The Horne Family Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-3104008. Reported 223 grants totalling $3,014,483 to 176 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. The Horne Family 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $12,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council of Contributers | Wayzata, MN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Redford Center | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Global Conservation Force | Oceanside, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gaining Ground | Concord, MA | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Endangered Species Protection Agency | Hoytsville, UT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mzc Foundation Dba the Ray | Atlanta, GA | $37,894 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Humane Society | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 350 New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Harpers Ferry, WV | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts in Reach | Portsmouth, NH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue | Loxahatchee Groves, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation | Portsmouth, NH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bow Seat Ocean Awareness | Westwood, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| In Our Hands Action Foundation | Longmont, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mayhew Program | Bristol, NH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sierra Foothills Conservancy | Mariposa, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth Development Org | Lawrence, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute | Clearwater, FL | $27,768 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry | Franklin, NH | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Life Foundation | Ridgefield, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frankfurt Zoological Society | Frankfurt | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Aine | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Globio | Portland, Frankfurt | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Island Press | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kittery Land Trust | Kittery, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lawrence Community Works | Lawrence, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Kompass | North Chelmsford, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rhino Ark | Nairobi | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Story of Stuff | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wish Project Inc | Lowell, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newhouse Wildlife Center | Chelmsford, MA | $24,781 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| On Belay | Newmarket, NH | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Society of Landscape Architects | Washington, DC | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kope Lion | New York, NY | $20,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Beyond Soccer | Lawrence, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Harbor Now | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley | Milford, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Canine Behavior Studies | Salisbury, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Finance Action | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Currier Museum of Art | Manchester, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Earth Law Center | Durango, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eco Defense Group | Park City, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecology Project International | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elephant Sanctuary | Hohenwald, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elevated Thought Foundation | Lawrence, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endangered Species Protection Agency | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Environmental Health Sciences | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental Law and Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gallatin River Task Force | Big Sky, Frankfurt | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gray Muzzle Organization | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haven Violence Prevention and Support Services | Portsmouth, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Institute Ne | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lewa Wildlife Conservancy | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nature Conservancy of Nh | Concord, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New England Wildlife Center | South Weymouth, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pettengill House | Amesbury, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Protect the Adirondacks | North Creek, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saheli Inc | Burlington, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seacoast Youth Services | Seabrook, Nairobi | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterinarians International | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wiki Education Foundation | Chico, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connor's Climb Foundation | Exeter, NH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hospice Help Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Waypoint | Manchester, NH | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bli Global | Claremont, NH | $15,340 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Addiction Recovery Coalition of New Hampshire | Milford, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Care Sanctuary | East Smithfield, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Better Living Initiatives Global | Claremont, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brigid's House of Hope | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Field Campaign | West Yellowstone, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of New Hampshire Inc | Manchester, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Birds of Prey | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles River Conservancy | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chica Project | Quincy, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Day Care - Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Teamwork Inc | Lowell, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endangered Rhino Conservation | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Danvers, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Farmstead of New England | Hillsboro, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell | Westford, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Household Goods Inc | Acton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Izaac Walton League | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Light of Life Ministries | Manchester, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lowell Association for the Blind | Lowell, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | Bath, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Merrimack River Watershed Council | Lawrence, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps | Lawrence, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Association of Wetland Managers | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Institute | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phoenix Zones Interactive | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Playworks New England | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Re Wild | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Chimps | Fort Pierce, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society for the Protection of Nh Forests | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stepping Stones | Nashua, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Student Wildlands Adventure Program | Tooele, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sunset Hill Education Program | South Sutton, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Three Little Pitties Rescue | Friendswood, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Undersea Warriors | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whale and Dolphin Conservation | Plymouth, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wild Montana | Helena, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wolf Education and Research Center | Winchester, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 7 Lakes Alliance | Belgrade Lakes, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Hundred Nights | Keene, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Andover Committee for a Better Chance | Andover, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Angels Journey Home | Belle Vernon, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire | Bedford, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Avian Conservation Center | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Budget Buddies | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities of Nh | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Wildlife | Cap Neck, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Challenge Unlimited | Lawrence, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farm Sanctuary | Watkins Glen, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Felidae Conservation Fund | Mill Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Verde River | Cottonwood, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends Program Inc | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation | Kemah, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Globio | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hundred Nights Inc | Keene, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lucy's Love Bus | Amesbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lwiro Primate Fund | Avon By the Sea, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marguerite's Place | Nashua, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mass Land Trust Coalition | Sudbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | Sudbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Center of Southern Nh | Derry, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Breast Cancer Support | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter | Nashua, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance | Del Norte, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace Ridge Sanctuary | Kennebunk, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Chimps | Morganton, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Vets | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Re-Volv | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Chance Animal Services | East Brookfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sky Island Alliance | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tin Mountain Conservation Center | Albany, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transition House | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of New Hampshire for the Nh Leadership | Durham, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vietnam Veterans Workshop | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Well Kind | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wildlands Network | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harbor Homes Inc | Nashua, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heroes in Transition | Mashpee, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seacoast Family Promise | Exeter, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Upreach Therapeutic | Goffstown, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yoga in Action | Lawrence, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Sanctuary St Croix | Stilwater, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bear Paw Regional Greenways | Northwood, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Skies Wellness | Methuen, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cacrc | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catie's Closet Inc | Dracut, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Giving Tree | Boxford, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girls Inc | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spark Community Center | Lebanon, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Triangle Club | Dover, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, Nairobi | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yoga in Action | Greenland, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 176 (24%) 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 15%, 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.
- Council of Contributers
SUPPORTS GENERAL ACTIVITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 146 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 68 | $737,000 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 56 | $745,000 | $11,250 |
| 2022 | 50 | $743,162 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $789,321 | $15,000 |
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. 24% 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 $12,000. 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 The Horne Family Foundation'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: Co Flowers 15 Court Sq 110, Boston, MA, 02108. 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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