Massachusetts · Private foundation
The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $393k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 19
- Grants FY2026
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $190,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 22
- FY2020 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 3
- Total assets, FY2026
- $4.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 5% of the organizations The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 18 | $203k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 21 | $181k | 5% |
| FY2024 | 20 | $84k | 5% |
| FY2023 | 22 | $100k | 14% |
| FY2022 | 20 | $131k | 30% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $112k | 6% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $125k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | $66,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc | $52,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Tifereth Israel Congregation | $41,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Revolutionary Spaces Inc | $41,000 | 7 | 0% |
| The Forward Association Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Center for Eye Research and Education Inc | $17,500 | 7 | 3% |
| The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts | $16,797 | 3 | 1% |
| Art Museum New Bedford Inc | $16,150 | 7 | 0% |
| Congregation Jeshuat Israel | $8,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Boston Preservation Alliance Inc | $7,000 | 7 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | $66,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc | $52,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Tifereth Israel Congregation | $41,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Revolutionary Spaces Inc | $41,000 | 7 | 0% |
| The Forward Association Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Center for Eye Research and Education Inc | $17,500 | 7 | 3% |
| The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts | $16,797 | 3 | 1% |
| Art Museum New Bedford Inc | $16,150 | 7 | 0% |
| Congregation Jeshuat Israel | $8,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Boston Preservation Alliance Inc | $7,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Temple Reyim | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Touro Synagogue Foundation | $3,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Buzzards Bay Musicfest Inc | $3,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Jbi International Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Music Company Orchestra Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($627k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn 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.
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How this is measured
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About The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation
- How much does The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation give?
- The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $393,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 22 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2025.
- What does The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2026, its largest causes are Philanthropy (56%), Religion (15%), Science & Tech (13%).
- Who are The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2026: Buzzards Bay Coalition ($67k), Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc ($52k), Tifereth Israel Congregation ($41k).
- Does The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn 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 Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation based?
- The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation is based in MA.
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