Franklin Square House Foundation Inc
Belmont, MA · EIN 04-2103780. Reported 132 grants totalling $4,579,694 to 78 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. Franklin Square House Foundation Inc 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 $34,528. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Shelter Association | Lynn, MA | $195,818 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $156,035 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emmaus | Haverhill, MA | $152,636 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nurtury | Roxbury, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health Imperatives | Brockton, MA | $135,435 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Aid Boston | Boston, MA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | $107,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Casparbaycove | Somerville, MA | $106,835 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Teamwork | Lowell, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Housing Assistance Corporation | Hyannis, MA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paige Academy | Boston, MA | $104,991 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beverly Children's Learning Center | Beverley, MA | $104,258 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America | Jamaica Plain, MA | $100,985 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Psycological Center | Lawrence, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Lawrence Commuity Action | Lawrence, MA | $98,252 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brockton Day Nursery | Brockton, MA | $95,873 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Guild of St Agnes | Worcester, MA | $93,012 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring | Brockton, MA | $88,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atask - Asian Task Force | Boston, MA | $86,320 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA Myrna Vazquez | Boston, MA | $86,156 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Central Ma | Worcester, MA | $81,903 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Empath | Boston, MA | $80,506 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $78,940 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woburn Council for Social Concern | Woburn, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Respond | Somerville, MA | $72,474 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victory Programs | Boston, MA | $72,276 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centerboard | Lynn, MA | $71,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heading Home | Charlestown, MA | $68,403 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Action Inc | Haverill, MA | $67,570 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lazarus House | Lawrence, MA | $59,112 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pathways for Children | Gloucester, MA | $58,270 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iba | Boston, MA | $57,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Second Step | Newtonville, MA | $56,894 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| House of Hope | Lowell, MA | $54,640 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Transition House | Cambridge, MA | $53,240 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leo Inc | Lynn, MA | $53,181 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester | Boston, MA | $53,010 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $52,890 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abcd | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crispus Attucks Childcare Center | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Boston Social Centers | East Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jfk Family Services | Charlestown, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Triumph Inc | Taunton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Ne Ma | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Northeastern Ma | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Greater Newburyport | Newburyport, MA | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod YMCA | West Barnstable, MA | $47,331 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Shore Stars | Weymouth, MA | $46,444 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abby's House | Worcester, MA | $45,616 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dimock | Roxbury, MA | $44,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless | Kingston, MA | $40,890 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Esperanza | Roxbury, MA | $40,711 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sojourner House | Boston, MA | $39,972 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Boston, MA | $39,321 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Healthlink | Worcester, MA | $34,950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ellis Memorial | Boston, MA | $32,307 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Action of Cape Cod & the Islands | Hyannis, MA | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Kompass | North Chelmsford, MA | $27,929 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northstar Learning Centers Inc | New Bedford, MA | $23,618 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reach Beyond Domestic Violence | Waltham, MA | $20,720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Boston's Homeless | Jamaica Plain, MA | $16,889 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ascentria Care Alliance | Worcester, MA | $16,472 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridgewell | Peabody, MA | $12,072 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Citizens for Adequate Housing | Salem, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edwina Martin House | Brockton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Focus Inc | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Abuse Working for Change | Salem, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hope | Attleboro, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Action Inc | Gloucester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Families | Malden, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Hope | Roxbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council (smoc) | Framingham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dimock Center | Roxbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Northeastern Ma | Lawrence, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ascentria Community Service | Worcester, MA | $4,387 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
38 of 78 (49%) 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 13%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Horizons for Homeless Children
LIBRARY AND BOOKS AT NEW BUILDING - Family Aid Boston
COVID EMERGENCY AND FOOD SECURITY GRANT - The Psycological Center
HOUSING & SHELTER - COVID EMERGENCY GRANT - Emmaus
HOUSING AND SHELTER GRANTS - Atask - Asian Task Force
HOUSING GRANT - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER - Lynn Shelter Association
COVID EMERGENCY AND CAPITAL GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 82 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $969,988 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $1,352,886 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $1,147,682 | $49,991 |
| 2024 | 27 | $1,109,138 | $40,911 |
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
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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 $34,528. 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 Franklin Square House Foundation Inc'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 78037, Belmont, MA, 02478. 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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