Massachusetts · Public charity
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
To improve the business, social and civic environment of the greater boston area and to become the leading representative in the boston area in the consideration of local, state and national issues.
- $112k
- Granted FY2019
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
89% of Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Boston Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $85k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2019
- $85k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 56% of the organizations Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 9 | $85k | 56% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $65k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $210k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBTA Recruitment and Retention Fund | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boston While Black | $100,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Scholar Athletes Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Committee to Preserve Educational Standards for K-12 Students | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Servings Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dimock Community Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Partnership Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 29 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBTA Recruitment and Retention Fund | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boston While Black | $100,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Scholar Athletes Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Committee to Preserve Educational Standards for K-12 Students | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Servings Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dimock Community Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Partnership Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Civil Rights Fund Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Compass Working Capital Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| December 16th 1773 Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Boston | $7,900 | 1 | n/a |
| National Association of Corporate Directors New England Chapter Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| East Boston Oysters | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Freedom for All Massachusetts Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ron Burton Training Village Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Health Care for All Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| March of Dimes Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Collette Phillips Communications Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Breakthrough T1d | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blk Chip Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Trust Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| We Are Alx Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Big Sister Association of Greater Boston Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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.
Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return · Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · 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
Compare Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce with peer funders
About Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
- How much does Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce give?
- Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce reported 9 itemized grants totaling $85,000, out of $111,748 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (35%), Arts & Culture (17%), Employment (13%).
- Who are Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: MBTA Recruitment and Retention Fund ($100k), Boston While Black ($100k), Scholar Athletes Inc ($75k).
- Does Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc).
- Where is Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce based?
- Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is based in MA.
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