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Boston Bullpen Project Inc

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.

$389k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
52
Grants FY2024
49
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$3,507
Largest grant, FY2024
$97,479
Organizations funded a year
12 to 49
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$207k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Boston Bullpen Project Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving52$389k12%
FY202349$329k29%
FY202236$259k19%
FY202139$228k38%
FY202031$135k32%
FY201925$125k64%
FY201812$53kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Human Services$643kHousing & Shelter$312kHealth$225kEmployment$101kYouth Development$75kRecreation & Sports$44kEducation$39kCivil Rights$31kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Boston Bullpen Project Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc$115,23950%
One Family Inc$87,88451%
Women's Lunch Place Inc$84,02161%
Year Up Inc$77,43770%
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Inc$52,60660%
Innercity Weightlifting Inc$42,15571%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$39,79170%
Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc$38,50570%
More Than Words Inc$33,61360%
Housing Families Inc$32,43970%
Project Citizenship Inc$31,41541%
Room to Grow National Inc$29,82570%
HomeStart Inc$27,76240%
Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corp$23,59830%
Breaktime United Inc$23,25450%
Heading Home Inc$20,53260%
Women's Money Matters Inc$19,22941%
Duet Inc$18,44450%
Boston Community Pediatrics Inc$17,64320%
Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans$17,17970%
La Colaborativa Inc$16,70930%
Fenway Community Health Center Inc$16,20220%
Fathers Uplift Incorporated$15,94760%
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc$13,03740%
Bridge Forward Inc$10,87125%
The Wily Network$8,00040%
Pine Street Inn Inc$7,93740%
The Haven Project Inc$7,86930%
The Red Sox Foundation Inc$7,63950%
The Fish Family Foundation$6,00620%
The Baseball Inc$4,04420%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester$3,36510%
Wildflower Inc$3,32540%
Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc$3,10030%
Family Promise Metrowest Inc$2,65630%
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation$2,14420%
Habitat Plus Inc$2,0001n/a
Bread of Life Inc$1,81520%
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation$1,70020%
Jeremiah's Inn Inc$1,67110%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$1,30320%
Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc$1,20010%
The Epiphany School Inc$1,02810%
New England Innocence Project$1,00010%
St Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc$93410%
A Place To Turn Inc$90010%
Everyday Boston Inc$87810%
Boston Rescue Mission Inc$70010%
Springfield Rescue Mission$64710%
Beat the Streets New England Inc$63710%
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children$6001n/a
Christopher's Haven Inc$58010%
Squashbusters Inc$41710%
Beacon Academy Inc$30010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($538k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Boston Bullpen Project Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc: $115,239 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOne Family Inc: $87,884 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetWomen's Lunch Place Inc: $84,021 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetYear Up Inc: $77,437 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Area Rape Crisis Center Inc: $52,606 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetInnercity Weightlifting Inc: $42,155 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $39,791 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service Inc: $38,505 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMore Than Words Inc: $33,613 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHousing Families Inc: $32,439 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetProject Citizenship Inc: $31,415 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetRoom to Grow National Inc: $29,825 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHomeStart Inc: $27,762 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLouis D Brown Peace Institute Corp: $23,598 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBreaktime United Inc: $23,254 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHeading Home Inc: $20,532 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Money Matters Inc: $19,229 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetDuet Inc: $18,444 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBoston Community Pediatrics Inc: $17,643 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVietnam Veterans Workshop Inc Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans: $17,179 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLa Colaborativa Inc: $16,709 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFenway Community Health Center Inc: $16,202 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFathers Uplift Incorporated: $15,947 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBridge Over Troubled Waters Inc: $13,037 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBridge Forward Inc: $10,871 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetThe Wily Network: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $7,937 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Haven Project Inc: $7,869 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Red Sox Foundation Inc: $7,639 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Fish Family Foundation: $6,006 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Baseball Inc: $4,044 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester: $3,365 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildflower Inc: $3,325 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDismas House of Massachusetts Inc: $3,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Promise Metrowest Inc: $2,656 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCodman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $2,144 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBread of Life Inc: $1,815 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation: $1,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJeremiah's Inn Inc: $1,671 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $1,303 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPositive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc: $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Epiphany School Inc: $1,028 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew England Innocence Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: $934 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Place To Turn Inc: $900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEveryday Boston Inc: $878 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBoston Rescue Mission Inc: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpringfield Rescue Mission: $647 over 1y, 0.0% 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 52.

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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.

Eastern Bank FoundationMA51.2× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc · United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc · Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund · Eastern Cambridge Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries

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 Boston Bullpen Project Inc

How much does Boston Bullpen Project Inc give?
Boston Bullpen Project Inc reported 52 grants totaling $388,686 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 49 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Boston Bullpen Project Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (42%), Housing & Shelter (21%), Health (15%).
Who are Boston Bullpen Project Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc ($115k), One Family Inc ($88k), Women's Lunch Place Inc ($84k).
Does Boston Bullpen Project Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Boston Bullpen Project Inc 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 Boston Bullpen Project Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc).
Where is Boston Bullpen Project Inc based?
Boston Bullpen Project Inc 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 80 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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