Massachusetts · Public charity
Growing Places Garden Project Inc
To inspire and connect the north central massachusetts community to create equitable access to healthy food and environmental sustainability through education, collaboration and advocacy. Growing places supports 27 north central massachusetts communities, concentrating in 5 of the most underserved areas - fitchburg, gardner, leominster,…
- $29k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $29k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Growing Places Garden Project Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $29k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $31k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $39k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish American Center Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Central Massachusetts Grown Inc | $22,500 | 1 | 16% |
| Montachusett Agricultural Alliance Inc | $16,600 | 2 | n/a |
| United Way of Tri County Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Winchendon Community Action Committee | $14,000 | 1 | 3% |
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: Community Foundation of North Central Ma · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Growing Places Garden Project Inc
- How much does Growing Places Garden Project Inc give?
- Growing Places Garden Project Inc reported 2 itemized grants totaling $28,600, out of $29,425 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Growing Places Garden Project Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (45%), Food & Nutrition (40%), Philanthropy (15%).
- Who are Growing Places Garden Project Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Spanish American Center Inc ($30k), Central Massachusetts Grown Inc ($23k), Montachusett Agricultural Alliance Inc ($17k).
- Does Growing Places Garden Project Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Growing Places Garden Project Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of North Central Ma, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Growing Places Garden Project Inc based?
- Growing Places Garden Project Inc is based in MA.
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