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Mutualone Charitable Foundation

Framingham, MA · EIN 31-1595107. Reported 273 grants totalling $1,770,071 to 136 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$1,770,071granted, 2021-2024
136organizations funded
64%of grantees funded again the next year
$9,068,022assets, 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. Mutualone Charitable 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
9 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
86 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
90 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
86 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Natick Service CouncilNatick, MA$70,000442024
Metrowest YMCAFramingham, MA$68,605442024
A Place to TurnNatick, MA$55,000442024
Family Promise MetrowestNatick, MA$52,000442024
Framingham Housing AuthorityFramingham, MA$50,000442024
Greater Framingham Community ChurchFramingham, MA$47,400442024
South Middlesex Opportunity CouncilFramingham, MA$45,000442024
Framingham History CenterFramingham, MA$42,500442024
Boys & Girls Club of MetrowestMarlborough, MA$40,000442024
Framingham Public Library FoundationFramingham, MA$40,000332023
Spark KindnessNatick, MA$40,000442024
St Bridget SchoolFramingham, MA$39,100442024
Hoops and Homework IncFramingham, MA$35,000442024
Bethany Hill PlaceFramingham, MA$32,500442024
Metrowest Legal ServicesFramingham, MA$31,500332023
Daniel's TableFramingham, MA$30,000332023
Amazing Things Arts CenterFramingham, MA$28,799442024
Natick Housing AuthorityNatick, MA$28,000442024
Metrowest Jewish Day School IncFramingham, MA$27,500332024
Metrowest Esl FundFramingham, MA$25,000222024
Read to a ChildWellesley, MA$24,500442024
Edgell Grove CemeteryFramingham, MA$21,500332024
Framingham Police DepartmentFramingham, MA$20,793222022
Edwards Church UccFramingham, MA$20,400332024
John Andrew Mazie Memorial FoundationWayland, MA$20,000222022
Metrowest Conference for Women IncNatick, MA$20,000442024
Metrowest Free Medical ProgramMarlborough, MA$20,000332024
Brazilian American CenterFramingham, MA$18,100332024
Dignity MattersWayland, MA$17,500332023
Programs for People IncFramingham, MA$17,500332023
City of FraminghamFramingham, MA$17,000222023
LiterationsBoston, MA$17,000222024
University of Massachusetts - AmherstAmherst, MA$17,000332024
Springwell IncWaltham, MA$15,500442024
Advocates Properties IncFramingham, MA$15,000222023
Framingham High Hall FameFramingham, MA$15,000112022
Horizons for Homeless Children IncRoxbury, MA$15,000442024
Jewish Family Services of MetrowestFramingham, MA$15,000222024
Learning Center for the DeafFramingham, MA$15,000332024
Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA$15,000332023
United Way of Tri CountyFramingham, MA$15,000112021
Girl Scouts of Eastern MassachusettsWaltham, MA$14,500442024
Golden Tones IncNatick, MA$13,500442024
Hospitality Common IncFramingham, MA$13,500222023
Framingham High SchoolFramingham, MA$13,000112021
Performing Arts Center of Metrowest IncFramingham, MA$13,000442024
Framingham High Hall of FameFramingham, MA$12,500222024
Friends of the Morse Institute LibraryNatick, MA$12,500222023
The Hole in the Wall Gang CampNew Haven, CT$12,500222024
St Bridget Food PantryFramingham, MA$12,000222023
Downtown Framingham IncFramingham, MA$11,500222023
St Tarcisius ChurchFramingham, MA$10,322332023
Friends of the Callahan Senior CenterFramingham, MA$10,320332024
Accept CollaborativeNatick, MA$10,000112023
Adolescent Consultation ServicesCambridge, MA$10,000222022
Advocates IncFramingham, MA$10,000112021
Ashland Education Foundation IncAshland, MA$10,000222022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of MetrowestWorcester, MA$10,000112024
Blueforce Strategies IncVirginia Beach, VA$10,000112023
Community First ProjectFramingham, MA$10,000112024
Ellie FundNeedham, MA$10,000222022
Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually ImpairedBrookline, MA$10,000222022
Metrowest Legal ServiesFramingham, MA$10,000112024
Morse Institute LibraryNatick, MA$10,000112024
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$10,000112024
Project Just Because IncHopkinton, MA$10,000112021
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA$10,000222022
Samaritans IncBoston, MA$10,000222023
The Carroll Center for the BlindNewton, MA$10,000222022
The Center for the Arts in NatickNatick, MA$10,000112023
The Salvation ArmyFramingham, MA$10,000112021
Ovations for a CureFramingham, MA$9,000222022
Walsh Middle School PTOFramingham, MA$8,500332024
Carrington Charitable FoundationAliso Viejo, CA$7,500332023
Friends of Natick Senior Center IncNatick, MA$7,500222023
Mary E Stapleton Elementary SchoolFramingham, MA$7,500222023
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL$7,500222023
Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY$7,000112024
Boston UniversityBoston, MA$6,000222022
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA$6,000112023
Hope and Comfort IncNeedham, MA$6,000222022
Kids ConnectNatick, MA$6,000222023
Ria IncFramingham, MA$6,000222022
City Kids IncAllston, MA$5,500222024
Kathleen Connolly Charitable Foundation IncFramingham, MA$5,300442024
Big Brother Big Sister of Central MassachusettsWorcester, MA$5,000112021
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$5,000112023
Framingham Boys and Girls Football and CheerleadingFramingham, MA$5,000112023
Hope Worldwide MassachusettsFramingham, MA$5,000112022
Household Goods IncActon, MA$5,000222022
Lilja Elementary School PTONatick, MA$5,000112023
Mandela Yoga Project IncCambridge, MA$5,000112023
Mass AudobonLincoln, MA$5,000112024
Medfield Afterschool ProgramMedfield, MA$5,000112023
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT$5,000112022
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY$5,000112021
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA$5,000112022
The 200 Foundation IncFramingham, MA$5,000112023
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$5,000112023
Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities & TherapySherborn, MA$5,000112024
Framingham State University Foundation IncFramingham, MA$4,662112022
Rotary Club of Natick IncNatick, MA$4,500112024
Temple Beth AmFramingham, MA$4,000222024
St Bridget ParishFramingham, MA$3,600112024
First Baptist ChurchFramingham, MA$3,500112021
Massbay Community CollegeWellesley, MA$3,000112024
Plymouth ChurchFramingham, MA$3,000112023
Assembly of Christian Churches of FraminghamFramingham, MA$2,500112023
First Parish in FraminghamFramingham, MA$2,500112023
Friends of 2LIFE CommunitiesBrighton, MA$2,500112021
Knights of Columbus Massachusetts State Council Charity FundNorwood, MA$2,500112023
Leadership MetrowestFramingham, MA$2,500112023
Natick Rotary Charitable CorporationNatick, MA$2,500112023
Spirit of Adventure CouncilWoburn, MA$2,500112024
St Patrick's ChurchNatick, MA$2,500112023
Summit Montessori SchoolFramingham, MA$2,500112021
The First Baptist Church in FraminghamFramingham, MA$2,500112024
Natick Center AssociatesNatick, MA$2,000222022
Friends of the Bacon Free LibraryNatick, MA$1,820112021
Bennet Hemenway School PTONatick, MA$1,500112023
Framingham Public SchoolsFramingham, MA$1,500112021
Westborough Athletic Booster AssociationWestborough, MA$1,500332023
Curry CollegeMilton, MA$1,000112022
Framingham Downtown Renaissance IncFramingham, MA$1,000112021
George Washington UniversityAshburn, VA$1,000112023
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL$1,000112024
Trustees of Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$1,000112022
University of Massachusetts - BostonBoston, MA$1,000112021
University of New HampshireDurham, NH$1,000112021
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$1,000112024
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$1,000112021
Framingham High School Gridiron ClubFramingham, MA$500112024
Framingham United Soccer ClubFramingham, MA$500112024
Mccarthy Elemetary School PTOFramingham, MA$500112021
Natick Wrestling AssociationNatick, MA$500112021
Natick Lacrosse IncNatick, MA$350112022

73 of 136 (54%) 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 64%, 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 162 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
44 grants
Human Services
34 grants
Youth Development
22 grants
Community Improvement
7 grants
Housing & Shelter
6 grants
Arts & Culture
6 grants
Religion
5 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202171$440,733$5,000
202270$470,434$5,000
202376$460,519$5,000
202456$398,385$6,050

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. 96% 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.

Massachusetts
$1.7M
New York
$17K
Connecticut
$14K
Virginia
$11K
California
$8K
Florida
$8K
Vermont
$5K
Illinois
$1K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund54 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc39 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc34 shared recipientsMiddlesex Savings Charitable33 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust30 shared recipientsCommunity Foundation for29 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. 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.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Mutualone Charitable 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: 828 Concord Street, Framingham, MA, 01701. 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 31-1595107 · 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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