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Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable 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.

$111k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
38
Organizations funded FY2023
34%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 52
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$74k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 34% of the organizations Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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 arriving41$111k46%
FY202338$94k34%
FY202233$87k24%
FY202136$83k42%
FY202022$36k59%
FY201936$86k25%
FY201841$94k49%
FY201752$91kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$193kEducation$166kArts & Culture$88kPhilanthropy$79kYouth Development$31kScience & Tech$26kHuman Services$26kReligion$16kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
NY
MA
SD
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MD
TN
NC
MS
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Inly School Inc$102,50070%
America's Hometown Thanksgiving Inc$65,00073%
New England Baptist Hospital$35,00070%
Hark-Als Inc$20,00013%
Greg Hill Foundation Inc$17,50061%
Pal of Massachusetts Inc$17,00051%
Thomas E Smith Foundation Inc$15,8507n/a
Missionsafe a New Beginning Inc$15,00031%
The Peter Frates Family Foundation Inc$13,39242%
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc$11,00030%
One Mission Inc$11,00030%
Ron Burton Training Village Inc$10,00020%
Children's Hospital Corporation$10,00010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$9,50070%
Cynthia's Challenge$9,20074%
The McCourt Foundation Inc$9,00070%
Christmas in the City Inc$8,00060%
Minds Matter of Boston Inc$6,00030%
Milton Academy$6,00020%
Teamsters Local 25 Autism Fund Inc$6,00060%
Express Yourself Inc$5,50020%
Scholar Athletes Inc$5,00010%
Nativity School of Worcester Inc$5,00010%
Friends of St Patrick Inc$5,00014%
Heading Home Inc$5,00020%
Trustees of Boston University$5,00010%
The Derenzo Charitable Foundationinc$5,00020%
Winchester Cooperative Nursery School Inc$3,00020%
Golf Fights Cancer Inc$3,00010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$2,90040%
Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance$2,75030%
Trustees of Phillips Academy$2,50010%
Wgam Junior Scholarship Fund Inc$2,500816%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$2,5002n/a
Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence Inc$2,50011%
Boston Harbor Now Inc$2,50010%
Yale University$2,5001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,45050%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$2,40010%
Franciscan Hospital for Children$2,25030%
World Series Park Committee$2,0001n/a
Marr Charitable Foundation$2,00051%
American Heart Association Inc$1,50020%
Regis College$1,50020%
Bare Hill Rowing Association Inc$1,50010%
Vietnam Veterans of Massachusetts Inc$1,50011%
Somerville Homeless Coalition Inc$1,00010%
Lifescape$1,00010%
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$1,00010%
Amy Gallagher Foundation$1,00011%
Tufts Medicine Care at Home Inc$1,00010%
Liberty House Inc$1,0001n/a
Casa Myrna Vazquez Inc$1,00010%
Winchester Committee for A Better Chance$1,00010%
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc$1,00010%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$1,00010%
Matt Brown Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Friends of the Paragon Carousel Inc$95040%
Mystic River Watershed Association Inc$75030%
Friends of the Charlestown Elderly$7003n/a
Ovations for the Cure Inc$70020%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$50010%
Italian Home for Children Inc$50010%
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc$50010%
Elizabeth Seton Residence Inc$50010%
The Sharing Foundation$5001n/a
The Center for Discovery Inc$50010%
470 Railroad Club Inc$5001n/a
Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans$50010%
Pine Street Inn Inc$50010%
Power Forward Inc$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Chive Charities$50010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$50010%
Bunker Hill Associates$4503n/a
Harvard-Kent Leadership & Partnership Inc$3502n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$25010%
Weymouth Public Schools$2501n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$2001n/a
The National Mentoring Partnership Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 69 recipients with no EIN on record ($181k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetInly School Inc: $102,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetAmerica's Hometown Thanksgiving Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetNew England Baptist Hospital: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHark-Als Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetGreg Hill Foundation Inc: $17,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetPal of Massachusetts Inc: $17,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetMissionsafe a New Beginning Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Peter Frates Family Foundation Inc: $13,392 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetBunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOne Mission Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRon Burton Training Village Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $9,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCynthia's Challenge: $9,200 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetThe McCourt Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetChristmas in the City Inc: $8,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMinds Matter of Boston Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMilton Academy: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTeamsters Local 25 Autism Fund Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetExpress Yourself Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetScholar Athletes Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNativity School of Worcester Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of St Patrick Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetHeading Home Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Derenzo Charitable Foundationinc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWinchester Cooperative Nursery School Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGolf Fights Cancer Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $2,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Phillips Academy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWgam Junior Scholarship Fund Inc: $2,500 over 8y, 16% of budgetWinchester Foundation for Educational Excellence Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBoston Harbor Now Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $2,450 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranciscan Hospital for Children: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarr Charitable Foundation: $2,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRegis College: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBare Hill Rowing Association Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVietnam Veterans of Massachusetts Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSomerville Homeless Coalition Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLifescape: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of the College of the Holy Cross: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmy Gallagher Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTufts Medicine Care at Home Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Myrna Vazquez Inc: $1,000 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 68.

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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 FoundationMA34.2× affinity18 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 · Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation Inc · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · GivenGain Foundation USA · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Arbella Insurance Foundation · State Street Foundation Inc · The Hamilton Company Charitable 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 Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation

How much does Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation give?
Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $111,283 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 52 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (28%), Education (24%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Inly School Inc ($103k), America's Hometown Thanksgiving Inc ($65k), New England Baptist Hospital ($35k).
Does Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 34% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable 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 Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation Inc.
Where is Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation based?
Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable 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 149 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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