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MJW Charitable Foundation Inc

Provide funds to organizations or individuals within the greater boston metropolitan region that support the advancement of education, the promotion of youth athletics, the promotion of health and wellness and/or the betterment of the community, including but not limited to youth sports programs, youth community activity organizations,…

$29k
Granted FY2021
1
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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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 2021.

Youth Development$247kEducation$117kRecreation & Sports$105kHealth$81kHuman Services$71kReligion$55kPhilanthropy$26kInternational$10kOther$0
02FY2021 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $20,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $29,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $9,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$79k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Boys and Girls Clubs of DorchesterInc$20,000
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 (FY18–19, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%Health Care for the Homeless Program: $11k → 16%East Boston Social Centers: $10k → 16%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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$455k · 7 repeat orgs$262k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2021, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
22

Total granted

$455k
$262k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+7%

Still filing today

100%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
Youth DevelopmentReligionPhilanthropyHealthEducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $120k · revenue +355%
  • RB
    Ron Burton Training Village Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $75k · revenue +447%
  • PO
    PAL OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $65k · revenue +92%

Funded once

  • SA
    ST ANNES PARISH
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • SH
    SACRED HEART SCHOOL ROSLINDALE
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • DE
    DORCHESTER EAGLES POP WARNER
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
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
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
2
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc

Boys & girls clubs of boston (bgcb) stands as a transformative force in boston and chelsea, where high expectations unlock greatness. we believe that every young person who walks through our doors carries limitless potential. through our…

Youth Development
3
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc

The ymca of greater boston is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. we promote welcoming, belonging, and opportunity for all.

Human Services
4
Boston Youth Sanctuary Inc
Youth Development
5
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
6
Greater Boston Council On Alcoholism Inc
Philanthropy
7
Boston Arts Summer Institute Inc
Recreation & Sports
8
Managers of Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society
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9
Vine Street Community Center Counci

Provides after school and tutoring enrichment programs for children and also provides recreational activities for residents and seniors of Boston, MA

Community Improvement
10
Boston Foundation
Philanthropy
11
Brookline Teen Center

Btc's vision is for all brookline students to engage in their community and emerge ready for college, career, and beyond. our mission is to provide a platform where all teens can explore, create, and discover who they are. through…

Youth Development
12
Boston Center for Biblical Counseling
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is East Boston Social Centers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Voice of Tabernacle Multi Service Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 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. 23 of the 29 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/23
Grantees still filing
14/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $85,100 · OtherTHE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INCRon Burton Training Village Inc: $75,000 · OtherRon Burton Training Village IncSt Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: $40,000 · OtherSt Mary's Center for Women & Children IncST ANNES PARISH: $25,000 · OtherST ANNES PARISHSACRED HEART SCHOOL ROSLINDALE: $25,000 · OtherSACRED HEART SCHOOL ROSLINDALEDORCHESTER EAGLES POP WARNER: $20,000 · OtherDORCHESTER EAGLES POP WARNERJOSEPH NEE FOUNDATION: $16,000 · Other+8 more: $72,500 · Other+8 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER INC: $120,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTE…PAL OF MASSACHUSETTS INC: $65,000 · Youth DevelopmentPAL OF MASSACHUSETTS INCLOUIS D BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE CORP: $10,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $5,500 · Youth DevelopmentALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 · HealthALZHEIMER…EMH Recovery Inc: $11,000 · HealthEMH Recov…BMA TENPOINT INC: $19,780 · ReligionVOICE OF TABERNACLE MULTI SERVICE CENTER INC: $10,000 · ReligionPROJECT DEEP ASSOCIATION INC: $20,000 · EducationYOUTH IN CRISIS MINISTRY INC: $6,450 · EducationBOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesEAST BOSTON SOCIAL CENTERS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesGAVIN FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMARTIN W RICHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Other$358,600Youth Development$200,500Health$61,000Religion$29,780Education$26,450Human Services$21,000Philanthropy$20,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER INC: $120,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTHE BOSTON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $85,100 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRon Burton Training Village Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetPAL OF MASSACHUSETTS INC: $65,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT DEEP ASSOCIATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetBMA TENPOINT INC: $19,780 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetEMH Recovery Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOUIS D BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetGOSNOLD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEAST BOSTON SOCIAL CENTERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGAVIN FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDorchester Youth Collaborative: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMARTIN W RICHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR BOSTON CENTERS FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetINSPIRE ARTS AND MUSIC INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Fishing Academy Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 2.8% 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.

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.

Boston Foundation IncEastern Bank Foundati…Boston After School &…Boston Charitable Tru…Suffolk Cares Charita…Cummings Foundation G…Mass General Brigham …The New England Patri…Highland Street Conne…United Way Of Massach…Rodman For Kids IncThe Mark Wahlberg You…
Boston Foundation IncMA25.8× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Boston After School & Beyond Inc · Boston Charitable Trust Fund City of Boston Trust Office · Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return · The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc · Rodman For Kids Inc · The Mark Wahlberg Youth 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 MJW Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from MJW Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • East Boston Social Centers Inc: 50% of income from government
  • St Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: 40% of income from government
  • Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corp: 32% of income from government
  • International Institute of New England Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Emh Recovery Inc: 14% of income from government
  • The Fishing Academy Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Gavin Foundation Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Bma Tenpoint Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Gosnold Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Inspire Arts and Music Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.
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Find your warmest path to MJW Charitable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 29 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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