Van Otterloo Family Foundation
Marblehead, MA · EIN 04-6827450. Reported 183 grants totalling $8,073,740 to 99 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 Van Otterloo Family Foundation, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for education (NTEE B120).
- How spread out its giving is. 99 distinct organizations, with 19% 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. 55% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,300 and $40,000; the smallest was $7,000 and the largest $1,502,625. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $1,563,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tenacity Inc | Allston, MA | $515,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plummer Youth Promise Inc | Salem, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex County Community Fdn Inc | Beverly, MA | $245,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thacher Montessori School Inc | Milton, MA | $163,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Raw Art Works Inc | Lynn, MA | $148,190 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Westridge School for Girls | Pasadena, CA | $131,475 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $128,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Berklee College of Music Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Elevated Thought Inc | Lawrence, MA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Beverly Childrens Learning Cent Inc | Beverly, MA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $102,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| House of Possibilities Inc | North Easton, MA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $96,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peabody Essex Museum Inc | Salem, MA | $95,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Naples Art Association | Naples, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Shore Community Development Coalition Inc | Salem, MA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Incorporated | Gloucester, MA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pathways Adult Education & Training Inc | Lynn, MA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Citizen Schools Inc | Boston, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leads | Newark, OH | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Learn to Lead Foundation of Lowell Inc | Lowell, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $78,923 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Children Hospital | Brighton, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monarch School of New England | Rochester, NH | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Shore Maritime Center Inc | Swampscott, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeast Arc Inc | Danvers, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southwest Florida Music Education Center Inc | Naples, FL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lakes Region Community Services Council | Laconia, NH | $74,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wellspring House Inc | Gloucester, MA | $72,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Change Is Simple Incorporated | Beverly, MA | $71,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cotting School Inc | Lexington, MA | $66,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Childs Path Inc | Naples, FL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Room to Grow National Inc | Bronx, NY | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children Inc | Roxbury, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| O-Higher Ed | Ojai, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House of Seven Gables Settlement Association | Salem, MA | $57,742 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Childrens Center for Communication Inc | Beverly, MA | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Seedmoney | Scarborough, ME | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ojai Valley School | Ojai, CA | $53,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leap for Education Inc | Salem, MA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashoba Learning Group Inc | Bedford, MA | $52,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini O S a Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the North Shore Inc | Beverly, MA | $50,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boston Debate League | Roxbury Xing, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cabot Performing Arts Center Inc | Beverly, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Centerboard Inc | Lynn, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endicott College | Beverly, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Express Yourself Inc | Beverly, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Handel and Haydn Society | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Haven Project Inc | Lynn, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| KIPP Academy Charter School | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Boys to Men | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Inc | Naples, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc | Rockland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Development Organization Inc | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Northshore Education Consortium Inc | Beverly, MA | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next Step | Saint Louis, MO | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Newhall Fields Community Farm Inc | Peabody, MA | $43,606 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Root Ns Inc | Salem, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildflower Foundation | Haverhill, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leo Inc | Lynn, MA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Voices and Faces Project | Chicago, IL | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kingdom Kids Can Create | Kansas City, MO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spur Inc | Marblehead, MA | $33,490 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood House Charter School Foundation | Dorchester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Essex Art Center Inc | Lawrence, MA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $26,064 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspire Developmental Services Inc | Lynn, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beverly Bootstraps Community Services Inc | Beverly, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brooke School Foundation | Roslindale, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Entrepreneurship for All Inc | Lowell, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foxcroft Academy Trustees | Dovr Foxcroft, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Granite United Way | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James D Stclair Court Public Education Project Boston Bar Fnd | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Shore Community College Foundation Inc | Danvers, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Clinics | Los Gatos, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Matthews House Inc | Naples, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Starability Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Peoples Project Inc | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Conexion Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Epiphany School Inc | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fulbright Association Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pingree School Inc | S Hamilton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Rise | Braintree, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spaulding Academy & Family Services | Northfield, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shore Country Day School | Beverly, MA | $13,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lynn Historical Society Inc | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterford Congregational United Church of Christ Inc | Waterford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterford Public Library Inc | Waterford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
52 of 99 (53%) 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Esperanza Academy
EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - Essex County Community Foundation
SUPPORT FOR FREE AFTER SCHOOL ART PROGRAMMING IN LAWRENCE, MA - Elevated Thought Foundation Inc
EDUCATIONAL OPERATING ANNUAL SUPPORT - Gloucester Marine Genomics
TO SUPPORT BIOTECHNOLOGY ACADEMY PROGRAM - Raw Art Works
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING - Leap for Education Inc
SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 82 of 99 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 | 50 | $1,556,232 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 49 | $2,437,208 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 36 | $2,672,525 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $1,407,775 | $25,000 |
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
83% 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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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 $25,000 -- 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 Van Otterloo Family Foundation'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: 18 Sewall Street, Marblehead, MA, 01945.
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