Massachusetts · Public charity
Way Finders Inc
Way finders, inc. Provides affordable housing opportunities, education and support; enabling people to achieve a better future and promoting vibrant, diverse communities.
- $114M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $362k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $76,400
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $235,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $78M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Way Finders Inc 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; $8k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $362k | 25% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $435k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $228k | 71% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $77k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $178k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $752k | 11% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $691k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $769k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Opportunity Council Inc | $1,687,517 | 3 | 2% |
| Enlace de Familias de Holyoke Holyoke Family Network Inc | $484,200 | 3 | 11% |
| Springfield Day Nursery Corporation | $299,995 | 6 | 1% |
| Springfield Partners for Community Action Inc | $235,600 | 3 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Fair Housing Center Inc | $223,538 | 7 | 10% |
| Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority | $159,771 | 3 | n/a |
| Amherst Community Connections | $106,800 | 2 | 22% |
| Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts Inc | $73,650 | 4 | 5% |
| Holyoke Community College | $71,592 | 3 | n/a |
| Oneholyoke Community Development Corp | $25,122 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Opportunity Council Inc | $1,687,517 | 3 | 2% |
| Enlace de Familias de Holyoke Holyoke Family Network Inc | $484,200 | 3 | 11% |
| Springfield Day Nursery Corporation | $299,995 | 6 | 1% |
| Springfield Partners for Community Action Inc | $235,600 | 3 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Fair Housing Center Inc | $223,538 | 7 | 10% |
| Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority | $159,771 | 3 | n/a |
| Amherst Community Connections | $106,800 | 2 | 22% |
| Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts Inc | $73,650 | 4 | 5% |
| Holyoke Community College | $71,592 | 3 | n/a |
| Oneholyoke Community Development Corp | $25,122 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Behavioral Health Network Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Agency of the Diocese of Springfield Massachusetts | $22,792 | 1 | n/a |
| Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation | $8,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Center for Human Development Inc | $6,791 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Way Finders Inc 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: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Health Resources in Action Inc · United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc · Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc · The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Way Finders Inc
- How much does Way Finders Inc give?
- Way Finders Inc reported 4 itemized grants totaling $361,957, out of $113,977,713 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Way Finders Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (64%), Human Services (21%), Education (10%).
- Who are Way Finders Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Valley Opportunity Council Inc ($1.7M), Enlace de Familias de Holyoke Holyoke Family Network Inc ($484k), Springfield Day Nursery Corporation ($300k).
- Does Way Finders Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Way Finders Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Health Resources in Action Inc, United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc.
- Where is Way Finders Inc based?
- Way Finders Inc is based in MA.
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