Funding search · EIN 223089640 · Springfield, MA

Community Foundation of Western

Name: Community Foundation of Western grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,348
grants reported: $65.9M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

human services arts culture education humsvcs health development

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

21 grants matching “amherst” · $751,846

$36,600
Amherst Cinema Arts Center · Amherst, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$30,617
Amherst Survival Center · North Amherst, MA · 2024
P: human services
$9,370
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2024
B: education
$5,600
Amherst Community Connections · Amherst, MA · 2024
S: community improvement & capacity building
$110,300
Amherst Survival Center · North Amherst, MA · 2023
Food & nutrition (health)
$29,400
Amherst Cinema Arts Center · Amherst, MA · 2023
Arts & culture
$27,167
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2023
College/univ (education)
$15,000
Amherst Community Television · Amherst, MA · 2023
Arts & culture
$6,100
Amherst Community Connections · Amherst, MA · 2023
Human services
$252,602
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2022
College/univ (education)
$39,300
Amherst Cinema Arts Center · Amherst, MA · 2022
Arts & culture
$30,500
Amherst Community Television · Amherst, MA · 2022
Arts & culture
$5,800
Jewish Community of Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2022
Religious/church (humsvcs)
$5,100
Amherst Community Connections · Amherst, MA · 2022
Housing
$39,900
Amherst Cinema Arts Center · Amherst, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$29,990
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2021
College/univ (education)
$25,000
Amherst Community Television · Amherst, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$20,000
Downtown Amherst Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$15,800
Amherst Committee for a Better Chance · Amherst, MA · 2021
Human services
$11,600
Amherst College Trustees · Amherst, MA · 2021
Education
$6,100
Amherst Community Connections · Amherst, MA · 2021
Human services

Top recipients

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

Kestrel Land Trust4 grants · $1.7M
Hillsdale College2 grants · $1.5M
Saint Francis Foundation Trinity Health of New England2 grants · $1.5M
Greenfield Community College Foundation4 grants · $1.2M
Elevated Thought4 grants · $1.1M
Hyde Square Task Force4 grants · $1.1M
Jean Appolon Expressions4 grants · $1.1M
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Mass4 grants · $1.1M
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts4 grants · $1.1M
The Loop Lab4 grants · $1.0M

Giving over time

$14.5M

2021

$16.3M

2022

$12.8M

2023

$22.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,348 grants.

$1.0M
Saint Francis Foundation Trinity Health of New England · Hartford, CT · 2023
General health
$1.0M
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2021
College/univ (education)
$727,752
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2022
Environmental
$615,000
Castle of Our Skins · Boston, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$615,000
Front Porch Arts Collective of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$615,000
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
O: youth development
$615,000
Jean Appolon Expressions · Malden, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$615,000
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Mass · Worcester, MA · 2024
P: human services
$575,276
Double Edge Theatre Productions · Ashfield, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$543,429
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School · Northampton, MA · 2021
Education
$517,220
Western Massachusetts Council Inc Boy Scouts of America · Westfield, MA · 2022
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$515,000
Angkor Dance Troupe · Lowell, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$515,000
Elevated Thought · Lawrence, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$515,000
The Loop Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2024
J: employment
$501,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
College/univ (education)
$501,000
Trinity Health - New England · Hartford, CT · 2022
General health
$500,000
Trinity Health - New England · Hartford, CT · 2021
General health
$474,913
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, RI · 2022
General support
$470,000
Saint Michael'S College · Colchester, VT · 2024
B: education
$460,613
Hilltown Land Trust · Ashfield, MA · 2024
C: environmental quality, protection & beautification
$453,087
Greenfield Community College Foundation · Greenfield, MA · 2023
College/univ (education)
$445,169
Saint Francis Foundation Trinity Health of New England · Hartford, CT · 2024
E: health care
$415,000
Abilities Dance · Brookline, MA · 2024
P: human services
$415,000
Aquinnah Cultural Center · Aquinnah, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$407,890
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2023
Environmental
$377,840
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
E: health care
$377,447
New England Public Media · Springfield, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$367,490
West Cummington Congregational Church · Cummington, MA · 2024
X: religion-related
$354,155
New England Public Media · Springfield, MA · 2023
Arts & culture
$340,000
3rd Eye Youth Empowerment · New Bedford, MA · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$340,000
Tiny Seed Project Inc Danza Organica · East Hardwick, VT · 2024
A: arts, culture & humanities
$339,600
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2024
C: environmental quality, protection & beautification
$338,150
Greenfield Community College · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Education
$336,550
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Hatfield, MA · 2021
Food & nutrition (health)
$322,400
Greenfield Community College Foundation · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Education
$317,654
Lifepath · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Elderly (humsvcs)
$317,150
Survival Centers · North Amherst, MA · 2022
Human services
$316,573
Cooley Dickinson Hospital · Northampton, MA · 2024
E: health care
$316,107
Baystate Health Foundation · Springfield, MA · 2023
General health
$301,248
Trustees of Forbes Library · Northampton, MA · 2021
Library (edu)
$300,000
Massachusetts Military Support Foundation · Sandwich, MA · 2022
Human services
$298,100
Congregation B'Nai Israel · Northampton, MA · 2024
X: religion-related
$292,647
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Hatfield, MA · 2022
Food & nutrition (health)
$280,000
Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH · 2024
B: education
$270,167
Elevated Thought · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$266,553
Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA · 2021
Environmental
$262,310
Enlace De Familias De Holyokeholyoke Family Network · Holyoke, MA · 2022
Human services
$257,394
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Chicopee, MA · 2024
K: food, agriculture & nutrition
$254,000
Tilton Fund · South Deerfield, MA · 2024
B: education
$252,602
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2022
College/univ (education)
$230,950
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture · South Deerfield, MA · 2024
C: environmental quality, protection & beautification
$225,656
Women'S Fund of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA · 2024
P: human services
$219,645
Springfield Operations Ecs · Springfield, MA · 2024
B: education
$211,178
Palmer Public Library Association · Palmer, MA · 2024
B: education
$208,900
Greenfield Community College Foundation · Greenfield, MA · 2021
College/univ (education)
$208,250
Pioneer Valley Workers Center · Northampton, MA · 2021
Human services
$204,150
Greenfield Community College Foundation · Greenfield, MA · 2024
B: education
$203,100
Northampton Community Music Center · Northampton, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$200,000
Abilities Dance · Brookline, MA · 2023
Arts & culture
$199,750
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts · Chicopee, MA · 2023
Food & nutrition (health)
$189,312
Baystate Health Foundation · Springfield, MA · 2024
E: health care
$187,561
Baystate Health Foundation · Springfield, MA · 2021
General health
$170,114
Stone Soup Cafe · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Human services
$167,956
Baystate Health Foundation · Springfield, MA · 2022
General health
$166,667
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$166,667
Jean Appolon Expressions · Malden, MA · 2023
Arts & culture
$166,667
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Mass · Worcester, MA · 2023
Human services
$166,667
The Loop Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Employment (econdev)
$166,667
Elevated Thought · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$166,667
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$166,667
Jean Appolon Expressions · Malden, MA · 2022
Arts & culture
$166,667
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Mass · Worcester, MA · 2022
Human services
$166,667
The Loop Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Employment (econdev)
$166,667
Elevated Thought · Lawrence, MA · 2021
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$166,667
Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$166,667
Jean Appolon Expressions · Malden, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$166,667
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Mass · Worcester, MA · 2021
Human services
$166,667
The Loop Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Employment (econdev)
$165,350
Martin Luther King Jr Family Services · Springfield, MA · 2021
Children & youth development (humsvcs)
$161,000
New North Citizens' Council · Springfield, MA · 2021
Human services
$155,200
Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley · Springfield, MA · 2021
Human services
$154,956
United Way of Pioneer Valley · Springfield, MA · 2022
Human services
$154,000
Home City Development · Springfield, MA · 2021
Human services
$152,800
Double Edge Theatre Productions · Ashfield, MA · 2022
Arts & culture
$152,000
Center for Ecotechnology · Northampton, MA · 2024
C: environmental quality, protection & beautification
$150,400
Just Roots · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Food & nutrition (health)
$150,000
Town of West Springfield · West Springfield, MA · 2024
B: education
$150,000
Project On Predatory Student Lending · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Civil rights (humsvcs)
$146,650
Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA · 2021
Human services
$144,926
Community Action Pioneer Valley · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Human services
$143,500
Double Edge Theatre Productions Inc Fs Forohketeau Cultural Center · Ashfield, MA · 2021
Arts & culture
$142,100
St Jeanne Jugan Parish · Enfield, CT · 2023
Religious/church (humsvcs)
$140,560
St Jeanne Jugan Parish · Enfield, CT · 2022
Religious/church (humsvcs)
$139,860
St Jeanne Jugan Parish · Enfield, CT · 2024
X: religion-related
$139,640
St Jeanne Jugan Parish · Enfield, CT · 2021
Religious/church (humsvcs)
$138,300
Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Incorporated · Enfield, CT · 2023
Elderly (humsvcs)
$136,740
Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Incorporated · Enfield, CT · 2022
Elderly (humsvcs)
$136,140
Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Incorporated · Enfield, CT · 2024
P: human services
$135,660
Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Incorporated · Enfield, CT · 2021
Elderly (humsvcs)
$135,300
Community Action Pioneer Valley · Greenfield, MA · 2024
P: human services

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