Massachusetts · Public charity
Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star
The grand chapter of massachusetts order of the eastern star is a non-profit fraternal organization. The organization promotes the charitable, educational and fraternal activities among the members of its affiliated chapters.
- $154k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $136k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $28,370
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $93,750
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $167k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $136k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $90k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $68k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $76k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $100k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $100k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $75k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $99k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Fund of the Order of the Eastern Star of Massachusetts | $409,549 | 9 | 59% |
| Isadore Forbes Benevolent Fund | $156,382 | 9 | 96% |
| Eastern Star of Mass Charitable Foundation Inc | $64,290 | 8 | 33% |
| Alzheimer's Association Massachuse | $28,370 | 1 | n/a |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | $25,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $16,444 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $16,289 | 1 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $12,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| The Shriners' Hospital for Children | $5,001 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star
- How much does Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star give?
- Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star reported 3 itemized grants totaling $136,169, out of $154,279 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (55%), Philanthropy (21%), Health (11%).
- Who are Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Education Fund of the Order of the Eastern Star of Massachusetts ($410k), Isadore Forbes Benevolent Fund ($156k), Eastern Star of Mass Charitable Foundation Inc ($64k).
- Does Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star based?
- Grand Chapter of Mass Order of the Eastern Star is based in MA.
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