· Private foundation
The Fannie Cox 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k7 grants · $29k
- $10k–50k7 grants · $157k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
- $250k+1 grant · $1.6M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FRIENDS' CENTRAL SCHOOL | $1,626,020 |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | $100,000 |
| BOSTON LYRIC OPERA | $50,000 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | $25,000 |
| THE BARNSTORMERS INC | $25,000 |
| AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER | $25,000 |
| THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE | $25,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - BOSTON | $21,500 |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION | $20,000 |
| FCS-SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAM | $15,600 |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | $5,000 |
| HARVARD COLLEGE FUND | $5,000 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH COMMUNITY FUND | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM | $5,000 |
| BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATES | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 82% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.
31 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CHCOMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM8× · 2017–2024 · $7.5M · revenue +93%
HUNTINGTON THEATRE CO INC7× · 2017–2024 · $455k · revenue +139%
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY8× · 2017–2024 · $310k · revenue +94%
Funded once
- MIMCGOVERN INSTITUTE FOR BRAINone grant, 2022 · $200k
- HHARVARDone grant, 2017 · $120k
- FFFCS-DAVID FELSON SCHOLARSHIPone grant, 2019 · $31k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
The metropolitan museum of art collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art across all times and cultures in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.
The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).
Bard college seeks to provide a challenging academic program and a supportive environment that fosters a collaborative interchange of ideas in the classroom as well as ambition to achieve excellence.
We believe opera is a uniquely compelling, entertaining and emotionally thrilling art form. our mission is to bring together growing audiences to experience opera's transformative power.
Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…
Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…
The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
How this is measured
19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds HUNTINGTON THEATRE CO INC ↗
- Who funds BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY ↗
- Who funds BARNSTORMERS INC ↗
- Who funds Metropolitan Opera Association Inc ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ↗
- Who funds BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
- Who funds Lyric Stage Company of Boston Inc ↗
- Who funds THE CLUBHOUSE NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds SOUTHBOROUGH OPEN LAND FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ↗
- Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds DANA-FARBER INC ↗
- Who funds THE SOUTHBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETYINC ↗
- Who funds THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR II INC ↗
- Who funds MOTHER BROOK ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
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: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Fannie Cox Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Fannie Cox Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
- Huntington Theatre Co Inc: 4% of income from government
- Boston Lyric Opera Company: 3% of income from government
- Trustees of Clark University: 2% of income from government
- New England Conservatory of Music: 1% of income from government
- The Clubhouse Network Inc: 1% of income from government
- Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
- Museum of Science: 0% of income from government
- American Repertory Theatre Co Inc: 0% of income from government
- Museum of Fine Arts: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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