Funding search · EIN 223432161 · Boston, MA

Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn

Name: Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

100
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $20,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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4 grants matching “spaulding” · $140,000

$10,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2024
General funds
$50,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2023
General funds
$40,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General funds
$40,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General funds

Top recipients

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

Boston Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $170,000
Massachusetts General Hospital4 grants · $160,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital4 grants · $140,000
Gore Place Society4 grants · $125,000
The Trustees of Reservations4 grants · $115,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center4 grants · $110,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy4 grants · $100,000
Tower Hill Botanical Garden4 grants · $95,000
Vna of Boston4 grants · $95,000
Wgbh4 grants · $85,000

Giving over time

$665,000

2021

$615,000

2022

$660,000

2023

$155,000

2024

Grant history

All 100 reported grants, largest first.

$85,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$50,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$50,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2023
General funds
$50,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$50,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$40,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$40,000
Gore Place Society · Watham, MA · 2023
General funds
$40,000
Gore Place Society · Watham, MA · 2022
General funds
$40,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General funds
$40,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General funds
$35,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$35,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$35,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$35,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$35,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$35,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2022
General funds
$35,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2021
General funds
$30,000
Tower Hill Botanical Garden · Boylston, MA · 2023
General funds
$30,000
Vna of Boston · Woburn, MA · 2023
General funds
$30,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General funds
$30,000
Tower Hill Botanical Garden · Boylston, MA · 2022
General funds
$30,000
Vna of Boston · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General funds
$30,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$30,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
General funds
$30,000
Gore Place Society · Watham, MA · 2021
General funds
$30,000
Tower Hill Botanical Garden · Boylston, MA · 2021
General funds
$30,000
Vna of Boston · Dorchester, MA · 2021
General funds
$25,000
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$25,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2023
General funds
$25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$25,000
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$25,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2022
General funds
$25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$25,000
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$25,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2021
General funds
$25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$20,000
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General funds
$20,000
Brigham & Women'S Faulkner Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$20,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$20,000
Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$20,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$20,000
North Bennet Street School · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$20,000
Brigham & Women'S Faulkner Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$20,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$20,000
Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
General funds
$20,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$20,000
North Bennet Street School · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$20,000
Boys & Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$20,000
Brigham & Women'S Faulkner Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$20,000
Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2021
General funds
$20,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$20,000
North Bennet Street School · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$20,000
Westwood Land Trust · Westwood, MA · 2021
General funds
$15,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General funds
$15,000
Gore Place Society · Watham, MA · 2024
General funds
$15,000
West Roxbury Ymca · West Roxbury, MA · 2024
General funds
$15,000
Boston Public Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$15,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General funds
$15,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023
General funds
$15,000
West Roxbury Ymca · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
General funds
$15,000
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General funds
$15,000
Boston Public Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$15,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022
General funds
$15,000
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
General funds
$15,000
Boston Public Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$15,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$15,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2021
General funds
$10,000
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Accessportamerica · Acton, MA · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Mgh Healing Garden at Yawkee · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Accessportamerica · Acton, MA · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Mgh Healing Garden at Yawkee · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Accessportamerica · Acton, MA · 2021
General funds
$10,000
Mgh Healing Garden at Yawkee · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$10,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
North Bennet Street School · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Tower Hill Botanical Garden · Boylston, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Vna of Boston · Woburn, MA · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Friends of Mgh Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Friends of Mgh Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Coalition for Buzzards Bay · New Bedford, MA · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Friends of Mgh Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2021
General funds
$5,000
The Garden Conservancy · Cold Spring, NY · 2021
General funds

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