18k).
- Does Allumette Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Allumette Fund 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 Allumette Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
- Where is Allumette Fund based?
- Allumette Fund is based in MA.
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