Massachusetts · Private foundation
The 1156 Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $586k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 27
- Grants FY2025
- 29
- Organizations funded FY2022
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $250,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $840k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bridge Project Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beacon Academy Inc | $155,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Chatham Orpheum Theater Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United South End Settlements | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Stage Harbor Sailing School Inc | $15,917 | 1 | n/a |
| Park School Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the Smith College | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Revelsinc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bridge Project Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beacon Academy Inc | $155,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Chatham Orpheum Theater Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United South End Settlements | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Stage Harbor Sailing School Inc | $15,917 | 1 | n/a |
| Park School Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the Smith College | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Revelsinc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | $2,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Vinfen Corporation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Save the Harborsave the Bay Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Concord Carlisle Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eldredge Public Library Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($570k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The 1156 Foundation 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: Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Fidelity Foundation · The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About The 1156 Foundation
- How much does The 1156 Foundation give?
- The 1156 Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $585,687 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does The 1156 Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (15%), Philanthropy (6%), Arts & Culture (1%).
- Who are The 1156 Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: The Bridge Project Inc ($250k), Beacon Academy Inc ($155k), The Chatham Orpheum Theater Inc ($25k).
- Does The 1156 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 The 1156 Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Fidelity Foundation.
- Where is The 1156 Foundation based?
- The 1156 Foundation is based in MA.
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