Massachusetts · Private foundation
The Lost and Foundation Inc
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $766k
- Granted FY2018
- 18
- Grants FY2018
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $478,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 28
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 3
- Total assets, FY2018
- $13k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 56% of the organizations The Lost and Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 16 | $766k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $819k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $1,001,150 | 2 | 1% |
| From the Top Inc | $129,750 | 2 | 4% |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $62,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Stonehill College Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Prospect Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Judge Baker Children's Center | $9,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Terezin Music Foundation Inc | $8,212 | 1 | n/a |
| The Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wamc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $1,001,150 | 2 | 1% |
| From the Top Inc | $129,750 | 2 | 4% |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc | $120,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $62,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Stonehill College Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Prospect Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Judge Baker Children's Center | $9,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Terezin Music Foundation Inc | $8,212 | 1 | n/a |
| The Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wamc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $2,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Fenway Alliance Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Bidwell House Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boston Children's Chorus Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Esplanade Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Spinal Association Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| 18 Degrees Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($165k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lost and Foundation Inc 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 · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Klarman Family Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Richard K Lubin Family Foundation · The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation · Yawkey Foundation II · Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust · Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc · Barr Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Ford Foundation
How this is measured
About The Lost and Foundation Inc
- How much does The Lost and Foundation Inc give?
- The Lost and Foundation Inc reported 18 grants totaling $766,197 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Lost and Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (86%), Education (11%), Health (1%).
- Who are The Lost and Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc ($1.0M), From the Top Inc ($130k), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc ($120k).
- Does The Lost and Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lost and Foundation Inc 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 Lost and Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Ge Aerospace Foundation, The Klarman Family Foundation.
- Where is The Lost and Foundation Inc based?
- The Lost and Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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