· Private foundation
Edward & Nancy Stavis Charitable Foundation C/O Emily Stavis
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k20 grants · $33k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | $25,000 |
| FLORIDA GRAND OPERA | $6,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON | $6,000 |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | $5,000 |
| CAPE COD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | $3,350 |
| NEW WORLD SYMPHONY | $3,000 |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET | $3,000 |
| ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY | $2,000 |
| BOSTON BALLET | $1,000 |
| HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY | $250 |
| CHOPIN FOUNDATION | $200 |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION | $200 |
| KBCF | $175 |
| KEY BISCAYNE WOMANS CLUB | $130 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $100) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.
26 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $375 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BSBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC4× · 2021–2024 · $19k · revenue +30%
- CCCAPE COD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL INC5× · 2020–2024 · $14k · revenue +67%
- MCMIAMI CITY BALLET INC5× · 2020–2024 · $11k · revenue +11%
Funded once
THE CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOLone grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +21%- CHCATHOLIC HOSPICE INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $100 · revenue +86%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Incone grant, 2023 · $100 · revenue +16%
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.
We believe opera is a uniquely compelling, entertaining and emotionally thrilling art form. our mission is to bring together growing audiences to experience opera's transformative power.
The charleston symphony's mission is to inspire and engage the community through exceptional musical performances and educational programs.
The orchestra is dedicated to bringing orchestral music of the highest caliber to south florida. its mission is to delight, inspire and educate the communities we serve through music.
Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…
Balletx expands the vocabulary of contemporary ballet for all audiences through innovative performances, world premiere choreography, dance education, and community programs.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
Perform, promote and sustain classical ballet.
Please refer to schedule o for the organization's complete mission statement.
Chicago opera theater expands the tradition of opera as a living art form by engaging lovers of music and storytelling through innovative experiences, predominantly of new and rarely performed works.
Amda is committed to providing an unsurpassed performing arts education to a diverse community of creative artists. amda seeks to be both the school and the stage, where students are given the support and the freedom to find their voice…
The mission of lyrica baroque is to support a diverse community of students, teachers, artists, institutions and audiences of all ages through education, collaboration and performance. lyrica baroque seeks to promote the extraordinary…
See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.
How this is measured
19 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. 19 of the 32 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 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC ↗
- Who funds BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
- Who funds NEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC ↗
- Who funds CAPE COD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL INC ↗
- Who funds MIAMI CITY BALLET INC ↗
- Who funds Speakeasy Stage Company Inc ↗
- Who funds ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds HUNTINGTON THEATRE CO INC ↗
- Who funds BOSTON BALLET INC ↗
- Who funds THE CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON INC ↗
- Who funds THE CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE DENNIS PUBLIC LIBRARY INC ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC HOSPICE INC ↗
- Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Edward & Nancy Stavis Charitable Foundation C/O Emily Stavis funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Edward & Nancy Stavis Charitable Foundation C/O Emily Stavis. Bigger dots raise more.
- Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
- Huntington Theatre Co Inc: 4% of income from government
- The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc: 3% of income from government
- Boston Ballet Inc: 0% of income from government
- Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
- New World Symphony Inc: 0% of income from government
- American Repertory Theatre Co Inc: 0% of income from government
- Catholic Hospice Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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