Tr Uw Helen F Kimball-the Moses Kimball
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6061028. Reported 165 grants totalling $1,345,500 to 68 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. Tr Uw Helen F Kimball-the Moses Kimball 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Blocks of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | Cambridge, MA | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Just a Start Corporation | Cambridge, MA | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| English for New Bostonians | Boston, MA | $61,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food for the World Inc | Lawrence, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academyinc | Lawrence, MA | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Student U | Durham, NC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Families Moving Forward | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Braille Press Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter School | Cambridge, MA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artists for Humanity Inc | Boston, MA | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ascendus Inc | New York, NY | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing for New Hope Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Education Center Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando (mua) | Dorchester, MA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc | Cambridge, MA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Vida Scholars | Lynn, MA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Found in Translation | Dorchester, MA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando | Dorchester, MA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tutoring Plus of Cambride Inc | Cambridge, MA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cambridge Community Center Inc | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Center for Arts & Technology | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raw Art Works Inc | Lynn, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Root Ns Inc | Salem, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Haven Project | Lynn, MA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy Network | Chelsea, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy Foundation | Chelsea, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Open Doorcape Ann Food Pantry Inc | Gloucester, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food for Free Committee Inc | Somerville, MA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Leap Self-Defense Inc | Dorchester, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Families Inc | Malden, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Innovators for Purpose | Acton, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jfy Networks | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lazarus House Inc | Lawrence, MA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Vida Inc | Lynn, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Enrichment Services (yes) | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New School of Music Inc | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| America Scores Ne Dba Boston Scores | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| America Scores New England Dba Boston Scores | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Business United in Investing Lending Development | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Business United in Investng Lending Development | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Code Squad Inc | Somerville, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Codesquad | Somerville, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Art Center | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| He Is Me Institute | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jfynetworks | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raising a Reader Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Resilient Coders | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springfield Symphony Orchestra | Springfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Debate League | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Margaret Fuller-Neighborhood House | Cambridge, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Door | Gloucester, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beacon Academy | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charles River Conservancy Inc | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Enroot Inc | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potencia Inc | Malden, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Science Club for Girls | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strong Woman Strong Girls Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strong Women Strong Girls Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center Inc | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Build Boston | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
44 of 68 (65%) 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 84%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Families Moving Forward
DURHAM COLLABORATIVE TO END FAMILY HOMELESSNESS - National Braille Press Inc
HAND-ON! BOOKS FOR BLIND CHILDREN - Building Blocks of Kalamazoo
BLOCK ACTION GROUP PROGRAMMING - Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academyinc
AFTER SCHOOL AND EVENING STUDY PROGRAM - Just a Start Corporation
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS - Breakthrough Greater Boston
GEOGRAPHIC & PROGRAMMATIC EXPANSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 108 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $323,500 | $7,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $363,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $323,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 46 | $336,000 | $5,000 |
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. 84% 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 $5,000. 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 Tr Uw Helen F Kimball-the Moses Kimball'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: Lwc 230 Congress St 12FL, Boston, MA, 02110. 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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