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Charles E Harwood Trust at a glance

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Charles E Harwood Trust

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$262k
Granted FY2026still arriving
13
Grants FY2026still arriving
6
States reached
$66k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Health$502kEducation$339kInternational$100kPhilanthropy$66kAnimals$54kScience & Tech$30kHousing & Shelter$21kYouth Development$20kOther$0
02FY2026 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $126k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $131k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VERMONT ACADEMY$65,612
SHRINNERS HOSPITAL$65,612
ADAPTIVE GOLF EXPERIENCE INC$30,000
HONOR CONNOR INC$15,000
LAKE REGION SEARCH AND RESCUE$10,612
MSCPA AT NORTHEAST ANIMAL SHELTER$10,000
NORTHEAST ARC$10,000
HOSPICE OF THE NORTH SHORE$10,000
HIDDEN BATTLES FOUNDATION INC$10,000
THE LEARNING PROJECT$10,000
FAMILY AID$10,000
THE JIMMY FUND$10,000
NEER NORTH INC$5,612
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%FAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC: $12k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 22% of Charles E Harwood Trust’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Charles E Harwood Trustlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 16 repeat orgs$276k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +14% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2026, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
20

Total granted

$1.2M
$200k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+7%

Still filing today

56%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25’26
HealthEducationAnimalsPhilanthropyInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • VA
    VERMONT ACADEMY
    6× · 2021–2026 · $351k · revenue +60%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    6× · 2021–2026 · $70k · revenue +62%
  • TR
    THE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $41k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • T
    TABCOMM
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE SALISBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY
    one grant, 2023 · $16k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE AMESBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
MaineHealth

MaineHealth is a voluntary, not-for-profit community and referral system of hospitals, dedicated to providing high quality health care services to all persons who seek care regardless of their sex, race, religion, age, color, sexual…

Health
2
North Suffolk Community Services Inc

North suffolk community services supports individuals and families across the lifespan in their pursuit of independence and stability by providing a comprehensive array of treatment and recovery services. our approach is to intervene as…

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3
South Shore Mental Health Center Inc

Our mission is to make emotional well-being essential to overall health and building a supportive community for all, through effective, integrated care that is tailored to the way those we serve live. Aspire Health Alliance is helping to…

Health
4
Lifestream Inc

Lifestream, inc. (the organization") provides community-based services that support individuals in attaining greater independence, promising opportunities, and lives that are meaningful and fulfilling on their own terms.

Health
5
Victory Human Services Inc

Provide specialized services to assist individuals and their families in overcoming the challenges of developmental disabilities, mental illness, and medical conditions.

Health
6
Northeast Center for Youth and Families Inc

Provide a range of high-quality, community-based, behavioral health services to empower individuals and families to live healthy and successful lives.

Human Services
7
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

The brien center provides a continuum of care for children, adolescents, adults and families living with significant and persistent mental health and substance use disorders. we are guided by the belief that everyone in berkshire county…

Health
8
Cutchins Programs for Children & Families Inc

To help children and families transform significant emotional distress into increased resilience, hope and quality of life. to support the healing and learning process with innovation and integrity, and to serve as a model for best and…

Health
9
Veterans Inc

Veterans inc.'s mission is to end homelessness among veterans by helping veterans regain control of their lives. we believe that all veterans have earned respect and gratitude from our nation. this belief is translated into the philosophy…

Community Improvement
10
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
11
Nonotuck Resource Associates Inc

To link with communities to create conditions for inclusion and social change. the organization matches people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with caregivers who support people to remain with their family or live in a…

Human Services
12
Ocean State Cancer Crushers
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 41 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
15/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SHRINNERS HOSPITAL: $350,976 · OtherSHRINNERS HOSPITALNORTHEAST ARC INC: $42,000 · OtherNORTHEAST ARC INCTABCOMM: $30,000 · OtherNEER NORTH INC: $25,612 · Other+20 more: $241,774 · Other+20 moreVERMONT ACADEMY: $350,976 · EducationVERMONT ACADEMYADAPTIVE GOLF EXPERIENCE INC: $30,000 · EducationADAPTIVE GOLF EXPERIENCE INC+1 more: $12,290 · EducationDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $70,000 · HealthDana-Farber…PROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING INC: $30,000 · HealthPROJECT HEA…Honor Connor Inc: $15,000 · HealthHonor Conno…Tough Warrior Princesses: $12,000 · HealthTough Warri…Hidden Battles Foundation Inc: $10,000 · HealthHidden Batt…Children's Hospital Corporation: $5,000 · HealthHAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INC: $5,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED: $100,000 · InternationalTHE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC: $40,953 · PhilanthropyTHOMAS E SMITH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyNew England Equine Rescue - North Inc: $30,000 · AnimalsSweet Paws Rescue Inc: $10,000 · AnimalsFAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC: $12,291 · Human ServicesSILVER LINING MENTORING INC: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$690,362Education$393,266Health$147,000International$100,000Philanthropy$45,953Animals$40,000Human Services$12,291Youth Development$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVERMONT ACADEMY: $350,976 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED: $100,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHEAST ARC INC: $42,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC: $40,953 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Equine Rescue - North Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetPROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFAMILYAID BOSTON INC: $19,790 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCare Dimensions Inc: $19,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC: $12,291 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ROWLEY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $12,290 over 1y, 39% of budgetTough Warrior Princesses: $12,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetWOMAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY: $11,250 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetSILVER LINING MENTORING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSweet Paws Rescue Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBAY COVE HUMAN SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Salem Five Charitable…Institution for Savin…Doris L Benz TrustEssex County Communit…American Tower Corpor…The Pfizer Foundation…Eastern Bank Foundati…Boston Foundation IncThe Bank of America C…Network for GoodPaypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…
Salem Five Charitable Foundation IncMA23.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · Doris L Benz Trust · Essex County Community Foundation Inc · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Charles E Harwood Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Charles E Harwood Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Northeast Arc Inc: 73% of income from government
  • Bay Cove Human Services Inc: 70% of income from government
  • Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc: 46% of income from government
  • Care Dimensions Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Silver Lining Mentoring Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Familyaid Boston Inc: 4% of income from government
  • The Red Sox Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Charles E Harwood Trust?

Find your warmest path to Charles E Harwood Trust through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 41 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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