Massachusetts · Private foundation
Symes Family Charitable Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $291k
- Granted FY2021
- 2
- Grants FY2021
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $190,872
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $190,872
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations Symes Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | $291k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $191k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $191k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $191k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Boston Stage Company | $190,872 | 1 | 10% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($573k), not named here.
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About Symes Family Charitable Foundation
- How much does Symes Family Charitable Foundation give?
- Symes Family Charitable Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $290,872 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Symes Family Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (88%), Health (12%).
- Who are Symes Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Greater Boston Stage Company ($191k), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc ($100k).
- Does Symes Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Symes Family Charitable 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.
- Where is Symes Family Charitable Foundation based?
- Symes Family Charitable Foundation is based in MA.
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