Rhode Island · Private foundation
S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $383k
- Granted FY2020
- 12
- Grants FY2020
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $45,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $56,756
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $8.1M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 67% of the organizations S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $183k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 12 | $383k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $337k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $388k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $183,246 | 2 | 0% |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | $171,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Joslin Diabetes Center Inc | $102,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $102,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mab Community Services Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Perkins School for the Blind | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Guild for Human Services Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lowell Association for the Blind Inc | $11,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Lucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $183,246 | 2 | 0% |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | $171,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Joslin Diabetes Center Inc | $102,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $102,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mab Community Services Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Perkins School for the Blind | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Guild for Human Services Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lowell Association for the Blind Inc | $11,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Lucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Health Resources in Action Inc | $9,731 | 1 | 0% |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($325k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust
- How much does S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust give?
- S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust reported 12 grants totaling $382,883 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (65%), Education (23%), Civil Rights (5%).
- Who are S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ($183k), Boston Medical Center Corporation ($171k), Joslin Diabetes Center Inc ($103k).
- Does S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust based?
- S Elizabeth O'Brien Trust is based in RI.
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