Massachusetts · Private foundation
Near Walden 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.
- $163k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Urban Food Initiative Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Discovery Museum Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Concord Children's Center Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Concord Carlisle Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Museum of Science | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Concord Free Public Library Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Household Goods Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Open Table Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Acre Family Child Care Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Timeslips Creative Storytelling Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Urban Food Initiative Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Discovery Museum Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Concord Children's Center Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Concord Carlisle Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Museum of Science | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Concord Free Public Library Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Household Goods Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Open Table Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Acre Family Child Care Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Timeslips Creative Storytelling Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Strings Music Festival | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boulder Parks and Recreation Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($65k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Near Walden Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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.
Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Analog Devices Foundation · The Jaket Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Eastern Bank Foundation · Concord Carlisle Foundation Inc · Kane Wallace Foundation · Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Citizens Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
About Near Walden Foundation
- How much does Near Walden Foundation give?
- Near Walden Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $162,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Near Walden Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Human Services (22%), Food & Nutrition (20%).
- Who are Near Walden Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: The Urban Food Initiative Inc ($50k), Discovery Museum Inc ($40k), Concord Children's Center Inc ($35k).
- Does Near Walden Foundation 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Near Walden Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Analog Devices Foundation, The Jaket Foundation.
- Where is Near Walden Foundation based?
- Near Walden Foundation is based in MA.
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