Massachusetts · Private foundation
Cathy and George Sakellaris Family 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.
- $715k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 21
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 12
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $5.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $285k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 18 | $620k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $405k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $326k | 58% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $170k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
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, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | $300,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 0% |
| United States Sailing Association Inc | $150,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hellenic Initiative Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 1% |
| American Hellenic Institute Foundation Inc | $94,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston | $55,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Alpha Omega Council Inc | $51,500 | 2 | 15% |
| San Francisco Challenge dba AmericaOne | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Hellenic Women's Club Inc | $47,000 | 4 | 15% |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $43,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | $300,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 0% |
| United States Sailing Association Inc | $150,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hellenic Initiative Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 1% |
| American Hellenic Institute Foundation Inc | $94,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston | $55,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Alpha Omega Council Inc | $51,500 | 2 | 15% |
| San Francisco Challenge dba AmericaOne | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Hellenic Women's Club Inc | $47,000 | 4 | 15% |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $43,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Milton Academy | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| National Hellenic Museum | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Samuel Hunington Fund Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 38% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society Inc | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Mexico of the Orthodox Church | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ideagen Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Neb Alumni Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Hellenic Women's Benevolent Association Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($180k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
Open a dossier: Metropoulos Family Foundation · The Katsaros Family Foundation · The Profesta Foundation · Buhler Kapsalis Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation with peer funders
About Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation
- How much does Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation give?
- Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $715,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 12 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (39%), Health (16%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
- Who are Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Northeastern University ($300k), Dana-Farber Inc ($200k), United States Sailing Association Inc ($150k).
- Does Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Cathy and George Sakellaris Family 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 Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Metropoulos Family Foundation, The Katsaros Family Foundation, The Profesta Foundation.
- Where is Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation based?
- Cathy and George Sakellaris Family Foundation is based in MA.
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