Delaware · Private foundation
The Foster Family 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.
- $182k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 29
- Grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.5M
- 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, FY2024 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | $77,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bowdoin College | $65,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Ocean Park Association | $47,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Town of Belmont | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grub Street Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $1,155 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | $77,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bowdoin College | $65,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Ocean Park Association | $47,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Town of Belmont | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grub Street Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $1,155 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Belmont News Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Belmont Public Library Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Arlington Boys & Girls Club Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Transition House Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $315 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | $155 | 1 | 0% |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($2k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Foster Family 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 · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Foster Family Foundation
- How much does The Foster Family Foundation give?
- The Foster Family Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $181,760 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does The Foster Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (52%), Environment (26%), Community Improvement (17%).
- Who are The Foster Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Lexington Montessori School Inc ($77k), Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc ($70k), Bowdoin College ($66k).
- Does The Foster Family 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 Foster Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Foster Family Foundation based?
- The Foster Family Foundation is based in DE.
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