Middlesex Savings Charitable
Natick, MA · EIN 04-3521246. Reported 220 grants totalling $3,856,747 to 160 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. Middlesex Savings Charitable 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $881,235. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants & Contributions Paid | Natick, MA | $881,235 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council | Framingham, MA | $146,485 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $140,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Worcester Community Foundation | Worcester, MA | $136,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls | Boston, MA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metrowest Legal Services | Framingham, MA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metrowest YMCA | Framingham, MA | $63,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Just Because | Hopkinton, MA | $54,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell | Westford, MA | $54,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bethany Hill Place | Framingham, MA | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dignity Matters | Wayland, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity North Central Mass | Acton, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Out Metrowest | Framingham, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Able | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise Metrowest | Natick, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minuteman Senior Services | Burlington, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Family Inc | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Samaritans Inc | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy Inc | Sherborn, MA | $35,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Circle of Hope | Needham, MA | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gaining Ground | Concord, MA | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metrowest | Marlborough, MA | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spark Kindness | Natick, MA | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Mametrowest | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clear Path for Veterans Inc | Devens, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Farms Outreach | Waltham, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Domestic Violence Services Network | Concord, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hoops and Homework | Framingham, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Littleton Community Farm Inc | Littleton, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rise Above Foundation | Northbridge, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Springwell | Waltham, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery Museum Inc | Acton, MA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Natick Service Council | Natick, MA | $26,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Framingham Community Church | Framingham, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Daniel's Table | Framingham, MA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walker Inc | Needham, MA | $22,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center Inc | Framingham, MA | $21,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans | Boston, MA | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Center for Arts in Natick (tcan) | Natick, MA | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unity Farm Sanctuary | Sherborn, MA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Area Gleaners | Acton, MA | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Link Inc | Arlington, MA | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service of Metrowest | Framingham, MA | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metrowest Mediation Services | Natick, MA | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley | Maynard, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Women & Enterprise | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chica Project | Quincy, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daniel J Mccarthy Memorial Fund | Acton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Employment Options Inc | Marlborough, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Families for Depression Awareness | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Access of Newton | Newton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope and Comfort | Needham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Horace Mann Educational Associates | Franklin, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Institute of New England | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennedy-Donovan Center Inc | Foxboro, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literations Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program | Lincoln, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass Insight | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metrowest Nonprofit Network | Framingham, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morse Institute Library | Natick, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reach Beyond Domestic Violence | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rifles to Rods | Ashland, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Discovery Museums Inc | Acton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Guild for Human Services | Concord, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waltham Boys & Girls Clubs | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Metrowest | Framingham, MA | $19,875 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of 2LIFE Communities | Brighton, MA | $18,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warriors Within Yoga Project | Natick, MA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mab Community Services (mabvi) | Brookline, MA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metrowest Women's Fund | Weston, MA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Sister Association of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Framingham History Center | Framingham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plugged in Band Program | Needham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ria Inc | Framingham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thinkgive Inc | Concord, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin Performing Arts Company | Franklin, MA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minute Man Arc for Human Services | Concord, MA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 2LIFE Communities | Boston, MA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minuteman Arc for Human Services | Concord, MA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Thurston Healing Garden | Harvard, MA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashland Education Foundation | Ashland, MA | $10,461 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advocates | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education | Concord, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crossroads Continuum | Hudson, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Framingham Historical and Natural History Society | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Framingham State University Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Start Furniture Bank | Hudson, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospitality Common Inc | Sudbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Life Furniture Bank | Walpole, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Programs for People | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prospect Hill Community Foundation | Waltham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rcs Learning Center | Natick, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ria House Inc | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Hills | Milford, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waltham Boys & Girls Club | Waltham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waltham Partnership for Youth | Waltham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wayside Youth & Family Services | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayside Youth & Family Support Network | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Greater Bostoncharles River | Needham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Prescott | Groton, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aurelias Garden | Wellesley, MA | $7,756 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Performing Arts Center of Metrowest | Framingham, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin Food Pantry | Franklin, MA | $5,745 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Place to Turn | Natick, MA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Open Table Inc | Concord, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Household Goods Inc | Acton, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Acton Community Supper - Acton Food Pantry | Boxborough, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashland Emergency Fundfood Pantry | Ashland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bedford Community Tablepantry | Bedford, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celebration Intl Church Food Pantry | Wayland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Food Panty | Franklin, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holliston Pantry Shelf | Holliston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Worldwide | Framingham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hudson Community Food Pantry | Hudson, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Feastsalvation Army | Waltham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry (bellingham) | Bellingham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry (grotonlittleton) | Devens, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maynard Food Pantry | Maynard, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medfield Food Cupboard | Medfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medway Food Pantry | Medway, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medway Village Food Pantry | Medway, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Millis Ecumenical Food Pantry | Millis, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Brother's Table | Wayland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Needham Community Council | Needham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearl Street Cupboard | Framingham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sherborn Widows & Orphans Benevolent Society | Sherborn, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smoc Community Meals Program | Framingham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Bridget's Table | Framingham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sudbury Community Food Pantry | Sudbury, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Parishes of Southborough | Southborough, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walpole Community Food Pantry | Walpole, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellesley Food Pantry | Wellesley Hills, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westborough Food Pantry | Westborough, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westford Food Pantry | Westford, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 22 Mohawks | Millis, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cocotree Kids | Natick, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doli Atamian Campership P | Acton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doli Atamian Campership Program | Acton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milford Regional Health Care Foundation | Milford, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Umbrella Arts Center | Concord, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hessco | Walpole, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jeffs Place Childrens Bereavement Center Inc | Framingham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joan H Brack Charitable Foundation | Kingston, RI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Medway Community Farm | Medway, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natick Rotary Club (embrace a Family) | Natick, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Soar Natick | Natick, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clyde F Brown Home and School Association Inc | Millis, MA | $760 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation for | Natick, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Floats | Kingston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natick Rotary | Natick, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robbins House | Concord, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soar of Natick | Natick, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Food Project | Lincoln, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nature Connection Inc | Concord, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umbrella Community Arts | Concord, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
47 of 160 (29%) 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 26%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 140 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | $1,131,960 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $969,316 | $18,015 |
| 2023 | 61 | $874,236 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $881,235 | $881,235 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Middlesex Savings Charitable has 8 of them, worth $1,220,135. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $250,000 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council | Framingham, MA | $218,120 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council | Framingham, MA | $183,515 |
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $183,000 |
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $160,500 |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls | Boston, MA | $125,000 |
| Lovin Spoonfuls | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% 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 $10,000. 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 Middlesex Savings Charitable'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: C/O Middlesex Savings 6 Main St, Natick, MA, 01760. 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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