Funding search · EIN 202631943 · Wellesley, MA
Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 187
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- 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.
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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.
- Barr Foundation1 grant · $308,958
- Mystic River Watershed Assoc5 grants · $184,070
- Bike To the Sea7 grants · $110,104
- Esplande Association2 grants · $56,400
- City of Framingham2 grants · $55,000
- Mass Parks for All3 grants · $52,000
- Emerald Necklace Conservancy14 grants · $49,850
- Southwest Boston Community Development4 grants · $48,940
- Neponset River Watershed Assoc4 grants · $42,000
- City of Malden1 grant · $37,600
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 187 grants.
- $308,958
Barr Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purposes
- $90,000
Mystic River Watershed Assoc · Arlington, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $50,000
Esplande Association · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $43,070
Mystic River Watershed Assoc · Arlington, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $40,000
City of Framingham · Framingham, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $37,600
City of Malden · Malden, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $37,440
Southwest Boston Community Development · Hyde Park, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $30,000
Bike To the Sea · Saugus, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $30,000
Norwottuck Network · Acton, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Mass Parks for All · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Mystic River Watershed Association · Arlington, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Bike To the Sea · Saugus, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Mass Parks for All · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Mystic River Watershed Assoc · Arlington, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Bike To the Sea · Saugus, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $25,000
Mystic River Watershed Assoc · Arlington, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $20,000
Boston Cyclists Union · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $20,000
Neponset River Watershed Assoc · Canton, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
Bike To the Sea · Saugus, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
Livable Streets Alliance · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
Boston Cyclists Union · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
City of Framingham · Framingham, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
Livable Streets Alliance · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $15,000
Neponset River Watershed Assoc · Canton, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $12,000
Friends of Herter Park · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Henry Lee Fund for Boston Parks · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Newton Conservators · Newton, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Bike To the Sea · Saugus, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Boston Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
City of Newton · Newton Centre, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Coalition for a Better Acre · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $10,000
Friends of Winthrop Beach · Winthrop, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $8,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $6,500
Friends of Herter Park · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $6,400
Esplande Association · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $6,000
Massbike · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Charles River Boat Clean Up · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Friends of Herter Park · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Cogdesign · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Franklin Park Coalition · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Norwottuck Network · Acton, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Southwest Boston Community Development · Hyde Park, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Walkmassachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Bike To the Sea · Saugus, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Boston Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Charles River Conservacy · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Friends of Herter Park · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Massbike · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Neponset River Watershed Assoc · Canton, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Southwest Boston Community Development · Hyde Park, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $5,000
Walk Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $4,000
Charles River Conservacy · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $4,000
Downtown Framingham · Framingham, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $4,000
East Coast Greenway Alliance · Durham, NC · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $4,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $4,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $3,500
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $3,000
Brookline Greenspace Alliance · Brookline, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $3,000
Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $3,000
East Coast Greenway Alliance · Durham, NC · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Boston Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Boston Cyclists Union · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Charles River Conservacy · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,500
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,260
Charles River Watershed Association · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Cogdesign · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Fulfull charitable purpose
- $2,000
Mass Audubon · Lincoln, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Mass Parks for All · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
The New Norwottuck Network · Acton, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Charles River Conservacy · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Charlesgate Alliance · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Cogdesign · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Neponset River Watershed Assoc · Canton, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Walk Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $2,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,700
Grow Smart Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,600
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Brookline, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,500
Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Boston, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,500
Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,500
Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,500
Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,500
Southwest Boston Community Development · Hyde Park, MA · 2022
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,020
Walk Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,000
Boston Cyclist Union · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
- $1,000
Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Fulfill charitable purpose
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