Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust #1
Cambridge, MA · EIN 30-6016982. Reported 197 grants totalling $1,287,250 to 100 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust #1 did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $42,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | $113,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA | $107,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $62,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Inc | Boston, MA | $56,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Surrey Services for Seniors Inc | Devon, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adolescent Consultation Services | Cambridge, MA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Phoenixville Area Community Services (pacs) | Phoenixville, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beyond Literacy | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fenway Health | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healthcare Access | Phoenixville, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cambridge Camping Association | Cambridge, MA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Families for Depression Awareness | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Law Advocates | Boston, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Clinic | Phoenixville, PA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raw Art Works Inc | Lynn, MA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Play on Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring Inc | Waltham, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Haven Project | Lynn, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Health Care Access | Phoenixville, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phoenixville Health Care Access | Phoenixville, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 826 Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ev Kids Inc | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lundale Farm | Kimberton, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sliver Lining Mentoring Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Baker Center for Children and Families | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health | Brookline, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nan Project | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The News Literacy Project | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Wily Network | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tuck School of Business | Hanover, NH | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Baker Center for Children | Boston, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beacon Academy Inc | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Downingtown, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Boston Pflag | Waltham, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways to Housing | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phoenixville Women's Outreach | Phoenixville, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Treehouse Foundation | Easthampton, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston City Singers | Dorchester, MA | $6,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breaktime | Boston, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homeless Prevention Council | Orleans, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester County Futures Inc | Coatesville, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 3LPLACE | Somerville, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anera | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Lightbulb | Provincetown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Inc Aka Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Choices Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doc Wayne Youth Services Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enroot Inc | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fathers' Uplift | Dorcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grubstreet | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners Creating Community | Phoenixville, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenixville Free Clinic | Phoenixville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plan a Health | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Hope Boston | Roxbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters Unchained | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Coast Lgbtq Network Inc | New Bedford, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Shore Children's Chorus | Quincy, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Home for Little Wanders | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The New Neighbors Partnership | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Petey Greene Program | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Third Sector New England Fbo Future Chefs | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transformational Prison Project | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Medical Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Nutrition Center | Lewiston, ME | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ann's Heart | Phoenixville, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joyweavers | Dedham, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amirah Inc | Woburn, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Autism Coalition | Fitchburg, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryce's Journey Inc | Hyde Park, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreamcatcher Initiative | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children | Brighton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hyde Square Task Force | Jamaica Plain, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Out and Read Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zumix | East Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kieve-Wavus Affective Education | Nobleboro, ME | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Phoenixville Public Library | Phoenixville, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Medical Students for Choice | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reproductive Health Care Access | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 100 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 65%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 123 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $393,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $270,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $317,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 54 | $306,750 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 50% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust #1's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 381547, Cambridge, MA, 02238. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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