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Massachusetts · Public charity

The Philanthropy Connection Inc

The Philanthropy Connections mission is to inspire, teach, and enable women to engage in collective philanthropy, in order to provide grants to charitable organizations that improve the quality of life for low-resource individuals and families living in Massachusetts.

$250k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
10
Grants FY2024
10
Organizations funded FY2023
60%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$515k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 60% of the organizations The Philanthropy Connection Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 60% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k 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
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionCrime & LegalEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving10$250k40%
FY202310$250k60%
FY202210$275k60%
FY202110$250k30%
FY202010$250k90%
FY201910$250k80%
FY201810$250k80%
FY201723$259kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$526kYouth Development$377kCrime & Legal$302kFood & Nutrition$176kEducation$127kEmployment$125kCivil Rights$100kEnvironment$100kOther$0

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
Dignity Matters Inc$100,00043%
RIA Inc$75,00025%
Project Citizenship Inc$75,00032%
Young Man With a Plan Inc$75,00031%
Neighbors in Need Inc$75,00034%
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc$75,00032%
Friends of the Children - Boston Inc$50,00022%
School on Wheels of Massachusetts Inc$50,00023%
Women's Educational Center Inc Cambridge Women's Center$50,000211%
Justice at Work Inc$50,00026%
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All grantees of The Philanthropy Connection Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dignity Matters Inc$100,00043%
RIA Inc$75,00025%
Project Citizenship Inc$75,00032%
Young Man With a Plan Inc$75,00031%
Neighbors in Need Inc$75,00034%
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc$75,00032%
Friends of the Children - Boston Inc$50,00022%
School on Wheels of Massachusetts Inc$50,00023%
Women's Educational Center Inc Cambridge Women's Center$50,000211%
Justice at Work Inc$50,00026%
Boston Food Forest Coalition$50,00021%
Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice$50,00024%
Boston Education Skills & Training Corp$50,00022%
RESPOND Inc$50,00021%
Greenroots Inc$50,00021%
Resilient Coders Inc$50,00023%
Fathers Uplift Incorporated$50,00022%
Women's Money Matters Inc$50,00026%
Political Asylumimmigration Representation Project Inc$26,00013%
Mill City Grows Inc$25,57721%
Enroot Inc$25,57723%
Partners for Youth With Disabilities Inc$25,00011%
Health Care Without Walls Inc$25,00014%
Food Link Inc$25,00011%
La Colaborativa Inc$25,00011%
Rise Above Foundation Inc$25,00013%
Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center$25,00012%
De Novo Center for Justice and Healing$25,00011%
Bread & Roses Housing Inc$25,00012%
Immigrant Family Services Institute Inc$25,00011%
Partakers Inc$25,00017%
Project Citizenship$25,0001n/a
Adolescent Consultation Services Inc$25,00012%
Boston Area Gleaners Inc$25,00014%
Cambridge Camping Association Inc$25,00013%
Y2Y Network$25,0001n/a
Boston Higher Education Resource Center$25,0001n/a
One Can Help Inc$25,00014%
Friendshipworks Inc$25,00012%
Communities for Restorative Justice Inc$25,00015%
Mothers for Justice and Equality Inc$25,00011%
Leap Self-Defense Inc$25,00015%
The Urban Food Initiative Inc$25,00011%
Mujeres Unidas Avanzando Inc$25,00011%
Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice Inc$25,00019%
Urban Revival Inc$25,00011%
The Wily Network$25,0001n/a
Root Ns Inc$25,00011%
Latino STEM Alliance$25,0001n/a
Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Inc$25,00014%
Doc Wayne Inc$25,00013%
Minds Matter of Boston Inc$25,00012%
Apprentice Learning Inc$25,00012%
Science Club for Girls Inc$25,00013%
Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corp$25,00012%
Boston Casa Inc$25,00014%
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc$57710%
Congregacion Leon de Juda$5771n/a
The Urban Farming Institute of Bostoninc$5771n/a
The Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center Inc$57710%
Beyond Soccer Inc$57710%
Julies Family Learning Program Inc$57710%
Innercity Weightlifting Inc$57710%
Metrowest Legal Services Inc$57710%
WriteBoston Inc$57710%
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell Inc$57710%
Zumix Inc$57610%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Philanthropy Connection Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDignity Matters Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetRIA Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetProject Citizenship Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetYoung Man With a Plan Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetNeighbors in Need Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetMassachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetFriends of the Children - Boston Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetSchool on Wheels of Massachusetts Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetWomen's Educational Center Inc Cambridge Women's Center: $50,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetJustice at Work Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetBoston Food Forest Coalition: $50,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMabel Center for Immigrant Justice: $50,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetBoston Education Skills & Training Corp: $50,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetRESPOND Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGreenroots Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetResilient Coders Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetFathers Uplift Incorporated: $50,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetWomen's Money Matters Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetPolitical Asylumimmigration Representation Project Inc: $26,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetMill City Grows Inc: $25,577 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetEnroot Inc: $25,577 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetPartners for Youth With Disabilities Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHealth Care Without Walls Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetFood Link Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLa Colaborativa Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRise Above Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Assistance Center: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetDe Novo Center for Justice and Healing: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBread & Roses Housing Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetImmigrant Family Services Institute Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPartakers Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetAdolescent Consultation Services Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBoston Area Gleaners Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetCambridge Camping Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetOne Can Help Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetFriendshipworks Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCommunities for Restorative Justice Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetMothers for Justice and Equality Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetLeap Self-Defense Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetThe Urban Food Initiative Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMujeres Unidas Avanzando Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetStudent Clinic for Immigrant Justice Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetUrban Revival Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRoot Ns Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetLawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetDoc Wayne Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetMinds Matter of Boston Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetApprentice Learning Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.1% 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 60.

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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.

Cummings Foundation G…Boston Foundation IncEastern Bank Foundati…Liberty Mutual Founda…Bushrod H Campbell & …The Cabot Family Char…Rockland Trust Charit…George H & Jane a Mif…Agnes M Lindsay TrustUnited Way Of Massach…Combined Jewish Phila…Adelard & Valeda Roy …
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)MA104.6× affinity52 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund · The Cabot Family Charitable Trust · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation

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 Philanthropy Connection Inc

How much does The Philanthropy Connection Inc give?
The Philanthropy Connection Inc reported 10 grants totaling $250,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Philanthropy Connection Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (26%), Youth Development (19%), Crime & Legal (15%).
Who are The Philanthropy Connection Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Dignity Matters Inc ($100k), RIA Inc ($75k), Project Citizenship Inc ($75k).
Does The Philanthropy Connection Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Philanthropy Connection Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc), Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation.
Where is The Philanthropy Connection Inc based?
The Philanthropy Connection Inc 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 67 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 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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