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Quonochontaug 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.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$32M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Quonochontaug Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyHealthFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving37$1.5M5%
FY202334$2.1M29%
FY202231$1.5M6%
FY202134$1.2M32%
FY202042$650k71%
FY201910$450k20%
FY20189$510k33%
FY201714$762kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$2.9MEducation$2.3MArts & Culture$1.8MAnimals$495kPhilanthropy$226kEnvironment$140kScience & Tech$140kHuman Services$120kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
VA
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 53 grantees
All grantees of Quonochontaug Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uss Constitution Museum Inc$1,354,658829%
Lehigh University$895,00070%
The Winsor School$515,00081%
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$370,00080%
Noble and Greenough School$280,00080%
The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc$185,00051%
Mystic Seaport Museum Inc$125,00050%
Mark Garwood Foundation Inc$110,000416%
Masschallenge Inc$100,00050%
Teach for America Inc$100,00020%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$90,00060%
Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc$75,00050%
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc$75,00030%
The Wellesley Free Library Foundation Inc$72,65063%
The Jonnycake Center of Westerly Inc$60,00051%
Jupiter Island Medical Clinic Inc$55,00033%
Massachusetts Historical Society$45,00030%
The Everglades Foundation Inc$45,00040%
The Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc$40,00022%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$40,00040%
Hobe Sound Community Chest Inc$40,00031%
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Inc$35,00020%
New England Baptist Hospital$35,00020%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$30,00030%
Barnard College$30,00030%
Stand Up for Animals$30,00034%
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County$30,000213%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$25,00010%
Feeding America$25,00010%
The Pegasus Foundation$25,000113%
Children's Hospital Corporation$20,00010%
Rosie's Place Inc$20,00010%
Gulf of Maine Research Institute$20,00020%
Save the Bay Inc$20,00020%
Pine Street Inn Inc$20,00010%
Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc$20,00020%
The Trustees of Princeton University$20,00040%
Squashbusters Inc$20,00020%
Rutgers University Foundation$15,00010%
Computer Innovations for Todays Youth Inc$15,0001n/a
1000 Friends of Florida Inc$10,00011%
Friends of the Public Garden Inc$10,00010%
Consumer Reports Inc$10,00020%
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$10,00010%
Immaculate Conception Church$10,0001n/a
The Colonial Theatre School Inc$10,00013%
The Boston Globe Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Lighthouse Artcenter Inc$10,00010%
Wellesley Food Pantry Inc$10,00017%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$5,00010%
Steppingstone Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Trustees of Boston University$4,00010%
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Quonochontaug Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 51 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUss Constitution Museum Inc: $1,354,658 over 8y, 29% of budgetLehigh University: $895,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Winsor School: $515,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $370,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNoble and Greenough School: $280,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $185,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMystic Seaport Museum Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMark Garwood Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetMasschallenge Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $90,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaltz Jupiter Theatre Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Wellesley Free Library Foundation Inc: $72,650 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetThe Jonnycake Center of Westerly Inc: $60,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetJupiter Island Medical Clinic Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetMassachusetts Historical Society: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Everglades Foundation Inc: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetRails to Trails Conservancy: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHobe Sound Community Chest Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetLoggerhead Marinelife Center Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNew England Baptist Hospital: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBarnard College: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStand Up for Animals: $30,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetLiteracy Volunteers of Washington County: $30,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pegasus Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGulf of Maine Research Institute: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSave the Bay Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTreasure Coast Food Bank Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSquashbusters Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRutgers University Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget1000 Friends of Florida Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFriends of the Public Garden Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetConsumer Reports Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Colonial Theatre School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetThe Boston Globe Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLighthouse Artcenter Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWellesley Food Pantry Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 51.

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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 IncMA17.4× affinity7 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 · Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn · The Ninigret Foundation Inc · Chelsea Groton Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

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.

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How do I get to Quonochontaug Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Quonochontaug Foundation 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.

About Quonochontaug Foundation

How much does Quonochontaug Foundation give?
Quonochontaug Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $1,517,650 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Quonochontaug Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (34%), Education (26%), Arts & Culture (21%).
Who are Quonochontaug Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Uss Constitution Museum Inc ($1.4M), Lehigh University ($895k), The Winsor School ($515k).
Does Quonochontaug Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Quonochontaug 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 Quonochontaug Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn.
Where is Quonochontaug Foundation based?
Quonochontaug 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 75 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.

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