The Harold Grinspoon Charitable
Agawam, MA · EIN 22-2738277. Reported 386 grants totalling $4,235,704 to 256 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,500median grant
$4,235,704granted, 2020-2023
256organizations funded
34%of grantees funded again the next year
$18.5Massets, 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. The Harold Grinspoon 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.
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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,279 and $2,500; the smallest was $150 and the largest $400,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $473,815 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Northeast Sustainable Energy Association | Greenfield, MA | $294,940 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (nesea) | Greenfield, MA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | $221,362 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baystate Health Foundation Inc | Springfield, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeast Sustainable Energy Associates | Greenfield, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $108,877 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | $104,733 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Geriatric Services | Longmeadow, MA | $82,080 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hebrew at the Center | Framingham, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jj Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Thought | Riverdale, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wheaton College | Norton, MA | $40,884 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dollywood Foundation | Sevieville, TN | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New England Jewish Academy | West Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity Health of New England Corporation Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cc Wang Clinical Directorship | Boston, MA | $22,047 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bay Path College | Longmeadow, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival Inc | West Newton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Riverview School Inc | East Sandwich, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Traveling Press Fund Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $18,052 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Applalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $14,369 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arnold P Gold Foundation | Inglewood Clifts, NJ | $11,804 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walter Guralnick Professorship Fund | Cambridge, MA | $11,751 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Harvard School of Dental Medicine | Boston, MA | $10,440 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bree-Z-Knoll Farm LLC | Leyden, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bridging Bionics Foundation | Basalt, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewbelong | Upper Montclair, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Day School | Watertown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Quabbin Hill Farms | Pelham, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Sheffield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine | Boston, MA | $9,643 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wolf Tree Farm LLC | Shelburne Falls, MA | $9,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foxtrot Farm LLC | Shelburne Falls, MA | $8,683 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Atlas Farm | Deerfield, MA | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joe Czajkowski Farm LLC | Hadley, MA | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nirenberg Center for Advanced Lung Disease | Boston, MA | $7,982 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Antonellis Farm LLC | Deerfield, MA | $7,570 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferrindino Maple LLC | Hampden, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hager's Farm Market LLC | Shelburne, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thomas Farm | Sunderland, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $6,722 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Hadley Sugar Shack LLC | Hadley, MA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Fire Farm | Montague, MA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bardwell Farm | Hatfield, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rooted Flowers LLC | Agawam, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hager Bros Farm LLC | Colrain, MA | $5,750 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Just Roots Inc | Greenfield, MA | $5,600 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Old Friends Farm | Amherst, MA | $5,525 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bartstow's Longview Farm LLC | Hadley, MA | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mycoterra Farm | South Deerfield, MA | $5,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brattle Farm | Pittsfield, MA | $5,150 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ayrhill Farms Inc | Adams, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dave's Natural Garden | Granby, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fern Hill Farm LLC | Buckland, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Allergy Science Initiative | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Four Corners Farm | Worthington, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Joshua's Farm | Sandisfield, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jta-Mjl New Corp | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justamere Tree Farm | Worthington, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mayval Farm | Westhampton, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meadowsweet Farm LLC | Hawley, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountainside Maple | Hatfield, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plante Farm | Monson, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sage Farm LLC | Bernardston, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stony Hill Farm LLC | Wilbraham, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sweet Birch Herbals | Ashfield, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taft Farms | Great Barrington, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Petrie Family Farm | Brimfield, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Rashi School | Dedham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woven Roots Farm Inc | Tyringham, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yellow Stonehouse Farm | Westfield, MA | $4,893 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Full Well Farm LLC | Adams, MA | $4,732 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holiday Brook Farm LLC | Dalton, MA | $4,615 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Umass Amherst Isenberg School of Management | Amherst, MA | $4,584 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of W Ma | Springfield, MA | $4,546 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Climbing Tree Farm | New Lebanon, NY | $4,483 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rivershed Farm | Huntington, MA | $4,425 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roaming Farm LLC | South Deerfield, MA | $4,375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Klbostrom Farm LLC | Greenfield, MA | $4,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crimson & Clover Farm | Florence, MA | $4,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Massachusetts | Shrewsbury, MA | $4,073 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Honey Pot Produce Co Inc | Hadley, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natural Roots | Conway, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Olsen Farm LLC | Lanesborough, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Riverland Farm LLC | Sunderland, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stone Soup Farm Co-Operative Inc | Hadley, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earle M Parsons and Sons Inc | Hadley, MA | $3,885 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bigfoot Farm | Williamstown, MA | $3,805 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gateways - Access to Jewish Education | Newton, MA | $3,600 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wheel-View Farm | Shelburne Falls, MA | $3,550 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Agric Organics LLC | Wilbraham, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clarkdale Fruit Farms Inc | Deerfield, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flowerwork Farm | Florence, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Music School | Springfield, MA | $3,321 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lion's Tooth Farm | Windsor, MA | $3,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dufresne's Sugar House | Williamsburg, MA | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laurenitis Farm Partnership | Sunderland, MA | $3,250 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Luther Belden Inc | Hatfield, MA | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Windrow Farm | Conway, MA | $3,189 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Fruit Farm LLC | Belchertown, MA | $3,090 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fairview Farms Inc | Whately, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Szawlowski Potato Farms Inc | Hatfield, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diemand Egg Farm Inc | Wendell, MA | $2,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vibesmans LLC | Montague, MA | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hettie Belle Farm | Warwick, MA | $2,650 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Salem Preserves Inc | New Salem, MA | $2,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Simple Gifts Farm | Amherst, MA | $2,650 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Indian Line Farm | Great Barrington, MA | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Adamah | Falls Village, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amherst College Trustees | Amherst, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Amherst Nurseries Inc | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Jewish Academy | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin & Austin LLC Dba Austin Brothers Valley Farm | Belchertown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bare Roots LLC | Worthington, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berle Farm LLC | Hoosick Falls, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big River LLC | Leverett, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Heaven Blueberry and Raspberry Farm | Chester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boyden Bros Maple | Conway, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridgmont Farm | Westhampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carr's Ciderhouse | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cedar Farm Wholesale | Ghent, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chestnut Mountain Tree Farm | Hatfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cricket Creek Farm LLC | Williamstown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dandelion Hill Farm | Sheffield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Deane Roberts Farm | Colrain, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deere Creek Farm LLC | Granby, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diemond Egg Farm Inc | Millers Falls, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dusty Goat Farm Living Foods | East Longmeadow, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| E&j Scott Orchards | Buckland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ellison Farms Beef LLC | Ludlow, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elmartin Farm | Cheshire, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fern Valley Farms LLC | Wilbraham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Finicky Farm | Northfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Front Yard Farm | Ware, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Full Kettle Farm | Sunderland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gaetanos Organic Farm | Becket, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Golden Goose Geoponics | Ware, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Graves Glen Farm LLC | Shelburne, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gray Raven Farm | Middlefield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Graylight Farm LLC | East Chatham, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Great Meadow Farm | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hastings Farm | Gill, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| J & J Farms | Amherst, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kenburn Orchards | Shelburne, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kielbasa Orchards | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kinne Brook Farm | Worthington, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kosinski Farm | Westfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kosinski Farms | Westfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakeside Organic of Hadley LLC | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lombrico LLC | West Whately, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love Leaf Farm LLC | South Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyonsville Farm | Charlemont, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| M and a Farm | Petersburg, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| M&w Farm | S Deerfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Markristo Farm | Hillsdale, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mondego Acres | Northfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mountain View Farms | Easthampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mx Morningstar Farm | Claverack, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Plain Farm | Housatonic, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Off the Shelf Farm | New Marlborough, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outlook Farm | Westhampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Hill Orchard LLC | Easthampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pause & Pivot Farm | Williamsburg, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pomeroy Farm | Westfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pomeroy's Vegetable Farm | East Longmeadow, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Poplar Hill Farm Inc | West Whately, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quonquont Farm LLC | Whately, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raven & Boar Lcc | East Chatham, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ravens & Boar LLC | East Chatham, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ray's Family Farm | Southwick, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reed Farm LLC | Sunderland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Runnymeade Farm | Westhampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shaker Creek Farm | East Nassau, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Song Sparrow Farm | Northampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stillman Quality Meats LLC | Hardwick, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stockbridge Farm LLC | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sweet Brook Beef Company | Williamstown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sweet Morning Farm | Leyden, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teddy C Smiarowski Farm | Sunderland, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teddy C Smiarowski III Farm | Hatfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Goat Project LLC | Bennington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Little White Goat Dairy | Orange, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tip Top Orchard | Charlemont, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trumpet Hill Farm | Sheffield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trust Auer Rocque Inc | Worthington, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Turner Farms Maple Syrup LLC | South Egremont, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Twenty Acres Farm & Greenhouses | Hadley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Underline Farm | Ashfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vibesman's LLC | Montague, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellspring Harvest Corporation | Springfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whale Rock Farms LLC | Westfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wild & Cultivated Flower Farm | Sheffield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wildstone Farm | North Hatfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| William J Gould Associates Inc | Monterey, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Windy Ridge Farm & Services | Hawley, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodlife Ranch | Williamstown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woven Stars Farm | Ghent, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gothic Top Farm | Sunderland, MA | $2,475 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Starry Ridge Farm | Petersburgh, NY | $2,402 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Double C Ranch | Granby, MA | $2,371 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Silver Bell Farm LLC | Monson, MA | $2,340 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Snowshoe Farm | Worthington, MA | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Many Graces Farm & Floral Design | Hadley, MA | $2,282 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts | Holyoke, MA | $2,279 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sweet Brook Farm | Williamstown, MA | $2,246 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upinngil | Gill, MA | $2,215 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hicks Family Farm | Charlemont, MA | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moon in the Pond Farmfarm Education Inc | Sheffield, MA | $2,177 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sayer Farm | Worthington, MA | $2,160 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Moon in the Pond Farm Inc | Sheffield, MA | $2,137 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dancing Greens Farm | Great Barrington, MA | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trees of Life Farm | Amherst, MA | $1,985 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| River Rock Farm | Brimfield, MA | $1,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| They Keep Bees LLC | Montague, MA | $1,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hidden Mountain Farm | New Marlborough, MA | $1,879 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warner Farm | Sunderland, MA | $1,861 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tripple Brook Farm | Southampton, MA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hancock Shaker Village | Pittsfield, MA | $1,767 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gardening the Community | Springfield, MA | $1,755 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seeds of Solidarity Farm | Orange, MA | $1,737 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Astarte Farm LLC | Hadley, MA | $1,720 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kitchen Garden Farm LLC | Sunderland, MA | $1,683 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River-Maple Farm Inc | Bernardston, MA | $1,633 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Granny's Place | Agawam, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mckinstry Market Garden Inc | Chicopee, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Twin Oaks Farm | Hadley, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caretaker Farm | Williamstown, MA | $1,499 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hart Farm | Conway, MA | $1,359 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Atherton Farm | Buckland, MA | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Berle Farm LLC | Hoosick, MA | $1,260 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Maples Market Garden | West Stockbridge, MA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bashista Orchards | Southampton, MA | $1,134 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sky View Farm | Sheffield, MA | $1,080 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts | Holyoke, MA | $1,066 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grow Food Northampton Giving Garden | Florence, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Many Grace's LLC | Amherst, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nuestras Raices Inc | Holyoke, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River Valley Farm | Sunderland, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Biodynamic Farmland Conservation Trust | Amherst, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Many Forks Farm LLC | Clarksburg, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
83 of 256 (32%) 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 34%, 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.
Plus 669 grants to individuals totalling $422,449 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Baystate Health Foundation Inc
HGCF CHALLENGE GRANT 2021-22 - Brigham and Women's Hospital
2022 MATCHING GRANT FOR THE MASTER CLINICIAN IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE FUND - Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA FUND - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
SUPPORT FOR DAVID MAKOVSKYS PODCAST, DECISION POINTS AND ANNA BORSCHEVSKAYAS BOOK. - American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS IN UKRAINE - Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates
CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 47 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 113 | $850,982 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 68 | $1,386,760 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 118 | $753,749 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 87 | $1,244,213 | $2,500 |
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. The Harold Grinspoon Charitable has 21 of them, worth $2,649,813. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cooley Dickenson Hospital(massbrigham Incorporated and Affiliates Group) | Somervilleq, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Jcc Kehilah Department | Springfield, MA | $200,000 |
| Jcc Kehilah Department | Springfield, MA | $200,000 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates | Boston, MA | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $150,000 |
| Trinity Health Systems | Hartford, CT | $100,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Jewish Geriatric Services | Longmeadow, MA | $86,697 |
| Jj Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Jj Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life | Riverdale, NY | $50,000 |
| Hebrew at the Center | Newton, MA | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% 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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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. 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 The Harold Grinspoon Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 67 Hunt Street, Agawam, MA, 01001. 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 22-2738277 · 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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