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Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc

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.

$110k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
15%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$12,500
Organizations funded a year
41 to 62
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
15
Total assets, FY2024
$2.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 15% of the organizations Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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
AnimalsArts & CultureCivil RightsHuman ServicesInternationalHealthOther
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 arriving48$110k13%
FY202341$82k15%
FY202253$95k11%
FY202158$130k17%
FY202059$117k20%
FY201958$120k12%
FY201856$126k11%
FY201762$156kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$328kReligion$117kAnimals$116kArts & Culture$113kInternational$48kScience & Tech$39kEnvironment$35kHealth$23kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

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

Show all 70 grantees
All grantees of Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bowdoin College$65,25080%
The Maryland Spca Inc$50,00080%
Saint David's School$42,50040%
Grace Church School$39,33680%
The Miquon School$39,33480%
The Exploratorium$39,33080%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$31,00070%
Good Shepherd Humane Society$19,50082%
Boston Children's Chorus Inc$14,50070%
Animal Welfare Institute$14,00080%
Fordham Preparatory School$13,5004n/a
Humane Farming Association$12,50080%
International Rescue Committee INC$10,75060%
Fordham University$10,50040%
Navigator Foundation Inc$9,5007n/a
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests$9,00060%
Smile Train Inc$8,00050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$8,00070%
Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc$7,50080%
In Defense of Animals$7,25080%
Pine Street Inn Inc$6,50080%
The Asclepius Initiative Inc$5,50031%
Peabody Essex Museum Inc$5,00010%
Citizens for Lexington Conservation Inc$4,5008n/a
Convent of the Sacred Heart$4,0002n/a
New Beginnings Without Violence & Abuse$4,00080%
Heartwood Incorporated$4,00085%
Rosie's Place Inc$4,00070%
Minute Man National Park Assoc Inc$4,00071%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$4,00040%
National Immigration Law Center$3,75030%
Shady Hill School$3,50070%
Friends of Cary Memorial Library Inc$3,50072%
Lexington Historical Society$3,50070%
Elmira College$3,50030%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$3,00030%
Gordon-Nash Library$3,00061%
Friends of Jackson Pond$3,0002n/a
Horizons for Homeless Children$2,50050%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$2,25020%
Princeton in Latin America$2,0001n/a
B-More Dog Inc$2,0002n/a
People for Cats a Non-Profit Corporation$2,00021%
Cristo Rey New York High School$2,00010%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$2,00040%
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc$2,00010%
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum$2,00010%
Friends of Matenwa Inc$2,00020%
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Historic Fund Inc$2,00010%
Harvard Federalist Society$2,0002n/a
Paine Art Center & Gardens Inc$2,00010%
New England Wildlife Center Inc$2,00020%
Lakes Region Conservation Trust$2,00030%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$1,50730%
The Fuller Center for Housing Inc$1,50030%
Southern California Public Radio$1,50010%
More Than Words Inc$1,50010%
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children$1,50010%
Falmouth Together We Can Inc$1,00011%
University of Michigan$1,00010%
Friends of Lexington Bikeways Inc$1,0002n/a
Helping Up Mission Inc$1,00010%
The Fuller Center for Housing of Greater New York City Inc$1,00020%
The Olana Partnership$1,00010%
New Hampton Historical Society$1,0002n/a
Groton School$1,00010%
The Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary$1,00010%
Reading Team Inc$50010%
Hope Community Center Inc$50010%
La Sala de Galisteo$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($361k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBowdoin College: $65,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maryland Spca Inc: $50,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSaint David's School: $42,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Church School: $39,336 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Miquon School: $39,334 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Exploratorium: $39,330 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $31,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGood Shepherd Humane Society: $19,500 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetBoston Children's Chorus Inc: $14,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Welfare Institute: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Farming Association: $12,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $10,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSociety for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAldo Leopold Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetIn Defense of Animals: $7,250 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Asclepius Initiative Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetPeabody Essex Museum Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Beginnings Without Violence & Abuse: $4,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHeartwood Incorporated: $4,000 over 8y, 4.9% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $4,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMinute Man National Park Assoc Inc: $4,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Immigration Law Center: $3,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetShady Hill School: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Cary Memorial Library Inc: $3,500 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetLexington Historical Society: $3,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetElmira College: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGordon-Nash Library: $3,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetHorizons for Homeless Children: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for Cats a Non-Profit Corporation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCristo Rey New York High School: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProprietors of the Boston Athenaeum: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Matenwa Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSleepy Hollow Cemetery Historic Fund Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPaine Art Center & Gardens Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Wildlife Center Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLakes Region Conservation Trust: $2,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society Inc: $1,507 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fuller Center for Housing Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $1,500 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 59.

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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.

Ibm International FoundationNY18.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Soros Fund Charitable Foundation · Fidelity Foundation · Dunn Family Charitable Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · American Express Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · New Hampshire 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 Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc

How much does Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc give?
Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc reported 48 grants totaling $110,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 62 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (35%), Religion (13%), Animals (12%).
Who are Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Bowdoin College ($65k), The Maryland Spca Inc ($50k), Saint David's School ($43k).
Does Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc 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 Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Soros Fund Charitable Foundation.
Where is Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc based?
Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationInc 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 115 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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