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Warren Cross Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$303k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2025
25
Organizations funded FY2024
12%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$65,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$3.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 12% of the organizations Warren Cross Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentAnimalsArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving29$238k7%
FY202425$253k12%
FY202329$276k7%
FY202230$212k33%
FY202131$361k26%
FY202028$279k21%
FY201926$341k27%
FY201823$317k43%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.7MPhilanthropy$267kCommunity Improvement$250kReligion$175kHealth$159kEnvironment$44kAnimals$34kHuman Services$27kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of Warren Cross Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Belmont Hill School Inc$653,50090%
Dana Hall School$569,25090%
Babson College$240,00070%
Trustees of Boston College$155,25050%
Amherst College Trustees$89,00090%
Tenacre Country Day School Corporation$69,50080%
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$64,00040%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$33,50060%
University of Richmond$27,50060%
The Fessenden School$23,00090%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$22,00060%
Center for Coastal Studies Inc$19,00080%
Trustees of Boston University$19,00060%
The Moon Dog Farm$19,00084%
Manna Food Center Inc$15,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$15,00010%
Gettysburg College$14,50040%
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc$13,00040%
Rollins College$12,00090%
John's Island Community Service League Inc$12,00060%
Wellesley Service League Inc$11,00059%
Washington Animal Rescue League$11,0005n/a
The Dwelling Place Inc$10,00051%
The President and Trustees of Colby College$10,00040%
NAMI National$9,00040%
Belgrade Lakes Association$9,00041%
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum$7,50030%
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club$7,00050%
The Trustees of Reservations$7,00040%
University of Saint Joseph$6,00050%
C&O Canal Trust Inc$5,50030%
Providence College$5,00030%
Music Helps$5,0002n/a
Center for the Spiritual Journey Inc$4,50024%
Medfield Animal Shelter Inc$4,00040%
I Am Als$2,50020%
Medfield Food Cupboard$2,00021%
Georgetown University$2,00020%
The Drew Kelleher Foundation Inc$1,5001n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00010%
Bethany Hill Place$1,00010%
Welcome Home Inc$1,00010%
Seabury Resources for Aging$1,00010%
Rosie's Place Inc$1,00010%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$1,00010%
Democracy Prep Public Schools$1,00010%
Movember Foundation$50010%
Horizons for Homeless Children$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($231k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Warren Cross Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBelmont Hill School Inc: $653,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetDana Hall School: $569,250 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetBabson College: $240,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $155,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $89,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTenacre Country Day School Corporation: $69,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetShatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: $64,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $33,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Richmond: $27,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fessenden School: $23,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Coastal Studies Inc: $19,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $19,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Moon Dog Farm: $19,000 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetManna Food Center Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGettysburg College: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc: $13,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRollins College: $12,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetJohn's Island Community Service League Inc: $12,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetWellesley Service League Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 8.9% of budgetThe Dwelling Place Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBelgrade Lakes Association: $9,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetUmlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum: $7,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPotomac Appalachian Trail Club: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Saint Joseph: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetC&O Canal Trust Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetProvidence College: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for the Spiritual Journey Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetMedfield Animal Shelter Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetI Am Als: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMedfield Food Cupboard: $2,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGeorgetown University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBethany Hill Place: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWelcome Home Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSeabury Resources for Aging: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDemocracy Prep Public Schools: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMovember Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHorizons for Homeless Children: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 45.

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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.

Ibm International FoundationNY15.3× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc

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.

Compare Warren Cross Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to Warren Cross Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Warren Cross Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Warren Cross Foundation

How much does Warren Cross Foundation give?
Warren Cross Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $302,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Warren Cross Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (61%), Philanthropy (10%), Community Improvement (9%).
Who are Warren Cross Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Belmont Hill School Inc ($654k), Dana Hall School ($569k), Babson College ($240k).
Does Warren Cross Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Warren Cross 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 Warren Cross Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc.
Where is Warren Cross Foundation based?
Warren Cross Foundation 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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