· Private foundation
Lisette S Venier Charitable Foundation
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.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | $8,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| HEIFER INTERNATIONAL | $5,000 |
| CENTERBOARD | $5,000 |
| HAWC | $5,000 |
| COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| THE FOOD PROJECT | $5,000 |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | $5,000 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | $4,500 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | $3,000 |
| NATIVE LAND CONSERVANCY | $3,000 |
| FAMILY PROMISE | $2,000 |
| ROSIE'S PLACE | $2,000 |
| LIFEBRIDGE NORTHSHORE | $2,000 |
| MY BROTHER'S TABLE | $2,000 |
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 (FY20–24, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 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
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
19 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS4× · 2020–2024 · $35k · revenue +29%- TCTHE COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC4× · 2020–2024 · $25k · revenue +32%
- CHChildren's Hospital Corporation4× · 2020–2024 · $23k · revenue +76%
Funded once
- UUUCMone grant, 2022 · $10k
- SPSMILE PROJECTone grant, 2020 · $5k
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.
Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…
Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…
The wildlands trust works throughout southeastern massachusetts to conserve and permanently protect native habitats, farmland, and lands of high ecologic and scenic value that serve to keep our communities healthy and our residents…
It is the mission of the natural resources trust of easton (nrt) to educate the public of significant natural and cultural resources and to acquire and preserve land of special character for the benefit of the public.
Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.
We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).
Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…
Maine Audubon works to conserve Maine's wildlife and habitat by engaging people of all ages in education, conservation, and action. We are helping the people of Maine become the nation's most informed and effective stewards of wildlife and…
The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…
Our mission is to spark people's curiosity to explore, steward, and find peace and joy in nature. in service to this, norman bird sanctuary inspires, builds, and engages a community of stewards who preserve, protect, enjoy, and learn from…
The organization's mission is to prevent and end hunger and homelessness by providing integrated services that promote long-term stability, health, and independence. (see schedule o for full description)
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 28 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 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS ↗
- Who funds THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds Children's Hospital Corporation ↗
- Who funds The Food Project Inc ↗
- Who funds CENTERBOARD INC ↗
- Who funds LESLEY UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds MY BROTHER'S TABLE INC ↗
- Who funds FAMILY PROMISE INC ↗
- Who funds NORTHEAST ANIMAL SHELTER INC ↗
- Who funds PINE STREET INN INC ↗
- Who funds ROSIE'S PLACE INC ↗
- Who funds NATIVE LAND CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds THE SALEM MISSION INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
- Who funds BROKEN TAIL RESCUE 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: Boston Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lisette S Venier Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lisette S Venier Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Centerboard Inc: 23% of income from government
- Pine Street Inn Inc: 11% of income from government
- Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
- The Salem Mission Inc: 4% of income from government
- Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
- The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
- Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc: 1% of income from government
- Lesley University: 1% of income from government
- Rosie's Place Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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