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Cummings Foundation Inc

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.

$33M
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$33M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$88MHealth$429kHuman Services$42kEducation$24kPublic Benefit$16kArts & Culture$11kYouth Development$7kRecreation & Sports$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $8k
  • $250k+1 grant · $33M
$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.2B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CUMMINGS FOUNDATION GRANTS INC$32,713,666
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$5,156
FRIENDS OF THE MARLBOROUGH SENIORS$1,000
MEDFORD JINGLE BELL FESTIVAL$1,000
VNA HOSPICE CARE INC$1,000
MARLBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF$200
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 (FY17–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 2% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FRIENDS WINCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY: $1k → 8%HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $50 → 16%FRIENDS OF THE MARLBOROUGH SENIORS: $1k → 8%FRIENDS OF THE MARLBOROUGH SENIORS: $1k → 8%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
NY
MA
PA
KY
VA
OK
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$89M · 25 repeat orgs$94k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
51

Total granted

$89M
$89k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+39%

Still filing today

52%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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

  • CF
    CUMMINGS FOUNDATION GRANTS INC (FKA ONEWORLD BOSTON INC)
    3× · 2022–2024 · $88M · revenue +27% · 73% of their budget
  • SL
    SUPPORTIVE LIVING INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $338k · revenue +288%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    4× · 2017–2022 · $13k · revenue +162%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $53k
  • AA
    ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
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
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
3
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
4
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
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
Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc

Wentworth institute of technology is a nationally recognized private coeducational and residential university of higher education with a mission to empower, inspire and innovate through experiential learning with a core purpose of career…

Education
7
Trustees of Boston University

Organization's mission: boston university is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world.…

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8
University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc

The mission of the university of massachusetts foundation, inc. is to foster and promote the growth, progress and general welfare of the university of massachusetts as stated in the original 1950 articles of organization. the foundation…

Education
9
Nichols College

Nichols college strives to develop tomorrow's leaders through a dynamic, career-focused business education. the college transforms students into successful graduates who respond to challenges, are eager for responsibility, and assume…

Education
10
New England Lawboston

New england law/boston dedicates itself to preparing students to be successful lawyers and leaders in the public and private sectors through integrated practical, theoretical and ethical education of the highest caliber and to contributing…

Education
11
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
12
Northeastern University
Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

40 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. 40 of the 78 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/40
Grantees still filing
32/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CUMMINGS FOUNDATION GRANTS INC (FKA ONEWORLD BOSTON INC): $88,063,666 · PhilanthropyCUMMINGS FOUNDATION GRANTS INC (FKA ONEWORLD BOSTON INC)+4 more: $8,500 · PhilanthropySUPPORTIVE LIVING INC: $338,086 · Housing & ShelterIndividual grant recipient: $53,228 · OtherST CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH: $30,000 · OtherMAYOR'S CHARITY RELIEF FUND: $15,000 · OtherUMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE INC: $6,000 · Other+51 more: $51,319 · OtherDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $12,937 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,156 · Health+2 more: $600 · HealthWINCHESTER SPORTS FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · EducationKATHI GLAVIN HIGGINS SCHOLARSHIP INC: $2,400 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationSOUTH STREET PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION CORP: $1,120 · EducationWinchester Scholarship Foundation: $1,000 · EducationTrustees of Tufts College: $500 · EducationMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: $7,500 · Arts & CultureNeskaya Inc: $2,245 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $203 · Arts & CultureFriends of Marlborough Seniors Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE WINCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE FAMILY RESTORED: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $50 · Human Services
Philanthropy$88,072,166Housing & Shelter$338,086Other$155,547Health$18,693Education$10,020Arts & Culture$9,948Human Services$3,550

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 budgetCUMMINGS FOUNDATION GRANTS INC (FKA ONEWORLD BOSTON INC): $88,063,666 over 3y, 73% of budgetSUPPORTIVE LIVING INC: $338,086 over 4y, 21% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $12,937 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,156 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJINGLE BELL FESTIVAL INC: $5,000 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetWINCHESTER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWINCHESTER SENIORS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetKATHI GLAVIN HIGGINS SCHOLARSHIP INC: $2,400 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetNeskaya Inc: $2,245 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Marlborough Seniors Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUDDY DOG HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS FOREVER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WINCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetDANA-FARBER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE MISSION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FAMILY RESTORED: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEAN ELMORE MEMORIAL FUND INC: $400 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWOODS HOLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC: $400 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOMERVILLE-CAMBRIDGE ELDER SERVICES INCORPORATED: $280 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROWEST INC: $274 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTISTS FOR HUMANITY INC: $203 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOBURN PEE WEE FOOTBALL ASSOC INC: $200 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBETTER FUTURE PROJECT INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget350ORG: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMarlborough Rotary Charitable Endowment Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INC: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $50 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.

  • Who funds CUMMINGS FOUNDATION GRANTS INC (FKA ONEWORLD BOSTON INC) ↗
  • Who funds SUPPORTIVE LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds JINGLE BELL FESTIVAL INC ↗
  • Who funds WINCHESTER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds WINCHESTER SPORTS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WINCHESTER SENIORS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds KATHI GLAVIN HIGGINS SCHOLARSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds Neskaya Inc ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Marlborough Seniors Inc ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH STREET PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION CORP ↗
  • Who funds BUDDY DOG HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS FOREVER ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE WINCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY INC ↗
  • Who funds Winchester Scholarship Foundation ↗

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.

Cummings Foundation G…Eastern Bank Foundati…American Tower Corpor…Boston Foundation IncThe Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodFidelity Investments …American Online Givin…
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)MA29.1× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Eastern Bank Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift 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 Cummings Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cummings Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 150%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • The Home for Little Wanderers Inc: 38% of income from government
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
  • Communities for Restorative Justice Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Supportive Living Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • Artists for Humanity Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Boston Architectural College: 1% of income from government
  • Winchester Seniors Association Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Museum of Fine Arts: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
15get no government money at all
2report 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.

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 78 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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