Massachusetts · Private foundation
Boston Center for Blind Children Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $250k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2026
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 7%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 14
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 3
- Total assets, FY2026
- $5.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 7% of the organizations Boston Center for Blind Children Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 14 | $250k | 7% |
| FY2025 | 14 | $231k | 7% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $222k | 7% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $255k | 23% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $248k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $227k | 15% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $232k | 15% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $229k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins School for the Blind | $403,800 | 10 | 0% |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc | $241,000 | 10 | 0% |
| National Braille Press Inc | $230,000 | 10 | 1% |
| Association of Blind Citizens Inc | $176,300 | 9 | 18% |
| Lowell Association for the Blind Inc | $140,000 | 10 | 4% |
| The New England College of Optometry | $135,550 | 8 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | $122,880 | 10 | 0% |
| Paul Center for Learning & Recreation Inc | $114,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Our Space Our Place Inc | $53,000 | 6 | 14% |
| Learning Ally Inc | $50,000 | 7 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins School for the Blind | $403,800 | 10 | 0% |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc | $241,000 | 10 | 0% |
| National Braille Press Inc | $230,000 | 10 | 1% |
| Association of Blind Citizens Inc | $176,300 | 9 | 18% |
| Lowell Association for the Blind Inc | $140,000 | 10 | 4% |
| The New England College of Optometry | $135,550 | 8 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | $122,880 | 10 | 0% |
| Paul Center for Learning & Recreation Inc | $114,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Our Space Our Place Inc | $53,000 | 6 | 14% |
| Learning Ally Inc | $50,000 | 7 | 0% |
| The Seeing Eye Inc | $50,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Community Rowing Inc | $49,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Children's Trust Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Adaptive Sports New England Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Childrens Center for Communication Inc Beverly School for the Deaf | $19,767 | 4 | 0% |
| Hearts and Noses Hospital Clown Troupe Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Museum of Science | $3,600 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($436k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Boston Center for Blind Children Inc 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 Boston Center for Blind Children Inc
- How much does Boston Center for Blind Children Inc give?
- Boston Center for Blind Children Inc reported 14 grants totaling $249,650 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 14 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Boston Center for Blind Children Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (33%), Education (20%), Arts & Culture (13%).
- Who are Boston Center for Blind Children Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Perkins School for the Blind ($404k), The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc ($241k), National Braille Press Inc ($230k).
- Does Boston Center for Blind Children Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Boston Center for Blind Children 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 Center for Blind Children Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, The Peabody Foundation Inc, The Gibney Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is Boston Center for Blind Children Inc based?
- Boston Center for Blind Children Inc is based in MA.
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