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Stifler Family 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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
93
Grants FY2024
72
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$350,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 96
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$48M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations Stifler Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $376k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EnvironmentArts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementHealthHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving91$944k44%
FY202372$995k57%
FY202296$3.9M30%
FY202187$2.6M77%
FY202035$2.1Mn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$7.6MEnvironment$1.6MEducation$622kPublic Benefit$352kYouth Development$87kCrime & Legal$59kCommunity Improvement$55kHealth$47kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
WI
MI
NY
MA
SD
NJ
CA
CO
KY
VA
MD
DC
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 125 grantees
All grantees of Stifler Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Maine Mineral and Gem Museum$1,845,33122%
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$600,00020%
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments$350,00016%
The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc$168,50021%
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc$150,00013%
Wareham Land Trust Inc$105,296424%
Gilman School Incorporated$100,00040%
Northern Forest Center Inc$77,50041%
Buzzards Bay Coalition$70,00020%
Calvert School Incorporated$66,00040%
Calculus Project Inc$44,25055%
Bedlam Inc$42,00042%
Strategies for Youth$41,37924%
Pioneer Institute Inc$40,00030%
Social Innovation Forum Inc$40,00031%
Earthjustice$25,00030%
Land Trust Alliance Inc$22,50040%
New Beginnings Reentry Services Inc$22,00022%
American Youth Table Tennis Orginc$20,00029%
Central Square Theater Inc$15,75031%
New Learning Journey Inc$15,00031%
Courageous Parents Networkinc$14,50032%
Maine Farmland Trust$13,00040%
Maine Tree Foundation$12,50050%
Bethel Historical Society$11,00028%
National Center of Afro American Artists$10,00011%
Citizens for Juvenile Justice Inc$10,00011%
The Urban Farming Institute of Bostoninc$8,50040%
Forest Society of Maine$8,50030%
Institute for Justice$8,50050%
The Lenny Zakim Fund$8,00050%
Partners for Youth With Disabilities Inc$7,00030%
Tree Street Youth Inc$6,50050%
Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc$6,00020%
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation$5,20050%
Save Our Streets-Boston$5,000156%
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc$5,00010%
Homeless Empowerment Project Inc$5,00018%
Avian Haven$5,00011%
The Center for the Arts at the Armory Inc$5,00011%
Oglala Lakota College$5,00010%
Gould Academy$5,00010%
RIA Inc$5,00010%
Lakes Environmental Association$4,50050%
UTEC Inc$4,50040%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$4,00040%
Boston Rescue Mission Inc$4,00040%
The Marion Institute Inc$4,00030%
Charity Navigator$4,00030%
Albany Improvement Association$4,0002n/a
The Winsor School$3,50050%
The Trust for Public Land$3,50020%
Wildlands Trust Inc$3,00030%
Friends of the Earth$3,00020%
Pine Street Inn Inc$3,00020%
The Deerwood Foundation Inc$3,00021%
Bethel Library Association$3,00022%
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$3,00030%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$3,00030%
Defend Our Health$2,50010%
Society for Science & the Public$2,50030%
Maine Environmental Education Association$2,50010%
Bethel Area Arts & Music$2,50013%
Stgeorge Community Development Corp$2,50010%
Round the Bend Farm Inc$2,50020%
Actor's Gang Inc$2,16010%
University of the Cumberlands Inc$2,00020%
Project Opportunity Inc$2,00012%
Third Sector New England Inc$2,00020%
River Network$2,00020%
Waterford Historical Society$2,0002n/a
Partakers Inc$2,00010%
Oxford Hills Community Gardens$2,00021%
Community Lakes Association$2,0002n/a
The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts Inc$2,00020%
Innercity Weightlifting Inc$2,00010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$2,00020%
Live and Let Live Farm Inc$2,00020%
Norway Historical Society$1,5002n/a
Ashoka$1,50010%
The Meteoritical Society$1,50010%
Trustees of Boston University$1,50020%
Center for Whole Communities Inc$1,50010%
National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc$1,50010%
Girls Inc of Greater Pittsburgh$1,50010%
Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc$1,00010%
Shelter Music Boston Inc$1,00010%
National Wildlife Federation$1,00010%
Ellie Fund Inc$1,00010%
Lucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust Inc$1,00010%
Westport River Watershed Alliance Inc$1,00010%
Center for Inquiry Inc$1,00010%
Water Compass Inc$1,00011%
American Indian College Fund$1,00010%
Parents for Peace$1,00010%
Women's Lunch Place Inc$1,00010%
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc$1,00010%
Family Promise Metrowest Inc$1,00010%
Stoneham Rescue Service Inc$1,00011%
Social Capital Inc$1,00010%
Lupus Foundation of America Inc$1,00010%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$1,00010%
Tenacity Inc$1,00010%
Community Music Center of Boston Inc$1,00010%
Appalachian Mountain Club$1,00010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,00010%
Open Space Institute Inc$1,00010%
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Inc$1,00010%
Arts Wayland Foundation Inc$1,00012%
Samaritans Inc$1,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00010%
Hospitality Homes Inc$1,00010%
The Wily Network$1,00010%
American Forests$1,00010%
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children$1,00010%
Young Man With a Plan Inc$1,0001n/a
Boston Casa Inc$1,00010%
The Wareham Library Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Pro Publica Inc$1,00010%
Our Sisters School$1,00010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$50010%
Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation$25010%
The Chronicle of Philanthropy$17010%
Smithsonian Institution$15010%
American Museum of Natural History$13910%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 87 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Stifler Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 120 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMaine Mineral and Gem Museum: $1,845,331 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation: $600,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAndroscoggin Valley Council of Governments: $350,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetThe Celebrity Series of Boston Inc: $168,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCoolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetWareham Land Trust Inc: $105,296 over 4y, 24% of budgetGilman School Incorporated: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Forest Center Inc: $77,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetBuzzards Bay Coalition: $70,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCalvert School Incorporated: $66,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCalculus Project Inc: $44,250 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetBedlam Inc: $42,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetStrategies for Youth: $41,379 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetPioneer Institute Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSocial Innovation Forum Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetEarthjustice: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLand Trust Alliance Inc: $22,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew Beginnings Reentry Services Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetAmerican Youth Table Tennis Orginc: $20,000 over 2y, 9.4% of budgetCentral Square Theater Inc: $15,750 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetNew Learning Journey Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetCourageous Parents Networkinc: $14,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMaine Farmland Trust: $13,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Tree Foundation: $12,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBethel Historical Society: $11,000 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetNational Center of Afro American Artists: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCitizens for Juvenile Justice Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Urban Farming Institute of Bostoninc: $8,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetForest Society of Maine: $8,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetInstitute for Justice: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lenny Zakim Fund: $8,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPartners for Youth With Disabilities Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTree Street Youth Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMahoosuc Land Trust Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSave Our Streets-Boston: $5,000 over 1y, 56% of budgetPlanned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHomeless Empowerment Project Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetAvian Haven: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Center for the Arts at the Armory Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOglala Lakota College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGould Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIA Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLakes Environmental Association: $4,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUTEC Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Rescue Mission Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marion Institute Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% 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 120.

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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 IncMA47.3× affinity34 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 · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · The Cabot Family Charitable Trust · Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund · Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries

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.

Compare Stifler Family Foundation with peer funders

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Find your warmest path to Stifler Family 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 Stifler Family Foundation

How much does Stifler Family Foundation give?
Stifler Family Foundation reported 93 grants totaling $1,020,105 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 96 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Stifler Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (70%), Environment (15%), Education (6%).
Who are Stifler Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Maine Mineral and Gem Museum ($1.8M), The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation ($600k), Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments ($350k).
Does Stifler Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Stifler Family 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 Stifler Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc).
Where is Stifler Family Foundation based?
Stifler Family 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 214 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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