Massachusetts · Private foundation
Military Historical Society of Massachusetts
THE PROSECUTION OF STUDIES CONNECTED WITH THE MILITARY HISTORY OF OUR OWN AND OTHER COUNTRIES; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A READING ROOM AND LIBRARY DEVOTED SUCH TOPICS; AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SOCIAL MEETINGS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE SAME. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests;…
- $25k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $9,450
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Military Historical Society of Massachusetts funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $25k | 83% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $13k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $12k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $7k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $15k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $16k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville Historical Society | $5,965 | 2 | 1% |
| Sons of Union Veterans | $5,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Historical Society | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Marblehead Museum & Historical Society Inc | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston University | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($78k), not named here.
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About Military Historical Society of Massachusetts
- How much does Military Historical Society of Massachusetts give?
- Military Historical Society of Massachusetts reported 6 grants totaling $24,950 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Military Historical Society of Massachusetts fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (91%), Employment (6%), Education (3%).
- Who are Military Historical Society of Massachusetts's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Somerville Historical Society ($6k), Sons of Union Veterans ($5k), Massachusetts Historical Society ($5k).
- Does Military Historical Society of Massachusetts fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Military Historical Society of Massachusetts accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Military Historical Society of Massachusetts based?
- Military Historical Society of Massachusetts is based in MA.
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