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Shethar Foundation Incorporated

Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$395k
Granted FY2021
41
Grants FY2021
41
Organizations funded FY2021
20%
First-time grantees FY2021
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Median grant, FY2021
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2021
$64,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 44
FY2017 to FY2021
States reached, FY2021
13
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2021, 20% of the organizations Shethar Foundation Incorporated funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureInternationalHealthEnvironmentOther
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
FY202141$395k20%
FY202041$266k22%
FY201944$240k43%
FY201836$102k19%
FY201732$51kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Religion$279kArts & Culture$205kEducation$154kHealth$68kCivil Rights$59kHousing & Shelter$58kRecreation & Sports$48kEnvironment$46kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
VT
NH
WA
WI
NY
MA
WY
CA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
OK
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 40 grantees
All grantees of Shethar Foundation Incorporated by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Burke Museum Association$141,00034%
Challenge Alaska$38,00052%
National Immigration Law Center$34,00050%
St Mark's School of Southborough Inc$31,50050%
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc$26,30051%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$25,00050%
Equal Justice Initiative$22,00050%
Pine Street Inn Inc$22,00030%
Rosie's Place Inc$21,50050%
International Rescue Committee INC$16,70110%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$15,00040%
Kaycee Senior Housing Inc$14,000511%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$12,50040%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$12,00040%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$12,00040%
The Rye Historical Society$11,35023%
350org$11,00030%
Shelburne Craft School Inc$11,00023%
The Garden Club of America$10,00020%
Coastal Trails Coalition Inc$8,63954%
Trustees of Boston University$7,60030%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$7,22230%
Vermont Day School Inc$6,00021%
Fair Fight Initiative Inc$5,00011%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$5,00010%
Colby-Sawyer College$4,00010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$3,33220%
Rye Free Reading Room$3,10010%
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence$3,00020%
10 Elm Foundation Inc$2,70031%
Boxford Historical Society Inc$2,28453%
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians$2,00021%
Greg Hill Foundation Inc$1,50010%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Circus Up Inc$1,00012%
On Stage Inc$91720%
Sean Perkins Foundation Inc$83611%
Little Free Library$80010%
Operation Smile Inc$61710%
Community Giving Tree Inc$50010%

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($499k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Shethar Foundation Incorporated supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBurke Museum Association: $141,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetChallenge Alaska: $38,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetNational Immigration Law Center: $34,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSt Mark's School of Southborough Inc: $31,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc: $26,300 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $22,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $21,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $16,701 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKaycee Senior Housing Inc: $14,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rye Historical Society: $11,350 over 2y, 3.3% of budget350org: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetShelburne Craft School Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetThe Garden Club of America: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCoastal Trails Coalition Inc: $8,639 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $7,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $7,222 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVermont Day School Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFair Fight Initiative Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColby-Sawyer College: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $3,332 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRye Free Reading Room: $3,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget10 Elm Foundation Inc: $2,700 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetBoxford Historical Society Inc: $2,284 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetBoston Raising Powerful Musicians: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGreg Hill Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCircus Up Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetOn Stage Inc: $917 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSean Perkins Foundation Inc: $836 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLittle Free Library: $800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $617 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Giving Tree Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% 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 40.

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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.

Ge Aerospace FoundationCT15× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Shethar Foundation Incorporated

How much does Shethar Foundation Incorporated give?
Shethar Foundation Incorporated reported 41 grants totaling $394,701 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
What does Shethar Foundation Incorporated fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Religion (26%), Arts & Culture (19%), Education (15%).
Who are Shethar Foundation Incorporated's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Burke Museum Association ($141k), Challenge Alaska ($38k), National Immigration Law Center ($34k).
Does Shethar Foundation Incorporated fund new organizations?
In FY2021, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Shethar Foundation Incorporated accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Shethar Foundation Incorporated?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ge Aerospace Foundation, Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc.
Where is Shethar Foundation Incorporated based?
Shethar Foundation Incorporated 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 76 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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