Boston Area Gleaners Inc
Acton, MA · EIN 30-0434755. Reported 152 grants totalling $7,302,780 to 148 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Boston Area Gleaners Inc, the IRS classifies it under food & nutrition rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE K30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 148 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,170. Half of what it reported fell between $10,279 and $45,752; the smallest was $5,184 and the largest $752,208. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
117 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $6,207,476 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $752,208 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Food for Free | $638,240 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | |
| Food for Free | Somerville, MA | $370,342 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fair Foods | $291,746 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | |
| The Salem Pantry Inc | Salem, MA | $239,502 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Harvest | $235,236 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| United Way of Tri-County | Framingham, MA | $210,627 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lazarus House Incorporated | Lawrence, MA | $208,793 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Colaborativa Inc | Chelsea, MA | $198,543 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food for Free Committee Inc | Somervillle, MA | $176,835 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lazarus House | $152,116 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Mystic Valley YMCA | Malden, MA | $140,851 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fair Foods | Dorchester, MA | $134,683 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Just Because Inc | Hopkinton, MA | $121,903 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mystic Valley YMCA | $111,975 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| The Salem Pantry | $109,365 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $88,822 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grant Stanton | $86,121 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Lazarus House | St Lawrence, MA | $85,787 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Disilva Fruit | $82,125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Hope's Harvest | $76,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc | Chicopee, MA | $63,651 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lexington Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry Inc | Lexington, MA | $61,055 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chelsea Salvation Army | $58,556 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Brookdale Fruit Farm | $57,871 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Haven From Hunger | St Peabody, MA | $57,725 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lexington Food Pantry | $55,469 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Centre St Food Pantry | $51,543 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Time for Change Ministry | Lawrence, MA | $50,752 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ljd Jewish Family & Community Services Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $50,379 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chelsea Salvation Army | Chelsea, MA | $48,769 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Table Jfcs | $47,994 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Haven From Hunger | $47,412 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Siena Farms | $47,018 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Food Link | Arlington, MA | $46,923 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Appleton Farms | $46,429 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Daniels Table Inc | Framingham, MA | $46,006 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | $43,444 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Dick's Market Garden | $43,139 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Spoonfuls Inc | Newton, MA | $42,704 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beverly Bootstraps | $42,086 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Good Sheperd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $38,855 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daniel's Table | $37,473 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Open Table Inc | Concord, MA | $36,982 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haven From Hunger | Peabody, MA | $36,865 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Food Project | $36,635 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Arlington Eats | $36,255 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Beverly Bootstraps Community Services Inc | Beverly, MA | $35,006 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Various Organizations Under 5000 | Acton, MA | $34,683 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Centre Street Food Pantry Inc | Newton, MA | $33,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daily Table Dorchester | $33,208 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| New Entry- Food Access Program | Beverly, MA | $32,676 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brazillian Work Center | Allston, MA | $32,214 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Entry- Food Access Program | $31,597 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Arlington Eats Inc | Arlington, MA | $31,295 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Just Because | $29,580 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Bedford Food Pantry | Bedford, MA | $29,460 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mgh Revere Healthcare Center Food Pantry | Revere, MA | $28,399 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dowse Orchards | $27,924 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Watertown Food Pantry Inc | Watertown, WI | $27,319 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watertown Food Pantry | $27,074 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Pernet Family Health Service Inc | Worcester, MA | $26,703 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Link Inc | Arlington, MA | $26,291 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somerville Community Fridge | Somerville, MA | $26,239 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lexington Food Pantry | St Lexingto, MA | $25,684 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Time for Change Ministry | $24,457 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Kimball Fruit Farm | $23,413 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Food Link | $22,603 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Wesward Orchards | $22,094 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Project Soup | $21,686 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc | Ayer, MA | $21,138 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynn-Ette & Sons Inc | $21,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries | Ayer, MA | $20,351 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Land's Sake Farm | $20,328 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Ward Berry Farm | $20,012 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| United Church of Christ Congregationalfreebee Eve | Boxborough, MA | $19,970 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Waltham | St Waltham, MA | $19,613 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Church of Christ Congregationalfreebee Event | $19,478 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Metrowest YMCA | Framingham, MA | $18,853 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Food Bank of Western Mass | $18,384 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Project New Hope Inc | Worcester, MA | $18,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People Helping People Inc | Burlington, MA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynn Salvation Army | $17,606 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Simon C Fireman Community | Randolph, MA | $16,973 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colony Retirement Homes | $16,566 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| A Place to Turn | $16,436 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Colony Retirement Homes of Holden Inc | Holden, MA | $16,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rounding the Bases | $15,868 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Heet Time of Charge | Boxford, MA | $15,864 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rose's Bounty Food Panry | West Roxbury, MA | $15,164 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mystic Cmmunity Market | Medford, MA | $15,051 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Centre St Food Pantry | St Newton Centre, MA | $14,966 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Parish People's Pantry | North Andover, MA | $14,813 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Place to Turn Inc | Natick, MA | $14,797 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynn Salvation Army | Lynn, MA | $14,546 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry Inc | Acton, MA | $14,315 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salem Coa | Salem, MA | $13,971 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $13,896 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Favor | Roslindale, MA | $13,686 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People Helping People Food Pantry | $13,630 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| North Parish People's Pantry | $13,311 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Arligton Eats | St Arligton, MA | $13,241 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brookline Food Pantry | Brookline, MA | $12,248 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Utec | $11,825 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $11,530 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Johns Foods for the Poor | St Worcester, MA | $11,086 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Applefield Farm | $10,857 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Newton Food Pantry | Newton, MA | $10,743 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Verrill Farm | $10,740 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| The Neighborhood Farm | $10,550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Brooksby Farm | $10,279 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries | $10,232 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry | $10,174 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Fair Foods | Boston, MA | $9,804 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank Inc | Lowell, MA | $9,804 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haley House Soup Kitchen | $9,791 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Lovin' Spoonfuls | $9,351 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Project Soup | Somerville, MA | $8,916 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Institute of New England Inc | Boston, MA | $8,272 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somerville Community Fridge | $8,145 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Daniel's Table | Framingham, MA | $7,951 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Harvest Project | $7,680 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Burlington Food Panry People Helpi | Burlington, MA | $7,564 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Watertown Food Pantry | St Watertown, MA | $7,528 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Barrett's Mill Farm | $7,304 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Haley House Inc | Boston, MA | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Entry Sustainable Farming Project | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Colony Retirement House | St Worcester, MA | $7,077 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ccf Ministries | S Lawrence, MA | $7,064 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Billerica Community Pantry Inc | Billerica, MA | $6,962 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stow Food Pantry | Stow, MA | $6,912 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mgh Revere Healthcare Center Food P | Revere, MA | $6,821 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Daily Table | Boston, MA | $6,777 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Boston Community Health Center Inc | South Boston, MA | $6,719 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brookline Food Co-Op | Brookline, MA | $6,701 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service | $6,538 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Everett Grace Food Pantry | Everett, MA | $6,395 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Utec | Lowell, MA | $6,247 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Small Farm | $6,238 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Urban Farming Institute | $6,209 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Beverly Bootstraps | Beverly, MA | $6,129 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $6,022 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Table Jfcs | St Waltham, MA | $5,725 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Malden YMCA | Malden, MA | $5,568 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rachels Table of Western Massachusetts Inc | Springfield, MA | $5,558 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Nurturing Center | $5,530 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Garland Food | $5,370 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Community Servings | $5,184 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
3 of 148 (2%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 32 of 148 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35 | $1,095,304 | $12,248 |
| 2021 | 24 | $2,056,447 | $25,668 |
| 2022 | 42 | $1,746,081 | $22,144 |
| 2023 | 51 | $2,404,948 | $26,291 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,170 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Boston Area Gleaners Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: 91 Martin Street, Acton, MA, 01720.
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