Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6131201. Reported 15,501 grants totalling $552.4M to 2,931 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$400median grant
$552.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
2,931organizations funded
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$5.6Bassets, latest filing
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. Fidelity Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $400. Half of everything it gave fell between $194 and $2,000; the smallest was $10 and the largest $10.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 2,931 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $27.3M | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $21.6M | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | $20.0M | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | Boston, MA | $10.0M | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $8,885,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $8,490,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Upstream USA Inc | Boston, MA | $7,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $6,029,884 | 58 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Charlestown, MA | $5,085,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peabody Essex Museum Inc | Salem, MA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $4,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Concord, NH | $3,015,000 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | $3,011,868 | 16 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $2,767,021 | 19 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc | Boston, MA | $2,750,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $2,730,000 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $2,710,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Arlington, VA | $2,670,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brimmer & May School | Chestnut Hill, MA | $2,529,510 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | $2,524,102 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc | Rangeley, ME | $2,510,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters | Portland, ME | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum Inc | Winterthur, DE | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huntington Theatre Company Inc | Boston, MA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union | Mount Vernon, VA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Sturbridge Inc | Sturbridge, MA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc | Plymouth, MA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | $2,400,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Food Forest Coalition | Jamaica Plain, MA | $2,250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Moose, WY | $2,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Land Trust Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc | New Bedford, MA | $2,150,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Winsor School Inc | Boston, MA | $2,076,620 | 31 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adopt-a-Student Foundation | Boston, MA | $2,003,850 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charter Fund Inc | Broomfield, CO | $2,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gulfshore Playhouse Inc | Naples, FL | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wildlands Trust Inc | Plymouth, MA | $1,955,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Onegoal | Chicago, IL | $1,920,000 | 12 | 3 | 2024 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | $1,850,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kestrel Land Trust Inc | Amherst, MA | $1,850,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | $1,705,000 | 6 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,688,032 | 24 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $1,650,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Villages | Jamaica Plain, MA | $1,556,050 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Concord Academy | Concord, MA | $1,523,531 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development | Redwood City, CA | $1,501,600 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities Inc | Boston, MA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Park Conservancy | Dallas, TX | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Music Inc | Cambridge, MA | $1,500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc | Essex, MA | $1,350,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charles River Watershed Association Inc | Boston, MA | $1,315,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metrocrest Services | Carrollton, TX | $1,310,400 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Council for Economic Education | New York, NY | $1,275,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,263,150 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brooke School Foundation | Roslindale, MA | $1,260,200 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brewster Academy | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,256,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust Inc | Lowell, MA | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $1,230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation | Denver, CO | $1,215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | $1,212,860 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comp-U-Dopt | Houston, TX | $1,190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Incorporated | Albuquerque, NM | $1,141,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ipswich River Watershed Association Inc | Ipswich, MA | $1,140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $1,133,200 | 22 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,130,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $1,125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $1,118,300 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Park & Community Center Corporation | Dallas, TX | $1,070,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas, TX | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $1,040,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger Inc | Boston, MA | $1,038,800 | 22 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc | Boston, MA | $1,031,450 | 26 | 2 | 2022 |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $1,025,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Alliance for Early College Inc | Weston, MA | $1,025,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Transforming Lives | Fort Worth, TX | $1,001,100 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Achievement First Rhode Island | New Haven, CT | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Inc | Hyannis, MA | $1,000,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baptist Health System Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| COMMIT2DALLAS | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cook Children's Health Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Foundation a Tx Nonprofit Corporation | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educationsuperhighway | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Arts Live | Cambridge, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations | Ellsworth, ME | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation | Newark, NJ | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $1,000,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Colorado Springs, CO | $985,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Bay Inc | Providence, RI | $975,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Student U | Durham, NC | $967,966 | 23 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jersey City Medical Center Foundation Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $955,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $952,402 | 30 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carolina Youth Coalition | Charlotte, NC | $950,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural History Museum of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $950,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Thought | Dallas, TX | $945,600 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $927,400 | 55 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Women & Enterprise Inc | Boston, MA | $925,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Women & Enterprises Inc | Boston, MA | $925,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | Bethel, ME | $925,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Natural Resources | Lenox, MA | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc | Brookline, MA | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners Inc | New York, NY | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $890,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket | Pawtucket, RI | $885,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc Charlotte Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $880,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $876,700 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Columbia Falls, ME | $875,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ach Child and Family Services | Fort Worth, TX | $860,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson and Union Counties Nj Inc | Newark, NJ | $860,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire | Epping, NH | $846,992 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $811,200 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Code the Dream | Durham, NC | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Inc | Dedham, MA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $780,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Durham Public Schools Foundation | Durham, NC | $778,000 | 20 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children Inc | Roxbury, MA | $775,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $767,650 | 59 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service | Baltimore, MD | $760,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $755,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central New Hampshire Inc | Concord, NH | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell Inc | Lowell, MA | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence | Providence, RI | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Change Machine | Brooklyn, NY | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clayton Early Learning | Denver, CO | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Excel Academy Inc | Chelsea, MA | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain | Greenwood Village, CO | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheriffs Meadow Foundation | Vineyard Haven, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art Gallery of Ontario | Toronto, Ontario | $743,980 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Economic Mobility Pathways Inc | Boston, MA | $725,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Terracorps Inc | Lowell, MA | $710,016 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harwich Conservation Trust | South Harwich, MA | $710,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artists for Humanity Inc | Boston, MA | $700,741 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native Forward Scholars Fund | Albuquerque, NM | $700,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests | Concord, NH | $700,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Durham Technical Community College Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | $699,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | $685,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Loon Echo Land Trust Inc | Bridgton, ME | $685,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod Inc | Dennis, MA | $680,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Umom New Day Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $675,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Foothills Land Trust | Norway, ME | $675,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Boston, MA | $670,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas | Dallas, TX | $660,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Juma Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $660,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $650,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake | Murray, UT | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of the Triangle Area | Raleigh, NC | $650,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nova Southeastern University Inc | Davie, FL | $645,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Inc | Newark, NJ | $640,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $625,037 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North and South Rivers Watershed Association Inc | Norwell, MA | $625,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Denver Art Museum Inc | Denver, CO | $605,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Florida Land Trust Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $605,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Achieve Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation | Belleville, NJ | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Musicworks | Providence, RI | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Compass Working Capital Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Denver Urban Gardens | Denver, CO | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneurship for All Inc | Lowell, MA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homestart Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kiva Microfunds | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nj Leep Inc | Newark, NJ | $600,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Freedom Park | Raleigh, NC | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum the | Exeter, RI | $595,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Liberty Science Center Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $575,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mypath | San Francisco, CA | $575,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Forest Center Inc | Concord, NH | $570,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | Chicago, IL | $560,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $555,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uaspire Inc | Boston, MA | $551,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tenacity Inc | Allston, MA | $550,222 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lumin Education | Dallas, TX | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Creations Collaborative | Albuquerque, NM | $550,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Surge Institute | Chicago, IL | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $549,473 | 59 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Beech Cliff | Mount Desert, ME | $546,810 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH | $540,650 | 45 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $540,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Discovery Green Conservancy | Houston, TX | $540,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | $540,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $533,741 | 195 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels America | Arlington, VA | $531,850 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Freestore-Foodbank Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $530,606 | 93 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Alexandria, VA | $525,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc | Arlington, VA | $525,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Trees Foundation | Dallas, TX | $520,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pahara Institute | Walnut, CA | $515,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | $511,950 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | Fort Worth, TX | $510,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Steppingstone Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $510,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern New England Inc | Boston, MA | $509,522 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc | Boston, MA | $502,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $501,700 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $500,400 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver Public Library Friends Foundation | Denver, CO | $500,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Land Trust Inc | Keene, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Jewish Historical Society | Phoenix, AZ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artworks Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethany House Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Area Gleaners Inc | Acton, MA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Botanical Research Institute of Texas Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County | Provo, UT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Build Commonwealth Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Carolina Community College Foundation | Sanford, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Foundation Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Museum Association | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Refuge | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collaborative for Children | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Partners International | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Company of the Redwood Library and Athenaem | Newport, RI | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crosspurpose | Denver, CO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
1,365 of 2,931 (47%) 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 56%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
GENERAL OPERATING / ANNUAL SUPPORT - Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
LAND / BUILDING ACQUISITION - New England Aquarium
DISCOVERY RESEARCH (SCIENCE) - New England Aquarium Corporation
PROPERTY CARE; BUILDINGS; RENOVATION - Adopt-a-Student Foundation
CAMPAIGN / FUNDRAISING PLAN - Grand Teton National Park Foundation
ACQUISITION FOR PRESERVATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 10,691 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,713 | $88.4M | $300 |
| 2022 | 3,022 | $160.8M | $500 |
| 2023 | 3,336 | $147.0M | $500 |
| 2024 | 4,430 | $156.2M | $400 |
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. 36% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $400. 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 Fidelity Foundation'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: 7 Water Street, Boston, MA, 02109. 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.
EIN 04-6131201 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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