Massachusetts · Private foundation
The 83 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.
- $949k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2025
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $470,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 24
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 83% of the organizations The 83 Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $949k | 69% |
| FY2024 | 24 | $540k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $449k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neads Inc | $832,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $190,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Morris Animal Foundation | $117,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Association of American Medical Colleges | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Federation for Aging Research Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bluepath Service Dogs Inc | $22,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Puppies Behind Bars Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pro-Choice Arizona | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neads Inc | $832,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $190,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Morris Animal Foundation | $117,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Association of American Medical Colleges | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Federation for Aging Research Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bluepath Service Dogs Inc | $22,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Puppies Behind Bars Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pro-Choice Arizona | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Tor Project Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Girls on the Run serving Maricopa & Pinal Counties | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Internet Archive | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| K9s for Warriors Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seva Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Freedom Service Dogs Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln Land Conservation Trust | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| American Dahlia Society Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Food Project Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Weston Forest and Trail Association Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($412k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The 83 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: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The 83 Foundation
- How much does The 83 Foundation give?
- The 83 Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $949,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 24 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The 83 Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (37%), Environment (24%), Animals (23%).
- Who are The 83 Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Neads Inc ($832k), Conservation Law Foundation Inc ($200k), Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($190k).
- Does The 83 Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The 83 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 83 Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Network for Good.
- Where is The 83 Foundation based?
- The 83 Foundation is based in MA.
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