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Stevenson Family Charitable 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.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
89
Grants FY2024
82
Organizations funded FY2023
24%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
42 to 89
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$8.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 24% of the organizations Stevenson Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $230k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentCivil 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 arriving82$1.8M11%
FY202382$683k24%
FY202242$927k29%
FY202162$294k18%
FY202074$333k18%
FY201974$390k8%
FY201889$733k27%
FY201784$532kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.2MPhilanthropy$1.1MEducation$948kScience & Tech$938kArts & Culture$912kEnvironment$260kEmployment$187kPublic Benefit$65kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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
Mount Auburn Hospital$920,50080%
Trustees of Boston University$474,46060%
Smithsonian Institution$470,00070%
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc$373,10051%
Museum of Science$275,53880%
Summer Search$183,00070%
One League Global Scholarship Fund$100,000143%
Boston Ballet Inc$100,00040%
Upstream USA Inc$100,00010%
Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc$80,00081%
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All grantees of Stevenson Family Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mount Auburn Hospital$920,50080%
Trustees of Boston University$474,46060%
Smithsonian Institution$470,00070%
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc$373,10051%
Museum of Science$275,53880%
Summer Search$183,00070%
One League Global Scholarship Fund$100,000143%
Boston Ballet Inc$100,00040%
Upstream USA Inc$100,00010%
Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc$80,00081%
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc$75,00022%
Focused Ultrasound Foundation$70,00070%
New England Forestry Foundation Inc$51,70061%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$50,00070%
The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc$50,00012%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$40,00080%
Old Dartmouth Historical Society$34,00070%
Cambridge Center for Adult Education$30,63070%
Bike Hub$25,00028%
Proctor Academy$25,00010%
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc$22,85060%
The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc$20,00030%
Burr & Burton Seminary$20,00060%
Belmont Day School Inc$20,00010%
Northwood School$20,00020%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$19,0007n/a
The Trustees of Reservations$17,50070%
From the Top Inc$17,00050%
The Campaign School Inc$15,00022%
New Bedford Light$15,00031%
Olympus Development Foundation Inc$15,00043%
Lloyd Center for the Environment Inc$11,00031%
Bowdoin College$10,00020%
New England Conservatory of Music$10,00020%
Npr Foundation$10,0001n/a
ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Inc$7,85020%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$7,50070%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$6,75070%
Pioneer Institute Inc$6,35060%
The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc$6,00020%
Our Sisters School$6,00060%
The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum Inc$5,71561%
Laurel House$5,00010%
Abilis Inc$5,00010%
Friends of the Bradley$5,0001n/a
Year Up Inc$4,20040%
The Wilderness Society$4,05040%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$4,00040%
American Repertory Theatre Co Inc$3,70010%
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust Inc$3,50070%
New England Aquarium Corporation$3,25070%
Pine Cobble School Incorporated$3,00030%
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery$3,00030%
Young Men's Christian Association Southcoast Inc$3,00030%
The Hestia Fund$2,87542%
Southcoast Health System Inc$2,85560%
Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc$2,75080%
The Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc$2,70020%
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc$2,65060%
Westport River Watershed Alliance Inc$2,50080%
Associates of Boston Public Library Inc$2,50060%
Alma del Mar Foundation Inc$2,50030%
WGBH Educational Foundation$2,40010%
Native Plant Trust Inc$2,33070%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$2,25080%
Adolescent Consultation Services Inc$2,00020%
Afs-Usa Inc$2,00020%
Womens Fund Southcoast Inc$2,00020%
Crosscut Mountain Sports Center$2,00010%
Boston Book Festival Inc$2,0002n/a
League of Conservation Voters Inc$1,75030%
Bethel Historical Society$1,75070%
Cambridge Public Library Foundation Inc$1,75070%
National Geographic Society$1,65070%
Kipp Massachusetts Inc$1,50030%
Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc$1,50050%
Horizons for Homeless Children$1,35060%
The Art Connection Inc$1,3503n/a
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$1,25040%
Rogerson Communities Inc$1,23020%
American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia$1,00020%
Dragonheart Vermont Inc$1,00010%
152 Commonwealth Foundation Inc$1,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00040%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$1,00010%
Riverside Community Care Inc$1,00010%
Buzzards Bay Musicfest Inc$1,00011%
Friends of the High Line Inc$1,00010%
Youth Design Inc$1,00011%
Boston Dance Alliance Inc$1,00010%
The Cambridge Homes$1,00040%
Society for the Preservation of New Engl$92560%
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc$85040%
Silk Road Project Inc$75030%
Charles River Conservancy Inc$75020%
The Trust for Public Land$60060%
AARP Foundation$60060%
Island Press$55020%
J Street Education Fund Inc$50010%
Families First Parenting Program Inc$50020%
Harvard Magazine Inc$40070%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$35020%
The Cambridge Historical Society$34530%
The Fenn School$25010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$25010%
By Kids Inc$25010%
Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc$25010%
Courageous Parents Networkinc$2501n/a
Compassion & Choices$20020%
Boston Public Library Fund Inc$20020%
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$15030%
Maine Maritime Museum$15010%
Feeding America$10010%
National Alopecia Areata Foundation$1001n/a
Winsor Music Inc$10010%
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc$10010%
National Audubon Society Inc$7530%
Community Servings Inc$5010%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$3510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 60 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Stevenson Family Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 112 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMount Auburn Hospital: $920,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $474,460 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $470,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc: $373,100 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetMuseum of Science: $275,538 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSummer Search: $183,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetOne League Global Scholarship Fund: $100,000 over 1y, 43% of budgetBoston Ballet Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUpstream USA Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSudbury Valley Trustees Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMassachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetFocused Ultrasound Foundation: $70,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Forestry Foundation Inc: $51,700 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $50,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFacing History & Ourselves Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOld Dartmouth Historical Society: $34,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCambridge Center for Adult Education: $30,630 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetBike Hub: $25,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetProctor Academy: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoston Symphony Orchestra Inc: $22,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Institute of Contemporary Art Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBurr & Burton Seminary: $20,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBelmont Day School Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwood School: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $17,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFrom the Top Inc: $17,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Campaign School Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetNew Bedford Light: $15,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetOlympus Development Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetLloyd Center for the Environment Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBowdoin College: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew England Conservatory of Music: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Inc: $7,850 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $7,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $6,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPioneer Institute Inc: $6,350 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOur Sisters School: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Max Warburg Courage Curriculum Inc: $5,715 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetLaurel House: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAbilis Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYear Up Inc: $4,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $4,050 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Repertory Theatre Co Inc: $3,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDartmouth Natural Resources Trust Inc: $3,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Aquarium Corporation: $3,250 over 7y, 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 112.

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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 IncMA53.2× affinity36 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 · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Alchemy Foundation · Alvord Family Foundation · The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · Fidelity Foundation · Barr Foundation · Eastern Cambridge Foundation · Middlecott Foundation · Arbella Insurance 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 Stevenson Family Charitable Trust

How much does Stevenson Family Charitable Trust give?
Stevenson Family Charitable Trust reported 89 grants totaling $1,822,450 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 89 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Stevenson Family Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (20%), Philanthropy (19%), Education (16%).
Who are Stevenson Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mount Auburn Hospital ($921k), Trustees of Boston University ($474k), Smithsonian Institution ($470k).
Does Stevenson Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Stevenson Family Charitable 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 Stevenson Family Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc.
Where is Stevenson Family Charitable Trust based?
Stevenson Family Charitable 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 187 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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