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Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$82k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2024
18
Organizations funded FY2023
28%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 67
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$57k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 28% of the organizations Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthPublic BenefitPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2024still arriving16$82k25%
FY202318$92k28%
FY202217$82k24%
FY202112$133k33%
FY202015$157k27%
FY201927$159k30%
FY201842$178k33%
FY201767$266kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$164kEnvironment$153kReligion$139kYouth Development$131kHuman Services$90kArts & Culture$90kRecreation & Sports$90kEducation$88kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
NY
MA
PA
MD
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 73 grantees
All grantees of Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Downtown Worcester Business Improvement$57,50041%
Junior Railers Hockey Club Inc$56,45030%
The Shine Initiative Inc$54,32286%
Worcester Historical Museum$42,50051%
Becker College$34,70040%
Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc$32,5003n/a
Worcester Hibernian Cultural Foundation Inc$28,00066%
United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc$27,50020%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$22,00030%
Central Massachusetts Veterans Support Inc$21,56835%
Summit Agency Inc$20,15021%
Friendly House Inc$19,04160%
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester Inc$17,70050%
Why Me Inc$16,57031%
Be Like Brit Foundation Inc$16,39621%
Friends of the Mounted Police Unit Inc$15,000199%
American Heart Association Inc$15,00020%
Detectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc$12,00030%
Veterans Inc$10,50030%
Worcester State Foundation Inc$9,00030%
Rainbow Child Development Center Inc$8,00030%
Nativity School of Worcester Inc$7,50020%
March of Dimes Inc$6,00020%
Canal District Alliance Inc$5,50026%
Big Game Battle Inc$5,00013%
Bancroft School$5,00010%
Emerald Club Inc$5,000114%
The Worcester Guardian Inc$5,0001n/a
Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr Charitable Fund$5,00017%
The 200 Foundation Inc$5,00014%
Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc$4,00010%
Worcester Academy$4,00010%
Parent Professional Advocacy League Inc$3,00010%
Greater Worcester Land Trust$3,00020%
Children's Hospital Corporation$2,75020%
Best Buddies International Inc$2,65020%
Second Chance Animal Services Inc$2,5001n/a
Net of Compassion Corp$2,5001n/a
Joyguru Humanitarian Services Inc$2,50011%
Worcester Educational Development Foundation Inc$1,22010%
Northboro Youth Hockey Program Inc$1,15010%
Worcester Art Museum$1,05020%
Last Call Foundation Inc$1,00010%
YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc$1,00010%
Artsworcester Inc$1,00010%
Worcester County Food Bank Inc$1,00020%
Share Our Strength$1,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00010%
The Mary Beth Benison Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Major Taylor Association Inc$1,0002n/a
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$1,00020%
Jesse Burkett Little League Inc$97521%
Holden Baseball Program Inc$8002n/a
Hudson Youth Baseball Inc$62020%
Millbury Little League$55021%
The Bridge of Central Massachusetts Inc$50010%
Building Futures Inc$5001n/a
Rb Foundation Inc$50011%
Sturbridge Little League$50011%
Jewish Healthcare Center Inc$50010%
Wcdsa Charitable Foundation Inc$50011%
Beal PTO$5002n/a
Worcester Firefighters 6k Road Race Inc$50012%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$35010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc$30010%
Jack Barry Little League Inc$2501n/a
Chief Roger G Belhumeur Scholarship Inc$2501n/a
North Central Mass Youth Hockey Inc$20010%
Thin Blue Ride$20010%
American Cancer Society Inc$20020%
Leicester Little League$17510%
Spencer East Brookfield Little League$1501n/a
Park Spirit of Worcester Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($515k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDowntown Worcester Business Improvement: $57,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetJunior Railers Hockey Club Inc: $56,450 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Shine Initiative Inc: $54,322 over 8y, 5.7% of budgetWorcester Historical Museum: $42,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetBecker College: $34,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Hibernian Cultural Foundation Inc: $28,000 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetUnited Way of Central Massachusetts Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Massachusetts Veterans Support Inc: $21,568 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetSummit Agency Inc: $20,150 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetFriendly House Inc: $19,041 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Worcester Inc: $17,700 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWhy Me Inc: $16,570 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBe Like Brit Foundation Inc: $16,396 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of the Mounted Police Unit Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 99% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDetectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetVeterans Inc: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester State Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRainbow Child Development Center Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNativity School of Worcester Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCanal District Alliance Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetBig Game Battle Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetBancroft School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmerald Club Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetOfficer Ronald Tarentino Jr Charitable Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetThe 200 Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetMassachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Academy: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParent Professional Advocacy League Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGreater Worcester Land Trust: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $2,650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJoyguru Humanitarian Services Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWorcester Educational Development Foundation Inc: $1,220 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorthboro Youth Hockey Program Inc: $1,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Art Museum: $1,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLast Call Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYWCA Central Massachusetts Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArtsworcester Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorcester County Food Bank Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShare Our Strength: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mary Beth Benison Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJesse Burkett Little League Inc: $975 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHudson Youth Baseball Inc: $620 over 2y, 0.4% 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 62.

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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.

Greater Worcester Community Foundation IncMA45.6× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc · Coghlin Services Fund · Woosox Foundation Inc · The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation · The Fletcher Foundation · Schwartz Charitable Foundation · Ruth H & Warren a Ellsworth Foundation · Stoddard Charitable Trust · United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc · The George I Alden Trust · Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc · Melvin S Cutler Charitable 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.

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About Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $82,256 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 67 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (14%), Environment (13%), Religion (12%).
Who are Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Downtown Worcester Business Improvement ($58k), Junior Railers Hockey Club Inc ($56k), The Shine Initiative Inc ($54k).
Does Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Worcester Railers Hc Charitable 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 Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc, Coghlin Services Fund, Woosox Foundation Inc.
Where is Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Worcester Railers Hc Charitable Foundation Inc 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 110 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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