Massachusetts · Private foundation
The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $17k
- Granted FY2019
- 11
- Grants FY2019
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 55%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
65% of The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $17k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 55% of the organizations The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 11 | $17k | 55% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $13k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $13k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge in America | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Groton School | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Laurel School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Ignatius High School of Cleveland | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Manhattanville University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Liturgical Music Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $300 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge in America | $12,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Groton School | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Laurel School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Ignatius High School of Cleveland | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Manhattanville University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Liturgical Music Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Beaumont School | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Historical Society | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum | $75 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Silvermansutherland Family 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.
Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation with peer funders
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About The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation
- How much does The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation give?
- The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $17,050 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (73%), Philanthropy (21%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Cambridge in America ($12k), Groton School ($10k), The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc ($3k).
- Does The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 55% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Silvermansutherland Family 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 Silvermansutherland Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pfizer Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation based?
- The Silvermansutherland Family Foundation is based in MA.
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