Skip to content

Massachusetts · Private foundation

One Hive 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.

$2.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
74
Grants FY2024
25
Organizations funded FY2023
88%
First-time grantees FY2023
Read the full brief
Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$191,810
Organizations funded a year
6 to 25
FY2022 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
31
Total assets, FY2024
$58M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 88% of the organizations One Hive Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 89% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving73$2.2M79%
FY202325$1.3M88%
FY20226$95kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Education$1.8MEnvironment$589kFood & Nutrition$375kAnimals$312kPhilanthropy$262kScience & Tech$208kPublic Benefit$165kCommunity Improvement$89kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
ID
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
VA
MD
NM
KS
TN
DC
HI
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of One Hive Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cornell University$636,56820%
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc$330,00020%
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont$225,50033%
University of Nebraska Foundation$209,12820%
Vermont Public Interest Research & Education Fund Inc$162,50028%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$150,50020%
University of Minnesota Foundation$150,00010%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$140,50020%
Pollinator Stewardship Council Inc$116,500262%
Xerces Society Inc$85,50021%
The Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc$80,00023%
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc$75,50013%
Ecdysis Foundation$75,50014%
University of Washington Foundation$75,50010%
Pennsylvania State University$75,4991n/a
The University of Florida Foundation Inc$75,39510%
American Bird Conservancy$69,69710%
Foundation for the Preservation of Honeybees$66,600245%
Vermont Natural Resources Council Inc$53,90013%
Rhode Island Natural History Survey$50,50017%
Cedar Circle Farm and Education Center Inc$41,31111%
Beyond Pesticides$40,50015%
University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc$36,00010%
Rural Education Action Project$30,00024%
Intervale Center Inc$18,22411%
Golden Prairie Honey Farms Corporation$10,00015%
Vermont Beekeepers Association Inc$9,5003n/a
Addison County Farm and Field Days Inc$5,00011%
Eastern Apicultural Society of North America Inc$5,00011%
Westminster Bee Club$4,0002n/a
New Mexico Community Capital$3,72010%
Iowa Honey Producers Association$2,65011%
Omaha Bee Club$2,0811n/a
Wozu Inc$2,00010%
Bee Girl$2,00011%
Michigan Beekeepers Association$2,00014%
Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association$2,0001n/a
Detroit Hives Inc$2,00011%
High Land Beekeeping Club$2,0001n/a
Northern Queen Initiative$2,00018%
Treasure Valley Beekeepers Club$2,0001n/a
Colorado State Beekeepers Assn$1,8951n/a
Worcester County Beekeepers Association Inc$1,75013%
Kansas Honey Producers Association$1,52215%
Project Apis M Inc$1,50010%
The Backyard Beekeepers Association Inc$1,2211n/a
Sonrisas Inc$50010%
Uc Riverside Foundation$50010%
Bershire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups & Education Inc Bridge$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($391k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

One Hive Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCornell University: $636,568 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc: $330,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNortheast Organic Farming Association of Vermont: $225,500 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $209,128 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVermont Public Interest Research & Education Fund Inc: $162,500 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $150,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Law Foundation Inc: $140,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPollinator Stewardship Council Inc: $116,500 over 2y, 62% of budgetXerces Society Inc: $85,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc: $80,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetVermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc: $75,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetEcdysis Foundation: $75,500 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $75,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Florida Foundation Inc: $75,395 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Bird Conservancy: $69,697 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFoundation for the Preservation of Honeybees: $66,600 over 2y, 45% of budgetVermont Natural Resources Council Inc: $53,900 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetRhode Island Natural History Survey: $50,500 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetCedar Circle Farm and Education Center Inc: $41,311 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBeyond Pesticides: $40,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetUniversity of Massachusetts Foundation Inc: $36,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRural Education Action Project: $30,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetIntervale Center Inc: $18,224 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGolden Prairie Honey Farms Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetAddison County Farm and Field Days Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEastern Apicultural Society of North America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetNew Mexico Community Capital: $3,720 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIowa Honey Producers Association: $2,650 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWozu Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBee Girl: $2,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMichigan Beekeepers Association: $2,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetDetroit Hives Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNorthern Queen Initiative: $2,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetWorcester County Beekeepers Association Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetKansas Honey Producers Association: $1,522 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetProject Apis M Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSonrisas Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUc Riverside Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

The Vermont Community FoundationVT19.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Vermont Community Foundation · Lintilhac Foundation Inc · Harris & Frances Block Foundation Inc · High Meadows Fund Inc · Clif Family Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Patagoniaorg · Henry P Kendall Foundation · Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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.

Compare One Hive Foundation with peer funders

About One Hive Foundation

How much does One Hive Foundation give?
One Hive Foundation reported 74 grants totaling $2,257,051 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 25 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
What does One Hive Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (47%), Environment (16%), Food & Nutrition (10%).
Who are One Hive Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Cornell University ($637k), University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc ($330k), Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont ($226k).
Does One Hive Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does One Hive 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 One Hive Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Vermont Community Foundation, Lintilhac Foundation Inc, Harris & Frances Block Foundation Inc.
Where is One Hive Foundation based?
One Hive Foundation is based in MA.

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 87 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on One Hive’s filings →

More from the funding graph