Massachusetts · Private foundation
Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $160k
- Granted FY2023
- 4
- Grants FY2023
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $40,210
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $40,210
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $160k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 4 | $160k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $14k | 88% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $13k | 82% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $4k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over the Rainbow Foundation Inc | $39,155 | 1 | 94% |
| Youth Development Organization Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Dispute Settlement Center Inc | $2,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Natick Community Organic Farm Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Area Gleaners Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Promise Metrowest Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Open Table Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wilmington Works Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Green Beverly 107q Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ryal Side Civic Association Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over the Rainbow Foundation Inc | $39,155 | 1 | 94% |
| Youth Development Organization Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Dispute Settlement Center Inc | $2,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Natick Community Organic Farm Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Area Gleaners Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Promise Metrowest Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Open Table Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wilmington Works Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Green Beverly 107q Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ryal Side Civic Association Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Project Sweet Peas | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| National Scleroderma Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Natick Service Council Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Musicians Resource Fund Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| A Place To Turn Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| SPCA of Texas | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($137k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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
Compare Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust with peer funders
About Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust
- How much does Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust give?
- Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust reported 4 grants totaling $159,785 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (84%), Food & Nutrition (2%), Housing & Shelter (2%).
- Who are Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Over the Rainbow Foundation Inc ($39k), Youth Development Organization Inc ($2k), Community Dispute Settlement Center Inc ($2k).
- Does Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust 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 Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Sudbury Foundation, Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc, Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc.
- Where is Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust based?
- Do the Right Thing Foundation Trust is based in MA.
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