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Marlborough Brigham Family Trust at a glance

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Marlborough Brigham Family Trust

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.

$54k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$89kHealth$77kEducation$74kYouth Development$57kArts & Culture$43kEmployment$29kFood & Nutrition$19kReligion$17kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,077
Median grant
1
States reached
$461k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRESH START FURNITURE BANK$5,077
ADDICTION REFERRAL CENTER$5,077
FIRST CHURCH OF MARLBORO$5,077
ST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY$5,077
METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM$5,077
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF METROWEST$5,077
TEAM SHARING$5,077
OUT METROWEST$4,654
WAYSIDE INN FOUNDATION$4,654
YMCA OF CENTRAL MASS$4,654
UNITED WAY COMMUNITY CUPBOARD$4,331
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $65k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 6%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 6%FRESH START FURNITURE BANK: $5k → 8%FRESH START FURNITURE BANK: $5k → 8%FRESH START FURNITURE BANK: $4k → 8%YMCA OF CENTRAL MASS: $5k → 11%FRESH START FURNITURE BANK PROGRAM: $4k → 8%FRESH START FURNITURE BANK PROGRAM: $4k → 8%FRESH START FURNITURE BANK PROGRAM: $3k → 8%BETTER DAY ADULT SOCIAL DAY PROGRAM: $6k → 8%THRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY: $6k → 8%THRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY: $6k → 8%TEAM SHARING: $5k → 8%KITS FOR KIDS: $5k → 8%THRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY: $5k → 8%THRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY: $4k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 7% of Marlborough Brigham Family Trust’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 100% of the giving stays in MA; by stated purpose, 91%.

Marlborough Brigham Family Trustlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$313k · 19 repeat orgs$117k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +102% since the first grant, against +78% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
32

Total granted

$313k
$97k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+102%
+78%

Still filing today

42%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentEmploymentPhilanthropyEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROWEST INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $41k · revenue +66%
  • FS
    FRESH START FURNITURE BANK INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $24k · revenue +74%
  • MH
    MARLBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    5× · 2017–2022 · $24k · revenue +177% · 29% of their budget

Funded once

  • CS
    CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF MARLBORO - ANNUAL GRANT AWARD 2022
    one grant, 2022 · $6k
  • CO
    COUNCIL ON AGING MARLBORO SENIOR CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $6k
  • BD
    BETTER DAY ADULT SOCIAL DAY PROGRAM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $6k · revenue +211%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc

Our mission is to always welcome and connect young people and families to opportunities that embrace diversity, nurture growth, and inspire success.

Youth Development
2
North Suffolk Community Services Inc

North suffolk community services supports individuals and families across the lifespan in their pursuit of independence and stability by providing a comprehensive array of treatment and recovery services. our approach is to intervene as…

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3
Medway Village Food Pantry Inc

The medway village food pantry is a 100% choice pantry serving over 2,500 children, adults, and seniors in metrowest ma. each week clients may choose from a wide variety of items including fresh produce, eggs, cheese, shelf-stable foods,…

Food & Nutrition
4
Old Colony Young Men's Christian Association Inc

Old colony ymca helps children, families, and individuals develop to their fullest potential. we respond to ever-changing community needs and view our services through three lenses: youth development, healthy living, and social…

Human Services
5
Melmark New England Inc

Melmark new england, is a multi state human services provider with premier private special education schools, professional development, training, and research centers. melmark new england is committed to enhancing the lives of individuals…

Education
6
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

The brien center provides a continuum of care for children, adolescents, adults and families living with significant and persistent mental health and substance use disorders. we are guided by the belief that everyone in berkshire county…

Health
7
Merrimack Valley Food Bank Inc

The focus of the merrimack valley food bank is to help meet a person's most profound need - adequate nutrition and freedom from hunger. only through cooperative efforts can society initiate change, develop strategies to alleviate hunger,…

Food & Nutrition
8
Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition Inc
Unclassified
9
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children

The Childrens Room creates safe, supportive commuities so that no child, teen or family has to grieve alone.

Human Services
10
Metrowest Center for Independent Living Inc

Mwcil enhances the full participation of persons with disabilities in the community.

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11
Marlborough Elementary Child Care Association Inc

Operation of a daycare facility, including pre-school, before and after school care,and summer camps for children living in the local community

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12
Friends of Marlborough Seniors Inc

We provide services to the senior citizens of Marlborough, MA

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Employment Options Inc; the most unlike its peers is Assabet Valley Mastersingers. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

18 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. 18 of the 55 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
15/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY: $44,640 · OtherST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETYMARLBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $23,500 · OtherMARLBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETYMARLBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY: $14,500 · OtherMARLBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARYUNITED WAY - COMMUNITY CUPBOARD: $13,550 · OtherUNITED WAY - COMMUNITY CUPBOARDCITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF MARLBORO - DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $12,063 · OtherWHITCOMB MIDDLE SCHOOL: $11,620 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $11,063 · OtherMARLBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION - ANNUAL AWARD: $10,000 · Other+35 more: $109,477 · Other+35 moreFRESH START FURNITURE BANK INC: $23,765 · Human ServicesFRESH START FURNI…THRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY INC: $20,750 · Human ServicesTHRIVE SUPPORT AN…BETTER DAY ADULT SOCIAL DAY PROGRAM INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesBETTER DAY ADULT …TEAM SHARING INC: $5,077 · Human ServicesTEAM SHARING INCKITS FOR KIDS INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesKITS FOR KIDS INCYMCA of Central Massachusetts (2909): $4,654 · Human ServicesYMCA of Central M…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROWEST INC: $41,140 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND G…Addiction Referral Center Inc: $20,140 · HealthAddiction…THE METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM INC: $15,140 · HealthTHE METRO…EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS INC: $22,500 · EmploymentOUT METROWEST INC: $9,597 · Civil RightsMarlborough Public Schools Music Association: $6,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$250,413Human Services$65,246Youth Development$41,140Health$35,280Employment$22,500Civil Rights$9,597Arts & Culture$6,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROWEST INC: $41,140 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFRESH START FURNITURE BANK INC: $23,765 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetMARLBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $23,500 over 5y, 29% of budgetEMPLOYMENT OPTIONS INC: $22,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY INC: $20,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAddiction Referral Center Inc: $20,140 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetTHE METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM INC: $15,140 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetOUT METROWEST INC: $9,597 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBETTER DAY ADULT SOCIAL DAY PROGRAM INC: $6,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetMarlborough Public Schools Music Association: $6,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetTEAM SHARING INC: $5,077 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetYMCA of Central Massachusetts (2909): $4,654 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COTTAGE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $2,955 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF TRI COUNTY INC: $2,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST CONCERN PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetASSABET VALLEY MASTERSINGERS: $1,500 over 1y, 3.2% of budget
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 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROWEST INC ↗
  • Who funds FRESH START FURNITURE BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds MARLBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds THRIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY INC ↗
  • Who funds Addiction Referral Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds OUT METROWEST INC ↗
  • Who funds BETTER DAY ADULT SOCIAL DAY PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds Marlborough Public Schools Music Association ↗
  • Who funds TEAM SHARING INC ↗
  • Who funds MARLBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds KITS FOR KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds YMCA of Central Massachusetts (2909) ↗
  • Who funds THE COTTAGE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF TRI COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds FIRST CONCERN PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER 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.

Avidia Charitable Fou…Cummings Foundation G…Main Street Group Fou…Middlesex Savings Cha…Community Foundation …Marlborough Savings C…Metrowest Health Foun…The Sudbury FoundationCutting E M Uw Bo a H…MutualOne Charitable …Eastern Bank Foundati…The Bank of America C…
Avidia Charitable Foundation IncMA24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Avidia Charitable Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Main Street Group Foundation Inc · Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc · Marlborough Savings Charitable Foundation · Metrowest Health Foundation Inc · The Sudbury Foundation · Cutting E M Uw Bo a H Winn Et Als · MutualOne Charitable Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Marlborough Brigham Family Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Marlborough Brigham Family Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Employment Options Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Thrive Support and Advocacy Inc: 93% of income from government
  • United Way of Tri County Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Fresh Start Furniture Bank Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Out Metrowest Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Better Day Adult Social Day Program Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 55 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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