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William F Ray Foundation at a glance

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William F Ray 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.

$19k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$65kEducation$19kReligion$8kHealth$7kFood & Nutrition$5kRecreation & Sports$3kArts & Culture$3kEnvironment$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
6
States reached
$288k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
New England Village Inc$8,000
Cleveland & Woodley Park Village$2,000
Beaver Country Day School$1,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank$1,000
The Pilgrim Church$1,000
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University$750
Alford Lake Camp Scholarship Fund$500
AFS Intercultural Programs USA$500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America$500
All Souls Church$500
Maine Public Broadcasting Corp$500
Lawrence University$250
Our Sisters' School$250
The Wellesley Students' Aid Society Inc$250
Community Mediation Center$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $56k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%New England Village Inc: $12k → 8%New England Village Inc: $10k → 8%New England Village Inc: $10k → 8%New England Village Inc: $9k → 8%Immigration Assistance Center: $250 → 11%New England Village: $9k → 8%New England Village Inc: $8k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WI
MI
NY
MA
RI
CO
TN
DC
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$113k · 26 repeat orgs$4k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
7

Total granted

$113k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
0%

Still filing today

73%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • NE
    NEW ENGLAND VILLAGE INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $56k · revenue +14%
  • CP
    CLEVELAND PARK VILLAGE INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $9k · revenue +69%
  • TB
    THE BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $6k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • PP
    Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $500 · revenue +4%
  • TS
    The Sherborn Fund
    one grant, 2024 · $500
  • WF
    Wayside Food Programs
    one grant, 2021 · $500 · revenue -13%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
3
Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc

Wentworth institute of technology is a nationally recognized private coeducational and residential university of higher education with a mission to empower, inspire and innovate through experiential learning with a core purpose of career…

Education
4
Wheaton College

Wheaton college provides a transformative liberal arts education, combining theory and practice, for intellectually curious students within a collaborative and vibrant extended community and network that values and strives to create an…

Education
5
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
6
Meadowbrook School of Weston Incorporated

Meadowbrook knows, loves, and challenges every child. together, as a diverse community with high academic, ethical and social standards, we nurture character, promote confidence, inspire creativity and foster critical thinking skills as we…

Education
7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
Saint Anselm College

Saint anselm is a catholic, benedictine college providing all of its students a distinctive liberal arts education that incorporates opportunities for professional and career preparation. it does so in a learning community that encourages…

Education
9
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
10
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustful environment through the expertise, committment, and compassion of our family of caregivers.

Health
11
Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc

Commonwealth care alliance, inc.'s mission is to improve the health and well-being of people with significant needs by innovating, coordinating and providing the highest quality, individualized care.

Health
12
Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide access to and conduct activities in furtherance of higher education.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Our Sisters School; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
17/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW ENGLAND VILLAGE INC: $56,000 · Human ServicesNEW ENGLAND VILLAGE INC+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesPILGRIM CHURCH INC: $6,000 · OtherPILGRIM CHURCH INCAlford Lake Camp Scholarship Fund: $3,000 · OtherAlford Lake Camp Schol…AFS Intercultural Programs USA: $3,000 · OtherAFS Intercultural Prog…Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi: $2,500 · OtherPlanned Parenthood of …Lawrence University: $1,500 · OtherLawrence UniversityCHIP INC: $1,500 · OtherCHIP INCST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $1,500 · OtherST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL C…PROTECT OUR WINTERS: $1,250 · OtherPROTECT OUR WINTERS+5 more: $2,750 · Other+5 moreTHE BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $5,500 · EducationTHE BEAVER COU…FUTURE CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · EducationFUTURE CHAMPIO…BROOKS SCHOOL: $1,500 · EducationBROOKS SCHOOLHebron Academy Incorporated: $1,500 · EducationHebron Academy…WELLESLEY STUDENTS' AID SOCIETY: $1,500 · EducationWELLESLEY STUD…OUR SISTERS SCHOOL: $1,000 · EducationOUR SISTERS SC…ROTARY FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE: $1,000 · EducationROTARY FOUNDAT…CLEVELAND PARK VILLAGE INC: $9,000 · Food & NutritionCLEVELAND PAR…Good Shepherd Food Bank: $4,000 · Food & NutritionGood Shepherd…Wayside Food Programs: $500 · Food & NutritionPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $1,000 · HealthPlanned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: $500 · HealthLifeFlight Foundation: $500 · HealthMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $1,000 · Arts & CultureBECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC: $750 · Arts & CultureNEW BEDFORD LIGHT: $500 · Arts & CultureBALLET RI: $500 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTER: $1,250 · Civil RightsTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $250 · Civil Rights
Human Services$56,250Other$23,000Education$14,500Food & Nutrition$13,500Health$5,000Arts & Culture$2,750Civil Rights$1,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNEW ENGLAND VILLAGE INC: $56,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND PARK VILLAGE INC: $9,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetTHE BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKS SCHOOL: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHebron Academy Incorporated: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCHIP INC: $1,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWELLESLEY STUDENTS' AID SOCIETY: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPROTECT OUR WINTERS: $1,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTER: $1,250 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOUR SISTERS SCHOOL: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROTARY FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWayside Food Programs: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLifeFlight Foundation: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW BEDFORD LIGHT: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET RI: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMMIGRANTS' ASSISTANCE CENTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds NEW ENGLAND VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND PARK VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds FUTURE CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BROOKS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Hebron Academy Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds CHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds WELLESLEY STUDENTS' AID SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds PROTECT OUR WINTERS ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds OUR SISTERS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds ROTARY FOUNDATION OF KNOXVILLE ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc ↗
  • Who funds Wayside Food Programs ↗
  • Who funds LifeFlight Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NEW BEDFORD LIGHT ↗
  • Who funds BALLET RI ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC ↗
  • Who funds IMMIGRANTS' ASSISTANCE CENTER INC ↗

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.

Bny Mellon Charitable…Maine Community Found…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift FundMA12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Maine Community Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization William F Ray Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William F Ray Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • New England Village Inc: 68% of income from government
  • Immigrants' Assistance Center Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Our Sisters School: 0% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 35 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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