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Funders to approach for The Upward Project

Dorchester, Massachusetts$390k revenue14 funders on file

To provide low income, first generation students who attend selective colleges the skills and resources they need to succeed in college and graduate prepared for careers in competitive and high wage fields. To seek upward mobility for students and work to disrupt the racial equity wealth gap in…

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a funder to approacha funder you already have

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$25k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$18k–$120kover two years, from 1–4 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$100kfrom 4 new funders

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 151

$0$62k$120khalf from the top 9likely range1st10thAll 151
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  1. 1Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)Gives in Massachusetts (684 of 721)Similar grantees: Educational Divide Reform Inc ($50k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($35k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($41k/yr)1 in 22$32k
  2. 2Amelia Peabody FoundationGives in Massachusetts (204 of 206)Similar grantees: LEAP for Education Inc ($58k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($43k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($45k/yr)1 in 27$36k
  3. 3United Way of Massachusetts Bay IncGives in Massachusetts (509 of 737)Similar grantees: Steps to Success Inc ($51k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($55k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($47k/yr)1 in 26$28k
  4. 4Riley Mabel Louise TR UwillGives in Massachusetts (182 of 199)Similar grantees: Up Education Network ($50k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($50k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($50k/yr)1 in 35$49k
  5. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncAlready funds you$27k
  6. 5Life Science Cares IncSimilar grantees: Upward Scholars ($50k/yr), Year Up Inc ($22k/yr), Young Man With a Plan Inc ($130k/yr)1 in 36$36k
  7. 6The Cabot Family Charitable TrustGives in Massachusetts (193 of 206)Similar grantees: Steps to Success Inc ($15k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($40k/yr), Smart From the Start Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 30$23k
  8. 7Nellie Mae Education Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($8k/yr), Uaspire Inc ($6k/yr), Boston After School & Beyond Inc ($8k/yr)1 in 39$38k
  9. 8Boston After School & Beyond IncGives in Massachusetts (124 of 162)Similar grantees: Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($52k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($33k/yr), Calculus Project Inc ($18k/yr)1 in 35$27k
  10. 9William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable TrustGives in Massachusetts (140 of 144)Similar grantees: Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($84k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($13k/yr), Uaspire Inc ($20k/yr)1 in 27$13k
  11. 10PWC Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Upward Scholars ($25k/yr), Year Up Inc ($830k/yr), Uaspire Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 40$26k
  12. 11Richard & Susan Smith Family FoundationGives in Massachusetts (154 of 183)Similar grantees: Up Education Network ($5k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($32k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 32$16k
  13. 12George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundGives in Massachusetts (80 of 97)Similar grantees: Steps to Success Inc ($20k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($18k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($10k/yr)1 in 36$19k
  14. 13The John H and H Naomi Tomfohrde FoundationGives in Massachusetts (48 of 48)Similar grantees: Steps to Success Inc ($10k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($20k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($15k/yr)1 in 40$14k
  15. 14Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity FundGives in Massachusetts (198 of 215)Similar grantees: LEAP for Education Inc ($6k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($7k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($5k/yr)1 in 35$7k
  16. 15Adelard & Valeda Roy FoundationGives in Massachusetts (129 of 192)Similar grantees: LEAP for Education Inc ($3k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($4k/yr), Friends of the Children - Boston Inc ($3k/yr)1 in 35$4k
  17. 16Eversource Energy Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Up Education Network ($500/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($2k/yr), The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc ($1k/yr)1 in 32$2k
  18. 17Fidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationGives in Massachusetts (96 of 181)Similar grantees: Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($500k/yr), Year Up Inc ($2.2M/yr), Uaspire Inc ($700k/yr)1 in 62$490k
  19. 18Wellington Management FoundationGives in Massachusetts (87 of 115)Similar grantees: Up Education Network ($64k/yr), LEAP for Education Inc ($64k/yr), Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($300k/yr)1 in 60$70k
  20. 19Children's Hospital CorporationGives in Massachusetts (141 of 158)Similar grantees: Smart From the Start Inc ($21k/yr), Boston After School & Beyond Inc ($20k/yr), Young Man With a Plan Inc ($75k/yr)1 in 56$43k
  21. 20Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance CorporationSimilar grantees: Uplift Education ($100k/yr), Junior Achievement of Greater Boston Inc ($100k/yr), The Center for Teen Empowerment Inc ($90k/yr)1 in 84$130k
  22. 21Cambridge Community FoundationGives in Massachusetts (151 of 197)Similar grantees: Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc ($25k/yr), Year Up Inc ($10k/yr), 826 Boston Inc ($7k/yr)1 in 44$16k
  23. 22Yawkey Foundation IIGives in Massachusetts (256 of 296)Similar grantees: Year Up Inc ($25k/yr), The Bottom Line Inc ($38k/yr), More Than Words Inc ($78k/yr)1 in 59$28k
  24. 23The Jaket FoundationGives in Massachusetts (26 of 36)Similar grantees: Year Up Inc ($470k/yr)under 1 in 100$110k
  25. 24The Philanthropy Connection IncGives in Massachusetts (30 of 30)Similar grantees: Young Man With a Plan Inc ($25k/yr), Rise Above Foundation Inc ($25k/yr), Minds Matter of Boston Inc ($25k/yr)1 in 60$25k
  26. 25Barr FoundationGives in Massachusetts (462 of 855)Similar grantees: Uaspire Inc ($200k/yr), Boston Ujima Project Inc ($1.2M/yr), Urban Guild Inc ($38k/yr)1 in 51$17k