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The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust

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.

$3.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
65
Grants FY2024
63
Organizations funded FY2023
19%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,000,000
Organizations funded a year
37 to 64
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$564k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 19% of the organizations The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyEmploymentEnvironmentOther
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 arriving59$3.9M2%
FY202363$4.9M19%
FY202264$3.5M30%
FY202151$2.9M10%
FY202043$2.0M7%
FY201948$2.2M27%
FY201837$2.6M22%
FY201749$2.3Mn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$19MArts & Culture$6.7MScience & Tech$3.5MYouth Development$383kEmployment$305kReligion$210kHealth$155kHuman Services$113kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
NY
MA
PA
CA
MD
AZ
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Decordova and Dana Museum & Park$4,344,289822%
Concord Academy$2,744,06181%
American Repertory Theatre Co Inc$2,238,77585%
The Fenn School$1,710,04782%
Middlesex School$1,285,00081%
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Inc$310,00070%
Breaktime United Inc$300,00032%
Kerem Shalom Inc$207,0208n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$110,0004n/a
Worcester Public Library$88,7121n/a
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All grantees of The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Decordova and Dana Museum & Park$4,344,289822%
Concord Academy$2,744,06181%
American Repertory Theatre Co Inc$2,238,77585%
The Fenn School$1,710,04782%
Middlesex School$1,285,00081%
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Inc$310,00070%
Breaktime United Inc$300,00032%
Kerem Shalom Inc$207,0208n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$110,0004n/a
Worcester Public Library$88,7121n/a
Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging$35,33329%
Raw Art Works Inc$27,00060%
Project Glimmer$22,50050%
The Trustees of Reservations$20,00020%
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston Inc$18,00060%
Codman Community Farms Inc$15,50031%
Meadowbrook School of Weston Incorporated$14,00050%
Household Goods Inc$12,50030%
Berklee College of Music Inc$12,50060%
International Institute of New England Inc$12,50010%
US Mexico Foundation$10,00010%
American Physical Society$10,00010%
Concord Antiquarian Society D/B/A Concord Museum$8,52580%
Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust$7,50026%
Living City Project Inc$7,50021%
Welcome Home Inc$7,00034%
Lincoln Nursery School Inc$7,00070%
Vinfen Corporation$6,50030%
William James College Inc$6,20170%
WGBH Educational Foundation$6,00020%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$5,60070%
Boston Ballet Inc$5,50070%
The Country Club Employee Education Fund Inc$5,00010%
Northeast Arc Inc$5,00010%
Lyn Stacie Getz Foundation Inc$5,00052%
The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc$5,00010%
Uaspire Inc$5,00010%
Intersection for the Arts$5,00010%
Pine Street Inn Inc$4,85080%
Concord Art Association$4,50050%
The Food Project Inc$4,50080%
Trustees of Boston University$4,50030%
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc$4,5005n/a
American Macular Degeneration Goehring$4,20060%
The Jeannette Rankin Foundation Inc$4,00040%
Beacon Academy Inc$4,00070%
Lincoln Old Town Hall Corporation$3,00031%
New England Deaconess Association$3,00030%
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc$3,00030%
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc$2,50010%
Invest In Girls Inc$2,50011%
Lincoln School Foundation Inc$2,3507n/a
Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance$2,25050%
Girls Incorporated of Boston and Lynn$2,20060%
Robbins House Inc$2,00041%
Kennebunkport Emergency Medical Services Inc$1,80060%
Lincoln Land Conservation Trust$1,75070%
Rosie's Place Inc$1,75070%
Louis T Graves Memorial Public Library$1,65080%
Gaining Ground Inc$1,50030%
Kennebunkport Historical Society$1,10070%
Emerson Health Care Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Global Grassroots$1,00010%
The Renfrew Center Foundation$1,00020%
The Hasty Pudding - Institute of 1770 Inc$1,00010%
Habitat for Humanity York County Maine$90030%
Emerson Umbrella Inc$60030%
George Mark Childrens Fund$50010%
Bay Cove Human Services Inc$30010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($11M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDecordova and Dana Museum & Park: $4,344,289 over 8y, 22% of budgetConcord Academy: $2,744,061 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Repertory Theatre Co Inc: $2,238,775 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetThe Fenn School: $1,710,047 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetMiddlesex School: $1,285,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetGirl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Inc: $310,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetBreaktime United Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetFriends of the Lincoln Council on Aging: $35,333 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetRaw Art Works Inc: $27,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetProject Glimmer: $22,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBig Sister Association of Greater Boston Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCodman Community Farms Inc: $15,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMeadowbrook School of Weston Incorporated: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHousehold Goods Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBerklee College of Music Inc: $12,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Institute of New England Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUS Mexico Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Physical Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConcord Antiquarian Society D/B/A Concord Museum: $8,525 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetKennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust: $7,500 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetLiving City Project Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetWelcome Home Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetLincoln Nursery School Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetVinfen Corporation: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam James College Inc: $6,201 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $5,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Ballet Inc: $5,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Country Club Employee Education Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNortheast Arc Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLyn Stacie Getz Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetThe Institute of Contemporary Art Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUaspire Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIntersection for the Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $4,850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetConcord Art Association: $4,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Food Project Inc: $4,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Macular Degeneration Goehring: $4,200 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Jeannette Rankin Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBeacon Academy Inc: $4,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Old Town Hall Corporation: $3,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetNew England Deaconess Association: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInvest In Girls Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMassachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance: $2,250 over 5y, 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 65.

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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 IncMA41× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Fidelity Foundation · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Citizens Charitable Foundation · The Jaket Foundation · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation · Pobble Stone Foundation · Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc

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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About The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust

How much does The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust give?
The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust reported 65 grants totaling $3,932,281 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 64 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (62%), Arts & Culture (22%), Science & Tech (11%).
Who are The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Decordova and Dana Museum & Park ($4.3M), Concord Academy ($2.7M), American Repertory Theatre Co Inc ($2.2M).
Does The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust 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 Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation.
Where is The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust based?
The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust 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 112 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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