Massachusetts · Private foundation
Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $120k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2026
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 21
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 3
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 0% of the organizations Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 15 | $115k | 13% |
| FY2025 | 15 | $134k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $130k | 13% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $119k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 21 | $118k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $120k | 26% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $120k | 19% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $120k | 21% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, 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 | $278,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $107,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Barrington Stage Company Inc | $88,400 | 9 | 0% |
| Yeshiva of Central Queens | $72,500 | 9 | 0% |
| National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Ass | $62,500 | 9 | 1% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $47,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Mdrc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Washington University | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Israel Healthcare Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc | $20,000 | 6 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $278,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $107,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Barrington Stage Company Inc | $88,400 | 9 | 0% |
| Yeshiva of Central Queens | $72,500 | 9 | 0% |
| National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Ass | $62,500 | 9 | 1% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $47,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Mdrc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Washington University | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Israel Healthcare Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc | $20,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $19,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Theatre Development Fund Inc | $17,500 | 8 | 0% |
| New Neighbors Partnership Association | $8,000 | 5 | 0% |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berkshires Bounty Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Elizabeth University | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society of Illustrators Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Morris and Sussex Counties Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Drew University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($364k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc
- How much does Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc give?
- Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $120,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 21 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (35%), Health (29%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc ($279k), Friends of the Israel Defense Forces ($108k), Barrington Stage Company Inc ($88k).
- Does Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Walter F & Alice Gorham 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 Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc based?
- Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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