Massachusetts · Public charity
Mystic River Watershed Association Inc
The mystic river watershed is a network of rivers, streams and ponds that all flow into the mystic river and ultimately boston harbor. Home to 600,000 residents, the mystic river watershed association is the only organization working to protect and restore this watershed; and engage and educate residents.
- $398k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 86%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $356k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $130,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 14
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 86% of the organizations Mystic River Watershed Association Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 82% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $726k 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 | 14 | $356k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $888k | 86% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $438k | 9% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $537k | 23% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $701k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $330k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Malden | $600,000 | 1 | n/a |
| La Comunidad Inc | $286,682 | 6 | 8% |
| Greenroots Inc | $252,906 | 5 | 2% |
| Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association Inc | $179,000 | 4 | n/a |
| My Brother's Table Inc | $175,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation | $173,433 | 4 | 1% |
| University System of New Hampshire | $159,137 | 2 | n/a |
| Groundwork Lawrence Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Boston Redevelopment Authority | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| La Colaborativa Inc | $125,000 | 3 | 1% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Mystic River Watershed Association Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 26 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 Mystic River Watershed Association Inc
- How much does Mystic River Watershed Association Inc give?
- Mystic River Watershed Association Inc reported 14 itemized grants totaling $355,902, out of $398,381 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 14 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Mystic River Watershed Association Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (35%), Public Benefit (21%), Community Improvement (15%).
- Who are Mystic River Watershed Association Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: City of Malden ($600k), La Comunidad Inc ($287k), Greenroots Inc ($253k).
- Does Mystic River Watershed Association Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Mystic River Watershed Association Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Health Resources in Action Inc.
- Where is Mystic River Watershed Association Inc based?
- Mystic River Watershed Association Inc is based in MA.
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