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Yawkey Foundation

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.

$2.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$2.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Animals$5.7MEnvironment$2.6MEducation$1.4MHealth$1.2MYouth Development$385kFood & Nutrition$355kHuman Services$120kCrime & Legal$65kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $320k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $561k
  • $250k+1 grant · $2.0M
$25,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$78M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES$2,017,719
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$111,000
BETHEL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT$100,000
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$100,000
LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC$50,000
SMITH MEDICAL CLINIC INC$50,000
ALLEN-CHASE FOUNDATION$50,000
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE$50,000
YALE UNIVERSITY$50,000
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST INC$25,000
SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC$25,000
ALLEN-CHASE FOUNDATION$25,000
HITCHCOCK WOODS FOUNDATION$25,000
CHILDREN'S RECOVERY CENTER$25,000
THE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC$25,000
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 (FY21–24, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HEALTHY LEARNERS: $25k → 16%HEALTHY LEARNERS: $20k → 16%ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHILDREN INC: $10k → 15%ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHILDREN INC: $10k → 15%ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHILDREN INC: $10k → 15%ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHILDREN INC: $10k → 15%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.
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.
$11M · 27 repeat orgs$398k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
13

Total granted

$11M
$223k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+31%

Still filing today

81%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $175k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $400k · revenue +62%
  • PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $375k · revenue +49%
  • AF
    ALLEN-CHASE FOUNDATION DBA EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL
    4× · 2021–2024 · $275k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • HT
    HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue +31%
  • MO
    MOVEMENT OF YOUTH INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -29%
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
Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc

The mission of the atlantic coast conservancy is to provide 21st century solutions and sound scientific applications for conservation of critical natural resources in the face of a changing climate, focusing on the southeasthern united…

Environment
2
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc

The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…

Environment
3
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
4
Wildlands Trust Inc

The wildlands trust works throughout southeastern massachusetts to conserve and permanently protect native habitats, farmland, and lands of high ecologic and scenic value that serve to keep our communities healthy and our residents…

Environment
5
Marine Biological Laboratory

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the…

Science & Tech
6
Musc Strategic Ventures

To promote and support the educational, medical, scientific, and research purposes of the medical university of south carolina "musc", and university medical associates of the medical university of south carolina "uma", including their…

Health
7
Gamecock Club of the University of South Carolina

To support the university of south carolina's athletic department by providing the necessary financial resources for scholarships and other educational services.

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8
South Carolina Public Interest Foundation
Crime & Legal
9
Greenwood Genetic Center Inc

The greenwood genetic center is a nonprofit institute centered on clinical genetic services, diagnostic laboratory testing, educational programs and resources, and research. with a focus on compassionate patient care and innovative…

Health
10
Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation Inc

The purpose of the corporation is to act as a not-for-profit organization with a primary mission of promoting the health of nantucket islands harbor and its marine ecosystem. the corporation will work with the nantucket department of…

Environment
11
Conestee Foundation Inc

Through responsible stewardship of our unique ecological resource, we provide inclusive opportunities for meaningful connection, discovery, and education in nature.

Environment
12
Musc Foundation for Research Development

1. to support the educational, research, and healthcare mission of the medical university of south carolina (musc) by fostering creativity and innovation. 2. to initiate and sustain cooperation and collaboration between musc and business…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Georgetown Memorial Hospital; the most unlike its peers is Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown. 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

36 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. 36 of the 46 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
27/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: $7,692,634 · OtherSOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESST SEBASTIANS SCHOOL INC: $400,000 · OtherPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $375,000 · Other+19 more: $1,110,000 · Other+19 moreALLEN-CHASE FOUNDATION DBA EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL: $275,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $250,000 · EducationCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $222,000 · EducationHORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · Education+1 more: $10,000 · EducationDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $400,000 · HealthLEARN LIVE LOVE INC: $50,000 · HealthHELPING HANDS AND HOOVES INC: $35,000 · HealthGEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: $20,000 · HealthRound the Bend Farm Inc: $135,000 · EnvironmentHITCHCOCK WOODS FOUNDATION THE: $112,500 · EnvironmentSouth Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $75,000 · EnvironmentMattapoisett Land Trust Inc: $60,000 · EnvironmentSOUTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROJECT INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentAIKEN LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $27,500 · Environment+1 more: $10,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDSHIP PLACE INC: $210,000 · Housing & ShelterLEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC: $150,000 · PhilanthropyTHE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $5,387 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN'S RECOVERY CENTER INC: $65,000 · Human ServicesHEALTHY LEARNERS: $45,000 · Human ServicesSt Christophers Children Inc: $40,000 · Human Services
Other$9,577,634Education$787,000Health$505,000Environment$470,000Housing & Shelter$210,000Philanthropy$180,387Human Services$150,000

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 budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $400,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $375,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetALLEN-CHASE FOUNDATION DBA EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL: $275,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $250,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $222,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDSHIP PLACE INC: $210,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetSMITH MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $140,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetRound the Bend Farm Inc: $135,000 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetHITCHCOCK WOODS FOUNDATION THE: $112,500 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $112,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRon Burton Training Village Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSouth Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCHILDREN'S RECOVERY CENTER INC: $65,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetCOASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL BSA: $60,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetMattapoisett Land Trust Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetSOUTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROJECT INC: $50,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetLEARN LIVE LOVE INC: $50,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetHEALTHY LEARNERS: $45,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetSt Christophers Children Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS AND HOOVES INC: $35,000 over 5y, 38% of budgetHORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAIKEN LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $27,500 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetTHE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHELPING HANDS OF GEORGETOWN INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetGEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $12,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetGEORGETOWN BASEBALL SOFTBALL BOOSTER CLUB: $10,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetHARBOR HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGETOWN: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITABLE BUREAU OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUZZARDS BAY COALITION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASSOCIATION OF SMALL FOUNDATIONS: $4,235 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEAK GRANTMAKING INC: $1,152 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.

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.

Yawkey Foundation IIFrances P Bunnelle Fo…Coastal Community Fou…International Paper C…Waccamaw Community Fo…Sisters of Charity Fo…The K FoundationGaylord and Dorothy D…Central Carolina Comm…Duke Energy FoundationGeorgetown Memorial H…Dominion Energy Chari…
Yawkey Foundation IIMA26.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Yawkey Foundation II · Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of Sc · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · International Paper Company Foundation · Waccamaw Community Foundation · Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina · The K Foundation · Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · Central Carolina Community Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Georgetown Memorial Hospital · Dominion Energy 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Buzzards Bay Coalition: 37% of income from government
  • Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Round the Bend Farm Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • The Red Sox Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Yawkey Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Yawkey 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.

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 46 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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