Massachusetts · Private foundation
High Meadow Foundation Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $141k
- Granted FY2020
- 22
- Grants FY2020
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 53%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 53% of the organizations High Meadow Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $74k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 17 | $141k | 53% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $25k | 17% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $110k | 82% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $54k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Theatre Group Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge Inc | $55,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Railroad Street Youth Project Inc | $43,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Berkshire United Way Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Edith Wharton Restoration Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hancock Shaker Village Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Berkshire South Regional Community Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fairview Hospital | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Access to the Arts Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Theatre Group Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge Inc | $55,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Railroad Street Youth Project Inc | $43,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Berkshire United Way Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Edith Wharton Restoration Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hancock Shaker Village Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Berkshire South Regional Community Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fairview Hospital | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Access to the Arts Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Williams College | $3,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Is183 Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Austen Riggs Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($72k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget High Meadow Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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
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About High Meadow Foundation Inc
- How much does High Meadow Foundation Inc give?
- High Meadow Foundation Inc reported 22 grants totaling $141,494 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does High Meadow Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (52%), Philanthropy (14%), Youth Development (13%).
- Who are High Meadow Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Berkshire Theatre Group Inc ($70k), Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge Inc ($55k), Railroad Street Youth Project Inc ($43k).
- Does High Meadow Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does High Meadow Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as High Meadow Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc, Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc, The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc.
- Where is High Meadow Foundation Inc based?
- High Meadow Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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