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Cutler Stephens 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.

$6k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$100
Largest grant, FY2025
$816
Organizations funded a year
31 to 55
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$49k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations Cutler Stephens Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentArts & CultureInternationalEducationHealthAnimalsOther
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
FY2025still arriving36$6k47%
FY202431$7k35%
FY202341$11k5%
FY202237$10k19%
FY202132$5k50%
FY202043$5k19%
FY201952$10k42%
FY201855$9k55%
89% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$18kEnvironment$14kEducation$12kHealth$8kAnimals$3kYouth Development$2kInternational$1kReligion$1kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IL
WI
NY
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RI
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VA
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DC
OK
AL
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Cutler Stephens Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sail Martha's Vineyard Inc$4,70070%
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation$3,35780%
Pier 5 Association Inc$3,00053%
Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc$2,45640%
The Trustees of the Smith College$2,34070%
Martha's Vineyard Museum Inc$2,26450%
Courageous Sailing Center for Youth Inc$2,00670%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$1,55030%
Angels Helping Animals Worldwide Inc$1,23041%
Vineyard Conservation Society Inc$1,20340%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$1,2006n/a
German School Brooklyn$1,05020%
Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Inc$1,00860%
The Association of State Floodplain Managers Inc$88540%
New England Life Flight Inc$80050%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$77980%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$53040%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$50050%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$50040%
Edgartown Yacht Club Foundation Inc$45030%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$38140%
American Lung Association$37540%
Museum of Fine Arts$37030%
Boston Harbor Now Inc$30350%
Biochemical Research Foundation Inc$30020%
McKee Botanical Garden Inc$30030%
International Rescue Committee INC$28320%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$27550%
Chris Klug Foundation$26010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$26050%
Indian River County Habitat for Humanity Inc$25010%
Initiative to Educate Afghan Women$2501n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$22540%
Stoneleigh-Burnham School$20510%
Polly Hill Arboretum Inc$20030%
Aspen Historical Society$19030%
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc$18020%
Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard Inc$16531%
Film Vero Inc Vero Beach Film Festival$15720%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$15530%
Museum of Science$15010%
Grandmother Project Inc$15020%
Trustees of Boston University$15010%
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences$12510%
The Red Sox Foundation Inc$10310%
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology$10230%
Trustees of Tufts College$10010%
YMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc$10010%
Northwestern University$10010%
The American Humanist Association$10020%
Martha's Vineyard Art Association$10020%
Masspoetry Inc$10010%
Unitarian Universalist Association$1002n/a
New York Public Radio$9720%
Challenge Aspen$8020%
National Parks Conservation Association$7520%
National Arbor Day Foundation$6520%
St Labre Indian School$603n/a
The Preservation Society of Charleston Inc$6020%
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$6020%
Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Inc$5510%
Edgartown Patrolmen's Association I$5010%
The West End Museum Incorporated$5010%
The Edgartown Firemen's Associationinc$5010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$501n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$4820%
Pal of Massachusetts Inc$4010%
United States Association for UNHCR$4010%
Charlestown Historical Society$351n/a
International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region$3510%
Save The Children Federation Inc$311n/a
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$3010%
More Than Words Inc$2510%
Bard College$2510%
National Wildlife Federation$2510%
Prospect Park Alliance Inc$2510%
Brightfocus Foundation$2510%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$2510%
Pathfinder International$2010%
Mercy Ships International$1510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 83 recipients with no EIN on record ($33k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Cutler Stephens Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSail Martha's Vineyard Inc: $4,700 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSheriff's Meadow Foundation: $3,357 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPier 5 Association Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc: $2,456 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $2,340 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Museum Inc: $2,264 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCourageous Sailing Center for Youth Inc: $2,006 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWaterkeeper Alliance Inc: $1,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAngels Helping Animals Worldwide Inc: $1,230 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetVineyard Conservation Society Inc: $1,203 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGerman School Brooklyn: $1,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Inc: $1,008 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Association of State Floodplain Managers Inc: $885 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew England Life Flight Inc: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $779 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $530 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEdgartown Yacht Club Foundation Inc: $450 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetConservation Law Foundation Inc: $381 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $375 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $370 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Harbor Now Inc: $303 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBiochemical Research Foundation Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMcKee Botanical Garden Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $283 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $275 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChris Klug Foundation: $260 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $260 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIndian River County Habitat for Humanity Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $225 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStoneleigh-Burnham School: $205 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPolly Hill Arboretum Inc: $200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Historical Society: $190 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc: $180 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Charlestown Navy Yard Inc: $165 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetFilm Vero Inc Vero Beach Film Festival: $157 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $155 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Science: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrandmother Project Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Red Sox Foundation Inc: $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBenjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology: $102 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Humanist Association: $100 over 2y, 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 73.

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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.

Hoerle Foundation IncNY24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hoerle Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · T Kimball Brooker Foundation · Martha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation Inc · Giordano Foundation Inc · Healey Family Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Kohlberg Foundation Inc · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Eastern Bank 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 Cutler Stephens Foundation

How much does Cutler Stephens Foundation give?
Cutler Stephens Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $6,253 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 55 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Cutler Stephens Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Environment (19%), Education (16%).
Who are Cutler Stephens Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sail Martha's Vineyard Inc ($5k), Sheriff's Meadow Foundation ($3k), Pier 5 Association Inc ($3k).
Does Cutler Stephens Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Cutler Stephens Foundation 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 Cutler Stephens Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hoerle Foundation Inc, Boston Foundation Inc, T Kimball Brooker Foundation.
Where is Cutler Stephens Foundation based?
Cutler Stephens Foundation 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 166 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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