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Commodore Builders Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$100k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$255kHealth$135kHuman Services$84kPhilanthropy$76kYouth Development$74kArts & Culture$67kAnimals$39kHousing & Shelter$33kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $75k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$979k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHRISTIAN J BARROS FOUNDATION$20,000
HARVARD STREET NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC$15,000
THE JULIE FUND$10,000
ANDOVER JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE$10,000
NEW ENGLAND CENTER AND HOME VET$10,000
INITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY$10,000
PAN MASS CHALLENGE$7,500
CARITAS COMMUNITIES$5,000
USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM$5,000
JUNIPER OUTREACH FOUNDATION$5,000
FISHER HOUSE OF BOSTON$2,000
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 (FY20–22, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $25k → 14%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $9k → 16%WEST SUBURBAN YMCA: $3k → 8%COLLEGE BOUND DORCHESTER: $2k → 16%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 19% of Commodore Builders Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 94% of the giving stays in MA; by stated purpose, 76%.

Commodore Builders Charitable Foundationlessmore 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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$592k · 16 repeat orgs$237k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
22

Total granted

$592k
$175k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+14%

Still filing today

75%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2020–2022 · $125k · revenue +34%
  • RB
    Ron Burton Training Village Inc
    3× · 2022–2024 · $69k · revenue +50%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $55k · revenue +256%

Funded once

  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +23%
  • BC
    Boston Charitable Trust Fund City of Boston Trust Office
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -100%
  • TH
    THE HERREN PROJECT
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -2%
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
4
Boston Foundation
Philanthropy
5
Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide access to and conduct activities in furtherance of higher education.

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6
Historic Boston Incorporated
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7
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
8
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
9
Mass General Brigham Health Plan Inc

Mass general brigham health plan's mission is to promote the health and wellness of our members, and to help ensure equitable, affordbale health care for the diverse communities we serve.

Health
10
Managers of Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society
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11
Dean College

Dean college is a private, residential new england college grounded in a culture and tradition that all students deserve the opportunity to discover and exceed their greatest aspirations. a personal and transformative community since 1865,…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Salem Five Charitable Foundation 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

35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 45 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
21/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $125,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYRon Burton Training Village Inc: $69,000 · OtherRon Burton Training Village IncNEW ENGLAND CENTER AND HOME VETERANS: $65,000 · OtherNEW ENGLAND CENTER AND HOME VETERANSST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL FUND INC: $50,000 · OtherST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL FUND INCZOOTOPIA: $28,000 · OtherZOOTOPIACHRISTIAN J BARROS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $17,500 · Other+14 more: $88,750 · Other+14 moreTHE JULIE FUND INC: $40,000 · HealthTHE JULIE FUND I…HARVARD STREET NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC: $30,000 · HealthHARVARD STREET N…THE HERREN PROJECT: $25,000 · HealthTHE HERREN PROJE…THE CSL FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · HealthTHE CSL FOUNDATI…FISHER HOUSE OF BOSTON INC: $12,000 · HealthFISHER HOUSE OF …UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC: $55,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY…LASELL UNIVERSITY: $12,500 · EducationLASELL UNI…WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $11,000 · EducationWENTWORTH …+2 more: $2,400 · EducationUSS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INC: $29,939 · Arts & CultureBSA FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureJOSHUA GLYNN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,660 · Arts & CultureBoston Charitable Trust Fund City of Boston Trust Office: $25,000 · PhilanthropyBoston Foundation Inc: $20,000 · PhilanthropySALEM FIVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyUnited Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc: $2,500 · PhilanthropyAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 · Human ServicesHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $8,600 · Human ServicesWEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $2,500 · Human ServicesUNCORNERED INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesCARITAS COMMUNITIES INC: $24,000 · Housing & ShelterINITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY INC: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$463,250Health$122,000Education$80,900Arts & Culture$58,599Philanthropy$52,500Human Services$38,100Housing & Shelter$34,000

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 budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $125,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRon Burton Training Village Inc: $69,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL FUND INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JULIE FUND INC: $40,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetHARVARD STREET NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUSS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INC: $29,939 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Charitable Trust Fund City of Boston Trust Office: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HERREN PROJECT: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBSA FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCARITAS COMMUNITIES INC: $24,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBoston Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CSL FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 33% of budgetLASELL UNIVERSITY: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE OF BOSTON INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCEC SEABEE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetINITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANDOVER JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $8,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON HARBOR NOW INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY GREENWAY CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIPER OUTREACH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBIG SISTER ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMONTACHUSETT VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER I: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSALEM FIVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOSHUA GLYNN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetUNCORNERED INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIAS FAMILY FOUNDATION: $1,660 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAUBURNDALE COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $1,400 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE EPIPHANY SCHOOL INC: $1,000 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.

Eastern Bank Foundati…Boston Foundation IncSuffolk Cares Charita…Fidelity FoundationHighland Street Conne…Liberty Mutual Founda…Combined Jewish Phila…Riley Mabel Louise Tr…The Cabot Family Char…GivenGain Foundation …Cummings Foundation G…Arbella Insurance Fou…
Eastern Bank FoundationMA27.2× affinity12 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 · Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill · The Cabot Family Charitable Trust · GivenGain Foundation USA · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Arbella Insurance 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Commodore Builders Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Commodore Builders Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 130%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Boston Harbor Now Inc: 45% of income from government
  • Uncornered Inc: 24% of income from government
  • United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Horizons for Homeless Children: 21% of income from government
  • Uss Constitution Museum Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center I: 17% of income from government
  • Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Bsa Foundation: 9% of income from government
  • Lasell University: 4% of income from government
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The Epiphany School Inc: 0% of income from government
  • West Suburban Young Men's Christian Association: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Boston Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
13get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Commodore Builders Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Commodore Builders Charitable Foundation 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 45 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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