Massachusetts · Public charity
Catholic Schools Foundation Inc
The catholic schools foundation changes lives by providing families with demonstrated financial need an opportunity to give thier sons and daughters a quality education, focused on christian values and character formation at catholic schools located throughout the archdiocese of boston, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or gender.
- $17M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 80
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 77
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 10%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $17M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $108,570
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,274,661
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 77
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $147M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations Catholic Schools Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.6M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationReligionArts & CultureOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 77 | $17M | 1% |
| FY2024 | 77 | $16M | 10% |
| FY2021 | 77 | $12M | 79% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $1.4M | 9% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $1.6M | 14% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $1.4M | 18% |
| FY2017 | 16 | $1.5M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$52MHealth$128kSocial Science$28kArts & Culture$23k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston a Corporation Sole | $4,590,869 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Inc | $4,124,048 | 9 | n/a |
| Boston Society of Redemptorist Fathers | $2,745,017 | 9 | n/a |
| Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc | $2,542,650 | 7 | n/a |
| Trinity Catholic Academy Inc | $1,934,736 | 9 | n/a |
| Cardinal Spellman High School Brockton | $1,743,150 | 5 | n/a |
| Lowell Catholic | $1,716,795 | 5 | n/a |
| Cathedral High School Inc | $1,639,348 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint Mary High School Lynn | $1,458,170 | 8 | n/a |
| The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc | $1,381,795 | 2 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston a Corporation Sole | $4,590,869 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Inc | $4,124,048 | 9 | n/a |
| Boston Society of Redemptorist Fathers | $2,745,017 | 9 | n/a |
| Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc | $2,542,650 | 7 | n/a |
| Trinity Catholic Academy Inc | $1,934,736 | 9 | n/a |
| Cardinal Spellman High School Brockton | $1,743,150 | 5 | n/a |
| Lowell Catholic | $1,716,795 | 5 | n/a |
| Cathedral High School Inc | $1,639,348 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint Mary High School Lynn | $1,458,170 | 8 | n/a |
| The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc | $1,381,795 | 2 | n/a |
| Fontbonne Academy | $1,317,800 | 5 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart School Roslindale | $1,251,823 | 9 | n/a |
| Malden Catholic High School | $1,179,950 | 5 | n/a |
| Central Catholic High School of Lawrence Inc | $1,143,170 | 5 | 2% |
| Immaculate Conception School Revere | $1,122,475 | 6 | n/a |
| Saint Columbkille Partnership School Brighton | $1,113,320 | 7 | n/a |
| St Agnes Parish | $985,750 | 5 | n/a |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School Lawrence | $913,090 | 5 | n/a |
| East Boston Central Catholic School East Boston | $898,158 | 9 | n/a |
| Cristo Rey Boston High School Inc | $897,510 | 5 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $805,245 | 9 | 0% |
| Saint Theresa School Somerville | $781,429 | 6 | n/a |
| Saint Pius V School Lynn | $769,045 | 7 | n/a |
| Saint Michael School Lowell | $735,092 | 5 | n/a |
| Immaculate Conception School Lowell | $719,376 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Anthony School Everett | $696,180 | 5 | n/a |
| St Patrick School and Education Center Inc | $671,190 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Mary of the Hills School Milton | $601,605 | 5 | n/a |
| Archbishop Williams High School Inc | $574,360 | 5 | n/a |
| Bishop Fenwick High School Inc | $510,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Academy of Notre Dame at Tyngsboro Inc | $508,655 | 5 | n/a |
| Catholic Memorial School | $423,950 | 5 | n/a |
| Ursuline Academy | $408,955 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Bridget School Framingham | $397,505 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Joseph Preparatory High School | $382,900 | 3 | n/a |
| St Johns Preparatory School Inc | $364,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Catherine of Siena School | $349,055 | 5 | n/a |
| Boston College High School | $337,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Peter School Cambridge | $322,320 | 5 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart School Weymouth | $309,545 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Francis Xavier School Weymouth | $273,005 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Joseph School Medford | $271,015 | 5 | n/a |
| St John the Baptist School | $268,995 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Patrick School | $264,678 | 4 | n/a |
| Saint Monica School Methuen | $262,650 | 5 | n/a |
| Cheverus Catholic School Malden | $253,680 | 5 | n/a |
| Our Lady's Academy Waltham | $244,925 | 5 | n/a |
| South Boston Catholic Academy | $242,990 | 6 | n/a |
| Saint Agnes School Arlington | $241,620 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Bridget School Abington | $231,950 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Michael School North Andover | $208,410 | 5 | n/a |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini OSA Academy Inc | $200,000 | 5 | 4% |
| St Theresa of Avila School | $190,900 | 5 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart School Lynn | $175,680 | 5 | n/a |
| Quincy Catholic Academy of Quincy Massachusetts | $150,090 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Agatha School Milton | $143,220 | 5 | n/a |
| St Rose Parish | $132,577 | 4 | n/a |
| The Saints Academy Beverly | $127,110 | 5 | n/a |
| Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center | $125,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Nativity-Boston Inc | $125,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The Cambridge Matignon School Cambridge | $119,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Sacred Hearts School Haverhill | $117,580 | 4 | n/a |
| Saint Raphael School Medford | $106,945 | 5 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart School System Inc | $104,810 | 5 | n/a |
| St Mary of the Assumption | $96,890 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Augustine School | $84,370 | 5 | n/a |
| St John the Evangelist School | $83,410 | 5 | n/a |
| Notre Dame Academy | $80,000 | 3 | n/a |
| South Boston Catholic Academy | $77,296 | 3 | n/a |
| Church of the Blessed Sacrament | $75,430 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Joseph School Wakefield | $75,375 | 5 | n/a |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School Lynnfield | $72,080 | 3 | n/a |
| Ste Jeanne Darc School of Lowell Massachusetts Inc | $70,360 | 3 | n/a |
| Boston Academy of the Sacred Heart Inc | $66,000 | 3 | n/a |
| St Paul School | $60,060 | 5 | n/a |
| Augustinian High School of Reading Massachusetts | $54,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Regis College | $47,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Xaverian Brothers High School | $45,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Saint Charles School Woburn | $43,490 | 5 | n/a |
| Immaculate Conception Parish | $39,460 | 3 | n/a |
| Holy Name Parish School | $35,780 | 5 | n/a |
| Mount Alvernia High School Newton | $33,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Mount Alvernia Academy Inc | $32,860 | 2 | n/a |
| Saint Mary of the Annunciation School Melrose | $28,910 | 5 | n/a |
| Fund for Catholic Schools Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $23,370 | 4 | 0% |
| St Benedict Classical Academy Inc | $18,240 | 2 | 0% |
| St Brendan Elementary School | $14,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Lady of Assumption | $12,850 | 2 | n/a |
| St Pauls Choir School | $12,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Cathedral High School | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($28k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Catholic Schools Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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 8.
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.
The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of Boston IncMA58.8× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc · Fidelity Foundation · The Flatley Foundation · The Lynch Foundation · Arbella Insurance Foundation · Yawkey Foundation II · Rockland Trust - Blue Hills Charitable Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · John A McNeice Jr Charitable Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc
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.
About Catholic Schools Foundation Inc
- How much does Catholic Schools Foundation Inc give?
- Catholic Schools Foundation Inc reported 80 itemized grants totaling $17,088,816, out of $17,491,774 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 77 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Catholic Schools Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%), Health (0%), Social Science (0%).
- Who are Catholic Schools Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston a Corporation Sole ($4.6M), Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Inc ($4.1M), Boston Society of Redemptorist Fathers ($2.7M).
- Does Catholic Schools Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Catholic Schools Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc, Fidelity Foundation, The Flatley Foundation.
- Where is Catholic Schools Foundation Inc based?
- Catholic Schools Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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