Connecticut · Private foundation
United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $455k
- Granted FY2019
- 67
- Grants FY2019
- 67
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 45%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of Western Massachusetts, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc named its own grantees at scale: 47 organizations, $455k. 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
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $65,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 67 to 92
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 45% of the organizations United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k 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 | 67 | $455k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 92 | $328k | 61% |
| FY2017 | 74 | $141k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Way Finders Inc | $73,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Springfield Museums Corporation | $62,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Sisters of Providence Health System Inc | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bay Path University | $55,625 | 3 | 0% |
| Girls Inc of the Valley | $32,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Springfield Operations Ecs Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| YMCA of Greater Springfield Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield Inc | $21,725 | 3 | n/a |
| Worcester Art Museum | $17,575 | 3 | 0% |
| Baystate Health Foundation Inc | $17,500 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 108 grantees
Plus 52 recipients with no EIN on record ($178k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 85 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 Beveridge Family Foundation · Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation Inc · The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation · Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc · Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation · Peoples United Community Foundation · Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc · Massmutual Foundation Inc · Ruth H & Warren a Ellsworth Foundation · The George I Alden Trust · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc with peer funders
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About United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc
- How much does United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc give?
- United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc reported 67 grants totaling $455,013 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 67 and 92 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Education (4%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Way Finders Inc ($74k), Springfield Museums Corporation ($62k), Sisters of Providence Health System Inc ($60k).
- Does United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does United Bank Foundation Massachusetts 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 United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Beveridge Family Foundation, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation Inc.
- Where is United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc based?
- United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc is based in CT.
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