Yawkey Foundation II
Westwood, MA · EIN 04-2768239. Reported 731 grants totalling $81.6M to 328 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$81.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
328organizations funded
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$467.4Massets, 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. Yawkey Foundation II 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $2,250 and the largest $4,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 328 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $13.7M | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | $6,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $4,863,084 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring Inc | Brockton, MA | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $2,600,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $2,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children Inc | Brighton, MA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dimock Community Health Center Inc | Roxbury, MA | $1,740,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion Inc | Boston, MA | $1,600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| My Brothers Keeper Inc | Easton, MA | $1,535,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inc | Cooperstown, NY | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Baseball Inc | Roxbury, MA | $1,260,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc | Lawrence, MA | $1,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgetown Memorial Hospital | Georgetown, SC | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Memorial School | West Roxbury, MA | $1,175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Boston, MA | $1,068,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International African American Museum | Charleston, SC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House of Possibilities Inc | Easton, MA | $765,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $765,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation Sponsored Programs | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Boston, MA | $625,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $609,650 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc | Boston, MA | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis House Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Enrichment Services Inc | Boston, MA | $380,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc | Marlborough, MA | $360,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rosies Place Inc | Boston, MA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Home Inc | Boston, MA | $310,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| More Than Words Inc | Waltham, MA | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc | Dorchester, MA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bma Tenpoint Inc | Roxbury, MA | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ron Burton Training Village Inc | Hubbardston, MA | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Round the Bend Farm Inc | South Dartmouth, MA | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Familyaid Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hale Reservation Inc | Westwood, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Boston Catholic Academy | South Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fund for Catholic Schools Inc | Braintree, MA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womens Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $221,334 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brockton Hospital Inc | Brockton, MA | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston Inc | Roxbury, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cathedral High School Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Social Services Inc | Quincy, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashoba Learning Group Inc | Bedford, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Xaverian Brothers High School | Westwood, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rodman Ride for Kids Inc | Foxborough, MA | $180,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc | Marlborough, MA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Baseball League Inc | Cotuit, MA | $170,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc | Boston, MA | $170,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Margarita Muniz Academy Foundation Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $165,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nativity-Boston Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Amateur Sports | Woburn, MA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emerson Hospital | Concord, MA | $159,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Servings Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls Inc | Newton, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Mary of the Hills School | Milton, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads for Kids Inc | Duxbury, MA | $137,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Park League Inc | Mansfield, MA | $133,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The B E L L Foundation Inc | Westwood, MA | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Cushing Centers Inc | Hanover, MA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Empowered and Dedicated to Edify the Nation Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Learning Center Inc | Malden, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roxbury Community College Foundation Inc | Roxbury, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sports Museum of Ne Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc (boch Center) | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethel Institute for Social Justice | Jamaica Plain, MA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, MA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yawkey Baseball League | Dorchester, MA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Gospel Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $105,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Newton, MA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethel Institute for Community Development | Jamaica Plain, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Hill Observatory Science Center Inc | Milton, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Metro South Inc | Taunton, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooke School Foundation | Roslindale, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Place Inc | Aiken, SC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Zoological Corporation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fathers Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation to Advance Catholic Education | Fall River, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Inc | Methuen, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haley House Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston Inc | Newton, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Boys Club & Girls Club Inc | Lawrence, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lowell Catholic | Lowell, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission of Deeds Inc | Reading, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Aquarium Corporation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeast Arc | Danvers, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School Inc | Methuen, MA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spoonfuls | Newton, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mclean Hospital Corporation | Belmont, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts Medical Center Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tufts Medical Center Parent Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uss Constitution Museum Inc | Charlestown, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Y2Y Network | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisa May Alcotts Orchard House Inc | Concord, MA | $98,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breaktime Cafe Inc | Boston, MA | $95,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council on Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Debate League | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Caritas Communities Inc | Braintree, MA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Sporting Chance Inc | Weymouth, MA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Boston High School Inc | Boston, MA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Animal Shelter Inc | Aiken, SC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell | Dedham, MA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc | Somerville, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Southeastern Massachuetts | New Bedford, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell Inc | Lowell, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Council of Churches Inc | Hyannis, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Myrna Vasquez Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Celebrity Series of Boston | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Discovery Museums Inc | Acton, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dove Inc | Quincy, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Boston Social Centers Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elevated Thought Foundation Inc | Lawrence, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Aid Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fontbonne Academy | Milton, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Generation Excel Youth Development Program Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Generation Excel Youth Development Program Inc (bethel Institute for Commu | Jamaica Plain, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hale Education Inc | Westwood, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harborcov Inc | Chelsea, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Inc | Stockbridge, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mothers for Justice & Equality | Roxbury, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Brother's Table Inc | Lynn, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center of Afro American Artists Inc | Roxbury, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Education Center | Lawrence, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Old Colony Young Mens Christian Association Inc | Brockton, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Right Inc | Dorchester, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sociedad Latina Inc | Roxbury, MA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program Inc | New Bedford, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Speakeasy Stage Company | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Johns Preparatory School Inc | Danvers, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc | Hatfield, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Old North Foundation of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Theatrezone Inc | Chelsea, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victory Programs Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Daniels Table Inc | Framingham, MA | $72,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agganis Foundation Inc | Lynn, MA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fuller Craft Museum | Brockton, MA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Alianza Hispana Inc | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saratoga Performing Arts Center Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Hope Boston Inc | Roxbury, MA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aiken Land Conservancy | Aiken, SC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| All Dorchester Sports & Leadership Inc | Dorchester, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Social Services of Fall River Inc | Fall River, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heroes in Transition Inc | Mashpee, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shelter Music Boston | Arlington, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amazing Grace of Cape Cod Inc | Centerville, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Archdiocese of Boston | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artists for Humanity Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethany Health Care Center | Framingham, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Public Library Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Inc | Brockton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA Esperanza Inc | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clergy Health and Retirement Trust | Braintree, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Congregacion Leon De Juda | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of Boston | Brighton, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eckhart Tolle Foundation | Bend, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emerson Health Care Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital | Riverside, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family and Community Resources Inc | Brockton, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food for Free Committee Inc | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freedom House Inc | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children - Boston | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Boston Interfaith Organization | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homestart Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Assistance Corporation | Hyannis, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Housing Families Inc | Malden, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judge Baker Children's Center | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern New England | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice Resource Institute Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latham Centers Inc | Brewster, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Learn Live Love Inc | Scituate, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lynn Shelter Association Inc | Lynn, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando Inc | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Natick Community Organic Farm Inc | Natick, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Notre Dame High School of Lawrence Inc | Methuen, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rogerson Communities | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Canton, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas Chew Memorial Boys Club Inc | Fall River, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uncornered Inc | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Capital Boston | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zumix Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Esplanade Association Inc | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grow Associates Inc | Randolph, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hyde Square Task Force | Jamaica Plain, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nurtury Inc | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Rowing Inc | Brighton, MA | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Action for Boston Community Development | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adaptive Sports New England Inc | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition for a Better Acre | Lowell, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands Inc | Hyannis, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Museum of Racing Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tommys Place Foundation Inc | Quincy, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hyannis Athletic Association Inc | Hyannis, MA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Connection Inc | Concord, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Food Initiative | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aiken Horse Park Foundation | Aiken, SC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eckhart Tolle Foundation | Louisville, CO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Esperanza Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Caritas Cubana Corporation | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lazarus House Incorporated | Lawrence, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc | Roxbury, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sounds True Foundation | Louisville, CO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| About Fresh Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adolescent Consultation Services | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allen-Chase Foundation | Deerfield, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
177 of 328 (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 62%, 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.
- Trustees of Boston College
CAPITAL PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF FRATES CENTER BASEBALL & SOFTBALL FIELD COMPLEX - Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc
CAPITAL RENOVATIONS TO NEW CO-LOCATED FACILITY FOR CAMP & YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS - Pine Street Inn Inc
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS - Boston Medical Center Corporation
HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES - Franciscan Hospital for Children Inc
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY - Dimock Community Health Center Inc
HEALTH CARE SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 559 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | $24.3M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 178 | $19.3M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 179 | $19.0M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 166 | $19.1M | $35,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Yawkey Foundation II has 96 of them, worth $55.7M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $17.5M |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $5,000,000 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000,000 |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children Inc | Brighton, MA | $3,000,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | $3,000,000 |
| Lawrence Catholic Academy | Lawrence, MA | $2,500,000 |
| Dimock Community Health Center Inc | Roxbury, MA | $2,500,000 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accin | Boston, MA | $2,250,000 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring Inc | Brockton, MA | $1,000,000 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $750,000 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | Cooperstown, NY | $750,000 |
| Youth Enrichment Services | Boston, MA | $750,000 |
| Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $525,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% 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 $25,000. 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 Yawkey Foundation II'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: 100 Lowder Brook Dr Ste 2800 2800, Westwood, MA, 02090. 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 04-2768239 · 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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