Massachusetts · Public charity
Williamstown Community Chest
The WILLIAMSTOWN COMMUNITY CHEST strengthens communities by mobilizing resources for organizations that assist our neighbors in need. This is accomplished through an annual fundraising effort in the community and every dollar contributed is distributed to 19 local human service agencies; making one-time grants for emergency needs.
- $307k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 19
- Grants FY2025
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $55,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 19
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations Williamstown Community Chest 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; $6k 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 | 19 | $307k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 19 | $313k | 5% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $310k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $304k | 6% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $248k | 23% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $261k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $254k | 6% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $256k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Youth Center Inc | $511,250 | 9 | 14% |
| Williamstown Community Preschool Inc | $281,260 | 9 | 5% |
| Elizabeth Freeman Center Inc | $226,800 | 9 | 1% |
| Ucp of Western Mass Inc | $209,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Louison House Inc | $188,050 | 9 | 5% |
| The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $128,450 | 9 | 0% |
| Child Care of the Berkshires Inc | $122,900 | 9 | 0% |
| Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc | $108,100 | 9 | 0% |
| Ecu-Health Care Inc | $106,125 | 9 | 6% |
| Berkshire Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc | $103,200 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 25 grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($2k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Williamstown Community Chest 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: Berkshire United Way Inc · Northern Berkshire United Way Inc · Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc · The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc · Lee Bank Foundation Inc · Donald C McGraw Foundation Inc · Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation · Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc · Ruth E Proud Charitable Trust · Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance · Massachusetts Bankers Association Charitable Foundation Inc · Coolidge Hill Foundation
How this is measured
About Williamstown Community Chest
- How much does Williamstown Community Chest give?
- Williamstown Community Chest reported 19 grants totaling $307,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Williamstown Community Chest fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (28%), Youth Development (22%), Health (22%).
- Who are Williamstown Community Chest's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Williamstown Youth Center Inc ($511k), Williamstown Community Preschool Inc ($281k), Elizabeth Freeman Center Inc ($227k).
- Does Williamstown Community Chest fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Williamstown Community Chest?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Berkshire United Way Inc, Northern Berkshire United Way Inc, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Williamstown Community Chest based?
- Williamstown Community Chest is based in MA.
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