Funding search · EIN 043504566 · Boston, MA
Summer Star Foundation for Nature Art
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $315,639
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,250
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Indiana University Foundation2 grants · $128,165
- Trustees of Tufts College3 grants · $49,000
- Robinson Middle School1 grant · $42,000
- Umass Lowell2 grants · $30,000
- City of Bloomington5 grants · $25,530
- Rockport Art Assn and Museum3 grants · $9,000
- Woodwell Climate Research Center2 grants · $6,000
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health2 grants · $4,000
- Greater Boston Chinese Alliance Church (Gbcca)1 grant · $3,125
- Lucile Packand Foundation for Children'S Health1 grant · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $78,148
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Research assistant grant
- $50,017
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Research assistant grant
- $42,000
Robinson Middle School · Lowell, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Umass Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2022
Age friendly scholars
- $22,500
Trustees of Tufts College · North Grafton, MA · 2024
Cummings school of vet med
- $13,500
Trustees of Tufts College · North Grafton, MA · 2023
Cummings school of vet med
- $13,000
Trustees of Tufts College · North Grafton, MA · 2022
Cummings school of vet med
- $6,622
City of Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Parks and recreation
- $5,000
Umass Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2023
Age friendly scholars
- $4,860
City of Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Parks and recreation
- $4,860
City of Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Parks and recreation
- $4,860
City of Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Parks and recreation
- $4,328
City of Bloomington · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Parks and recreation
- $3,125
Greater Boston Chinese Alliance Church (Gbcca) · West Newton, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Lucile Packand Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Rockport Art Assn and Museum · Rockport, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Rockport Music · Rockport, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Rockport Art Assn and Museum · Rockport, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Rockport Art Assn and Museum · Rockport, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Gbcca · West Newton, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,000
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $2,000
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $1,320
New England Chinese Youth Summer Camp (Necysc) · West Newton, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,250
Land'S Sake Farm · Weston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,140
Bedford Charter Services · Bedford, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $825
Land'S Sake Farm · Weston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $800
Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $744
Bedford Charter Services · Bedford, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500
Seniorcare · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $200
Trustess of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $200
Sierra Club · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $200
Sierra Club · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $150
Sierra Club · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $140
Trustess of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $125
Trustess of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100
Boylston Police Union · Boylston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $75
Sierra Club · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50
Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
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