· 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k11 grants · $28k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $100k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $265k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | $190,000 |
| Jewish Braille Institute | $75,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $25,000 |
| MIT Dept of Chemistry | $25,000 |
| Mattapoisett Land Trust | $20,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | $10,000 |
| Tifereth Israel Congregation | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| BPL Leventhal Map & Education Center | $5,000 |
| New Bedford Art Museum | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $4,000 |
| Revolutionary Spaces | $2,500 |
| Center for Eye Research & Education | $2,500 |
| Buzzards Bay Musicfest | $1,000 |
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 (FY20–26) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 94% 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.
26 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2026, 8 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 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
BUZZARDS BAY COALITION7× · 2020–2026 · $67k · revenue +88%- MLMattapoisett Land Trust Inc7× · 2020–2026 · $52k · revenue +76%
- RSREVOLUTIONARY SPACES INC7× · 2020–2026 · $41k · revenue +71%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2025 · $10k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $5k
- TRTEMPLE REYIMone grant, 2020 · $4k
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.
The mission of the boston athenaeum is to engage all who seek knowledge by making accessible our library's collections and spaces, thereby inspiring reflection, discourse, creative expression, and joy.
The organization celebrates the richness of the jewish experience through film and media. throughout the year, the festival engages and inspires the community to explore the full spectrum of jewish life, values and culture.
Bringing people together for experiences that spark creativity and innovative thinking by making inspiring educational connections among art, history, and natural science.
The Boston Public Library provides educational and cultural enrichment free to all by engaging the public through programming and active spaces, restoring and preserving our history, providing access to borrow from our vast collection of…
The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.
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 Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the…
Overview - founded in boston by pioneering landscape architect and open space visionary charles eliot in 1891, the trustees is the nation's first and the commonwealth's largest conservation and preservation nonprofit.
New england museum association's mission is to connect a community engaged in learning, collaboration, and action to cultivate a better museum world.
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
The greater boston convention and visitors bureau, inc.'s mission is to elevate boston's vibrant neighborhoods and diverse people, amplifying their stories and sharing them locally and across the globe. we deliver exciting and inclusive…
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 32 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 Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc ↗
- Who funds BUZZARDS BAY COALITION ↗
- Who funds Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc ↗
- Who funds REVOLUTIONARY SPACES INC ↗
- Who funds The Forward Association Inc ↗
- Who funds CENTER FOR EYE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE JEWISH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS ↗
- Who funds Art Museum New Bedford Inc ↗
- Who funds BOSTON PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC ↗
- Who funds TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BUZZARDS BAY MUSICFEST INC ↗
- Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds JBI INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
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: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 37% of income from government
- Revolutionary Spaces Inc: 20% of income from government
- Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc: 13% of income from government
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
How this is measured
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