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Rubenstein Family Trust

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.

$294k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
32%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$105,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 32% of the organizations Rubenstein Family Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k 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
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyCivil RightsOther
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 arriving21$294k33%
FY202319$227k32%
FY202219$110k42%
FY202123$321k43%
FY202017$280k41%
FY201920$108k50%
FY201820$98k40%
FY201723$155kn/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$559kPhilanthropy$553kEducation$468kArts & Culture$143kRecreation & Sports$100kHousing & Shelter$85kHuman Services$80kEnvironment$51kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
WA
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
CO
MD
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.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New England Baptist Hospital$150,00060%
The Colorado College$145,00070%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$125,0004n/a
Dana-Farber Inc$125,00050%
Old Dartmouth Historical Society$118,50041%
Park School Corporation$103,00060%
The Carroll School$75,00020%
Sail Maine$74,00033%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$72,00050%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$65,00050%
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All grantees of Rubenstein Family Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New England Baptist Hospital$150,00060%
The Colorado College$145,00070%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$125,0004n/a
Dana-Farber Inc$125,00050%
Old Dartmouth Historical Society$118,50041%
Park School Corporation$103,00060%
The Carroll School$75,00020%
Sail Maine$74,00033%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$72,00050%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$65,00050%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$25,00010%
Ohio Wesleyan University$25,00010%
Building Homes for Heroes Inc$20,00020%
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Buzzards Bay Coalition$16,50060%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$16,50050%
Sippican Lands Trust Inc$16,350210%
Tabor Academy$13,00020%
Our Sisters School$10,00030%
Sea Meadow Marine Foundation$10,00011%
Special Operators Transition Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Brockton Visiting Nurse Association Inc$10,00020%
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$10,00010%
Community Nurse Inc$6,00040%
Stachestrong Inc$5,00010%
The Marion Institute Inc$5,00020%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$5,00010%
Jupiter Island Arts Council Inc$5,00012%
Museum of Fine Arts$3,00010%
Hobe Sound Community Chest Inc$2,50030%
Compassion & Choices$2,50020%
David Ortiz Children's Fund$2,50010%
Breakthrough T1d$2,00020%
Lake Forest Open Lands Association$2,00010%
University of California San Francisco$2,0001n/a
Community Boating Center Inc$1,00010%
Community Youth Empowerment Inc$1,0001n/a
Marion Art Center Inc$1,00010%
American Jewish Committee$1,00010%
Natick Service Council Inc$1,00010%
Milton Animal League Inc$1,00011%
Northeastern University$1,00010%
Auburn Theological Seminary$1,00010%
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County$1,00011%
Hobe Sound Nature Center Inc$1,00010%
New England Parkinsons Ride$1,00010%
The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc$1,00010%
National Theatre in America Inc$94010%
Southcoast Hospitals Group Inc$50010%
Florida International University Foundation Inc$50010%
New Hampshire Golf Association Inc$20010%
Disabled American Veterans$2001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($280k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rubenstein Family Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew England Baptist Hospital: $150,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Colorado College: $145,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOld Dartmouth Historical Society: $118,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetPark School Corporation: $103,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Carroll School: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSail Maine: $74,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $72,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $65,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOhio Wesleyan University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBuilding Homes for Heroes Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBuzzards Bay Coalition: $16,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $16,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSippican Lands Trust Inc: $16,350 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetTabor Academy: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOur Sisters School: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSea Meadow Marine Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSpecial Operators Transition Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBrockton Visiting Nurse Association Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Nurse Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStachestrong Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Marion Institute Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Island Arts Council Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHobe Sound Community Chest Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion & Choices: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDavid Ortiz Children's Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLake Forest Open Lands Association: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Boating Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarion Art Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatick Service Council Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMilton Animal League Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNortheastern University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAuburn Theological Seminary: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHobe Sound Nature Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew England Parkinsons Ride: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Theatre in America Inc: $940 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthcoast Hospitals Group Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida International University Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Hampshire Golf Association Inc: $200 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 48.

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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 IncMA18.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · The Ludes Family Foundation · Bascom Charitable Foundation · Willow Creek Charitable Foundation U/A/D 01/11/2002 · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Fortunatus Foundation · Miller Foundation · The Quarterdeck Foundation · The Croll Foundation · Alvord Family Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Fidelity 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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About Rubenstein Family Trust

How much does Rubenstein Family Trust give?
Rubenstein Family Trust reported 21 grants totaling $293,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rubenstein Family Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (26%), Philanthropy (26%), Education (22%).
Who are Rubenstein Family Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: New England Baptist Hospital ($150k), The Colorado College ($145k), Mass General Brigham Incorporated ($125k).
Does Rubenstein Family Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rubenstein Family Trust 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 Rubenstein Family Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, The Ludes Family Foundation, Bascom Charitable Foundation.
Where is Rubenstein Family Trust based?
Rubenstein Family Trust 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 80 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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