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The Albright 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.

$609k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2024
26
Organizations funded FY2023
46%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Read this first · the figures below need context

88% of The Albright Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2024, the last year The Albright Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 17 organizations, $609k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

41
’17
41
’18
40
’19
41
’20
48
’21
19
’22
14
’23
17
’24
2
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2024
$250
Largest grant, FY2024
$471,628
Organizations funded a year
26 to 88
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 46% of the organizations The Albright Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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
EducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving31$484k26%
FY202326$8k46%
FY202237$28k8%
FY202188$198k33%
FY202073$102k14%
FY201971$96k14%
FY201867$32k9%
FY201771$65kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$816kEducation$250kEnvironment$64kHealth$58kRecreation & Sports$40kArts & Culture$34kReligion$17kHuman Services$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
NY
MA
OH
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Winsor School$56,00050%
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc$31,50050%
Park School Corporation$26,00030%
Milton Academy$25,50020%
The Trustees of Reservations$24,60060%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$17,00020%
Brandegee Charitable Foundation$13,00031%
The Carroll School$12,50030%
The Epiphany School Inc$10,50050%
Church of the Redeemer$9,8508n/a
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All grantees of The Albright Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Winsor School$56,00050%
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc$31,50050%
Park School Corporation$26,00030%
Milton Academy$25,50020%
The Trustees of Reservations$24,60060%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$17,00020%
Brandegee Charitable Foundation$13,00031%
The Carroll School$12,50030%
The Epiphany School Inc$10,50050%
Church of the Redeemer$9,8508n/a
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc$8,25050%
Brookline Greenspace Alliance Inc$7,500416%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$7,00020%
Sherrill House Inc$6,25050%
The Islesboro Pre-School$5,75051%
Islesboro Community Fund$5,60031%
Holderness School$5,00020%
Children's Hospital Corporation$5,00010%
Mothers Out Front Inc$4,75040%
Shady Hill School$4,00020%
Courageous Parents Networkinc$4,00020%
Islesboro Community Center$3,85041%
Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc Dba the Brookline Center$3,50010%
152 Commonwealth Foundation Inc$3,25042%
The Garden Conservancy Inc$3,00020%
Noble and Greenough School$3,00010%
The Skating Club of Boston$3,00010%
Dedham Country Day School$2,50010%
Rosie's Place Inc$2,12550%
Rogerson Communities Inc$2,00010%
The Beacon Project$1,75020%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$1,75070%
Pine Street Inn Inc$1,55080%
Irish Cultural Centre Inc$1,5001n/a
American Fund for Emmanuel$1,50010%
Arboretum Park Conservancy Inc$1,50054%
School for Field Studies Inc$1,50060%
Maine Farmland Trust$1,40070%
Charles River Conservancy Inc$1,35050%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$1,30040%
The Vincent Club Inc$1,25050%
Slide Ranch$1,00010%
Town of Islesboro$1,0001n/a
Vermont Land Trust Inc$1,00040%
Steppingstone Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Islesboro Ambulance Association$95071%
Trustees of Boston University$90080%
Islesboro Affordable Property$80080%
Brookline Music School Inc$75080%
Italian Home for Children Inc$70050%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$70040%
Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation$60060%
Boston Children's Chorus Inc$5502n/a
Friends of Fairsted$50050%
Steps to Success Inc$50010%
Judge Baker Children's Center$50010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$50010%
The Brookline Library Foundation Inc$45030%
Big Tree Boating Association$40050%
The Preservation Society of Newport County$40040%
Native Plant Trust Inc$30040%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$30030%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$25550%
Rogerson House Inc$25010%
Harvard Magazine Inc$25050%
The Williston Northampton School$25040%
AARP Foundation$20010%
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$20010%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$20040%
Charles River Watershed Association Inc$20040%
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$15010%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$15010%
American Horticultural Society$10530%
National Wildlife Federation$10010%
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$10010%
Rodman For Kids Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 75 recipients with no EIN on record ($667k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Albright Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Winsor School: $56,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEmerald Necklace Conservancy Inc: $31,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetPark School Corporation: $26,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMilton Academy: $25,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $24,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrandegee Charitable Foundation: $13,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetThe Carroll School: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Epiphany School Inc: $10,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc: $8,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBrookline Greenspace Alliance Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 16% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSherrill House Inc: $6,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Islesboro Pre-School: $5,750 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetIslesboro Community Fund: $5,600 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetHolderness School: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMothers Out Front Inc: $4,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetShady Hill School: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCourageous Parents Networkinc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIslesboro Community Center: $3,850 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetBrookline Community Mental Health Center Inc Dba the Brookline Center: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget152 Commonwealth Foundation Inc: $3,250 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetThe Garden Conservancy Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNoble and Greenough School: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Skating Club of Boston: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDedham Country Day School: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $2,125 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRogerson Communities Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Beacon Project: $1,750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $1,550 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Fund for Emmanuel: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArboretum Park Conservancy Inc: $1,500 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetSchool for Field Studies Inc: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Farmland Trust: $1,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCharles River Conservancy Inc: $1,350 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society Inc: $1,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vincent Club Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSlide Ranch: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVermont Land Trust Inc: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSteppingstone Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIslesboro Ambulance Association: $950 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetIslesboro Affordable Property: $800 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBrookline Music School Inc: $750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetItalian Home for Children Inc: $700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $700 over 4y, 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 72.

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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 IncMA36.8× affinity21 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation · Palace Head Foundation Inc · Windhover Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · Fidelity Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust · Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust · Lois Chiles Foundation · Stevenson Family Charitable Trust · Alchemy 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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How do I get to The Albright Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Albright 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 The Albright Foundation

How much does The Albright Foundation give?
The Albright Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $608,728 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 88 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Albright Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (61%), Education (19%), Environment (5%).
Who are The Albright Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Winsor School ($56k), Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc ($32k), Park School Corporation ($26k).
Does The Albright Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Albright 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 Albright Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation, Palace Head Foundation Inc.
Where is The Albright Foundation based?
The Albright 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 155 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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