Funding search · EIN 043366745 · Kingston, NH

The Compass Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

183
grants reported
$1.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

generalsupportmedicalresearcheducationpostsecondaryeducationpromotelandconservationcancerresearch

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “andoutreach · $15,000

  • $15,000

    Vermont Forestry Foundation · Coventry, VT · 2025

    Forestryeducation andoutreach

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • The Governor'S Academy4 grants · $356,000
  • The Bluefin Collaborative3 grants · $60,000
  • Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs4 grants · $58,000
  • Real American Hardwood Coalition3 grants · $55,000
  • Granite State Woodland Institute3 grants · $55,000
  • Brooks School4 grants · $45,000
  • University of New Hampshire2 grants · $40,000
  • The Cotting School4 grants · $38,500
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $36,000
  • Southeast Land Trust of Nh3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$120,750
2022
$372,100
2023
$369,200
2024
$425,587
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 183 grants.

  • $190,000

    The Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2023

    Annual fund,general support

  • $75,000

    The Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2022

    Annual fund,general support

  • $58,000

    The Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2025

    Annual fund,general support

  • $33,000

    The Governor'S Academy · Byfield, MA · 2024

    Annual fund,general support

  • $25,000

    Nh Timberland Owners Education Foundation · Concord, NH · 2025

    Private andpublic workingforests

  • $25,000

    Granite State Woodland Institute · Concord, NH · 2024

    Forestconservation

  • $25,000

    Real American Hardwood Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023

    Promote realamerican hardwoodproducts

  • $20,000

    Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs · Lawrence, MA · 2025

    Generalsupport

  • $20,000

    The Bluefin Collaborative · Ogunquit, ME · 2025

    Bluefin tunaresearch andconservation

  • $20,000

    University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2025

    Student instructionthomson school

  • $20,000

    Real American Hardwood Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024

    Promote realamerican hardwoodproducts

  • $20,000

    The Bluefin Collaborative · Ogunquit, ME · 2024

    Bluefin tunaresearch andconservation

  • $20,000

    University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2024

    Student instructionthomson school

  • $20,000

    Granite State Woodland Institute · Concord, NH · 2023

    Forestconservation

  • $20,000

    The Bluefin Collaborative · Ogunquit, ME · 2023

    Bluefin tunaresearch andconservation

  • $17,000

    Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs · Lawrence, MA · 2024

    Generalsupport

  • $15,000

    Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025

    Medicalresearch

  • $15,000

    Vermont Forestry Foundation · Coventry, VT · 2025

    Forestryeducation andoutreach

  • $15,000

    Southeast Land Trust of Nh · Exeter, NH · 2024

    Environmental

  • $15,000

    The Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2024

    Education

  • $13,000

    Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $11,250

    Trust for Public Lands Vermont · Montpelier, VT · 2022

    Landconservation

  • $11,000

    Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $11,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023

    Medicalresearch

  • $11,000

    Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs · Lawrence, MA · 2023

    Generalsupport

  • $10,000

    Friends of Big Island Pond · Hampstead, NH · 2025

    Watershed anddammanagement

  • $10,000

    Hartwick College · Oneonta, NY · 2025

    Post-secondaryeducation

  • $10,000

    Proctor Academy · Andover, NH · 2025

    Studentinstruction

  • $10,000

    Real American Hardwood Coalition · Washington, DC · 2025

    Promote realamerican hardwoodproducts

  • $10,000

    Southeast Land Trust of Nh · Exeter, NH · 2025

    Environmental

  • $10,000

    The Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    Militaryveteransservices

  • $10,000

    Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    Generalsupport

  • $10,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025

    Militaryveteranservices

  • $10,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024

    Medicalresearch

  • $10,000

    Essex County Greenbelt Association · Essex, MA · 2024

    Landconservationand education

  • $10,000

    Friends of Big Island Pond · Hampstead, NH · 2024

    Watershed anddammanagement

  • $10,000

    The Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Granite State Woodland Institute · Concord, NH · 2022

    Education

  • $10,000

    Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs · Lawrence, MA · 2022

    Program support

  • $9,000

    Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    Navalveteranservices

  • $8,000

    Hartwick College · Oneonta, NY · 2024

    Post-secondaryeducation

  • $6,000

    Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Camp Horseshoe · Parsons, WV · 2025

    Youthdevelopmentprograms

  • $5,000

    Essex County Greenbelt Association · Essex, MA · 2025

    Landconservationand education

  • $5,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025

    Studentinstruction

  • $5,000

    Howl for Wildlife · Pacifica, CA · 2025

    Wildlife andfisheriesconservation

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2025

    Medicalresearch

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2025

    Art preservationand display

  • $5,000

    Ovations for the Cure · Natick, MA · 2025

    Ovariancancerresearch

  • $5,000

    Parkinsons Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Medicalresearch

  • $5,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2025

    Post-secondaryeducation

  • $5,000

    Runway for Recovery · Newburyport, MA · 2025

    Breastcancer supportprograms

  • $5,000

    Second Congregational Church of Boxford · Boxford, MA · 2025

    Generalsupport

  • $5,000

    The Charley Davidson Children'S Cancer Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    Cancerresearch

  • $5,000

    Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2024

    Womensswimming

  • $5,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Mari · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Medicalresearch

  • $5,000

    Gun Owners of America · Springfield, VA · 2024

    Second amendmenteducation andadvocacy

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2024

    Research

  • $5,000

    Parkinsons Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Medicalresearch

  • $5,000

    Quebec-Labrador Foundation · Ipswich, MA · 2024

    Stewardship ofnaturalresources

  • $5,000

    Runway for Recovery · Newburyport, MA · 2024

    Breastcancer supportprograms

  • $5,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    Spiritual andphysicalaid

  • $5,000

    Swimming With a Mission · Bedford, NH · 2024

    Veteransupport

  • $5,000

    The Albany Academies · Albany, NY · 2024

    Early childhoodto post-secondaryeducation

  • $5,000

    The Charley Davidson Children'S Cancer Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

    Cancerresearch

  • $5,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    Militaryveteransservices

  • $5,000

    Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation · North Andover, MA · 2024

    Therapeutichorse ridingprograms

  • $5,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024

    Militaryveteranservices

  • $5,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Mari · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    Medicalresearch

  • $5,000

    Hartwick College · Oneonta, NY · 2023

    Post-secondaryeducation

  • $5,000

    Southeast Land Trust of Nh · Exeter, NH · 2023

    Environmental

  • $5,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023

    Landpreservation

  • $4,000

    Edgewood Senior Solutions Group · North Andover, MA · 2025

    Christmasgivingfund

  • $4,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2025

    Landpreservation

  • $4,000

    Edgewood Senior Solutions Group · North Andover, MA · 2024

    Christmasgivingfund

  • $4,000

    Town of Atkinson Conservation Commission · Atkinson, NH · 2024

    Town forestand landmanagement

  • $4,000

    Town of Hampstead Conservation Commission · Hampstead, NH · 2024

    Protection ofwatershedresources

  • $4,000

    Howl for Wildlife · Pacifica, CA · 2023

    Wildlife andfisheriesconservation

  • $3,587

    Hampstead Firemen'S Association · Hampstead, NH · 2025

    Fireprotection

  • $3,500

    The Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2022

    Education

  • $3,000

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025

    Pediatrichealthcare

  • $3,000

    Granite State Hydropower Association · Boscawen, NH · 2025

    Independenthydropowereducation

  • $3,000

    Greater Lawrence Summer Fund · Beverly, MA · 2025

    Generalsupport

  • $3,000

    North Shore Montessori School · Rowley, MA · 2025

    Childhoodeducation

  • $3,000

    Piscataquog Land Conservancy · New Boston, NH · 2025

    Landconservation

  • $3,000

    Quebec-Labrador Foundation · Ipswich, MA · 2025

    Stewardship ofnaturalresources

  • $3,000

    Raymond Coalition for Youth · Raymond, NH · 2025

    Youthdevelopmentprograms

  • $3,000

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2025

    Earlychildhoodliteracy

  • $3,000

    Salvation Army Haverhill · Haverhill, MA · 2025

    Homelessness

  • $3,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025

    Spiritual andphysicalaid

  • $3,000

    Shriners Hospitals for Children · Boston, MA · 2025

    Pediatricspecialty careprograms

  • $3,000

    Town of Hampstead Conservation Commission · Hampstead, NH · 2025

    Protection ofwatershedresources

  • $3,000

    West Parish Church of Andover · Andover, MA · 2025

    Generalsupport

  • $3,000

    Camp Horseshoe · Parsons, WV · 2024

    Youthdevelopmentprograms

  • $3,000

    Granite State Hydropower Association · Boscawen, NH · 2024

    Independenthydropowereducation

  • $3,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    Studentinstruction

  • $3,000

    Howl for Wildlife · Pacifica, CA · 2024

    Wildlife andfisheriesconservation

  • $3,000

    Merrimack River Watershed Council · Lawrence, MA · 2024

    Watershedmanagement

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