· Private foundation
Copeland Family Foundation Inc
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2022
- Under $10k45 grants · $231k
- $10k–50k52 grants · $620k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Milton Council on Aging | $30,000 |
| National Education for Assistance Dog Services | $25,000 |
| Milton National Little League | $25,000 |
| Milton Residents Fund | $20,000 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | $20,000 |
| Gavin Foundation | $20,000 |
| Town of Milton Police Department | $20,000 |
| Milton Art Center | $15,000 |
| Interfaith Social Services | $15,000 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans | $10,000 |
| Braintree Community Food Pantry | $10,000 |
| St. Vincent dePaul Society | $10,000 |
| Hanover Emergency Food Pantry | $10,000 |
| Hingham Interfaith Food Pantry | $10,000 |
| Medway Food Pantry | $10,000 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
90 repeat relationships: 89 still active in FY2022, 1 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PSPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND2× · 2021–2022 · $40k · revenue +7%
- GFGAVIN FOUNDATION INC2× · 2021–2022 · $40k · revenue +35%
- MAMilton Art Center Inc2× · 2021–2022 · $30k · revenue +78%
Funded once
- MPMilton Public Schoolsone grant, 2021 · $64k
- MLMILTON LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCone grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue -20%
- TBThe Blue Hills Meteorological Observatoryone grant, 2021 · $25k
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.
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.
The focus of the merrimack valley food bank is to help meet a person's most profound need - adequate nutrition and freedom from hunger. only through cooperative efforts can society initiate change, develop strategies to alleviate hunger,…
Dog orphans, inc., was founded in 1971 by a small group of animal lovers dedicated to saving dogs from pain and suffering. we house stray, homeless and unwanted dogs until suitable permanent homes are found. we teach and promote the…
Provide and promote humane animal welfare to pets in need.
Quincy animal shelter is dedicated to finding and placing every animal in a safe, loving home with a caring family. the shelter is committed to the humane adn ethical treatement of all animals in its care.
Provide a safe harbor for german shepherd dogs
Providing food and goods to the needy in holliston,ma.
The medway village food pantry is a 100% choice pantry serving over 2,500 children, adults, and seniors in metrowest ma. each week clients may choose from a wide variety of items including fresh produce, eggs, cheese, shelf-stable foods,…
Forever home rescue new england, inc is an all-volunteer, shelterless rescue group whose mission is to find loving forever homes for the dogs they rescue.
The mission of the Animal Shelter of Marthas Vineyard is to provide shelter, health care, lover and support to all domestic animals until a permanent home is found for them.
The mission of nantucket safe harbor for animals, nisha, is to provide shelter and care for animals in need and to promote animal welfare through humane education, outreach and advocacy.
To address food insecurity and provide food to members of the community in need, and all ancillary matters related thereto.
How this is measured
53 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. 53 of the 107 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds MILTON LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds NEADS INC ↗
- Who funds PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ↗
- Who funds GAVIN FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Milton Art Center Inc ↗
- Who funds INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds Milton Animal League Inc ↗
- Who funds CARDINAL CUSHING CENTERS INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS' & GIRLS' CLUB OF TAUNTON INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries Inc ↗
- Who funds COPS FOR KIDS WITH CANCER INC ↗
- Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ↗
- Who funds WORK INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds DOVE INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE PARAGON CAROUSEL INC ↗
- Who funds BOSTON RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
- Who funds HULL LIFESAVING MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds Neponset River Watershed Association ↗
- Who funds MEDFIELD FOOD CUPBOARD ↗
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.
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How this is measured
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