Funding search · EIN 392010073 · Somerville, MA

August 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.

111
grants reported
$274,100
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
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

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Top recipients

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  • Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship4 grants · $31,000
  • Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation4 grants · $30,000
  • Merrimack Valley Food Bank4 grants · $24,000
  • Access Community Health Centers4 grants · $20,000
  • Elizabeth Peabody House2 grants · $16,000
  • Greater Boston Food Bank3 grants · $12,000
  • Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Hestia Fund Boston2 grants · $12,000
  • Madison Rotary Foundation1 grant · $10,000
  • Project Soup4 grants · $9,500
  • St Patrick'S Shelter4 grants · $9,000

Giving over time

$46,000
2022
$49,500
2023
$69,100
2024
$109,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 111 grants.

  • $16,000

    Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship · Madison, WI · 2025

    Academic scholarship for engineering undergraduates

  • $15,000

    Elizabeth Peabody House · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Educational services and food pantry

  • $15,000

    Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation · Malden, MA · 2024

    Health services

  • $10,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025

    Emergency food aid

  • $10,000

    Madison Rotary Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025

    Humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs

  • $10,000

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Emergency food aid

  • $10,000

    Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship · Madison, WI · 2024

    Academic scholarship for engineering undergraduates

  • $6,000

    Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Hestia Fund Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    Educational opportunities for women and children

  • $6,000

    Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Hestia Fund Boston · Boston, MA · 2022

    Educational opportunities for women and children

  • $5,000

    Access Community Health Centers · Madison, WI · 2025

    Provision of community based, low income health care

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation · Malden, MA · 2025

    Health services

  • $5,000

    Access Community Health Centers · Madison, WI · 2024

    Provision of community based, low income health care

  • $5,000

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Emergency food aid

  • $5,000

    Access Community Health Centers · Madison, WI · 2023

    Provision of community based, low income health care

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation · Malden, MA · 2023

    Health services

  • $5,000

    Access Community Health Centers · Madison, WI · 2022

    Provision of community based, low income health care

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation · Malden, MA · 2022

    Health services

  • $5,000

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2022

    Emergency food aid

  • $4,000

    Project Soup · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Food pantry

  • $4,000

    St Patrick'S Shelter · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Homeless assistance for women

  • $4,000

    Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Emergency food aid

  • $3,000

    Somerville Homeless Coalition · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Homeslessness support services and food bank

  • $2,500

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2025

    Library support

  • $2,500

    East Somerville Main Streets · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Community building

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2025

    Health services

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2025

    Health services

  • $2,500

    Rotary Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs

  • $2,500

    University of Ma Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Student emergency needs fund

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024

    Health services

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2024

    Health services

  • $2,500

    Project Soup · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Food pantry

  • $2,500

    Rotary Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs

  • $2,500

    Best Buddies International · Miami, FL · 2023

    Support for people with disabilities

  • $2,500

    Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship · Madison, WI · 2023

    Academic scholarship for engineering undergraduates

  • $2,500

    Best Buddies International · Miami, FL · 2022

    Support for people with disabilities

  • $2,500

    Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship · Madison, WI · 2022

    Academic scholarship for engineering undergraduates

  • $2,000

    Bunker Hill Community College Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025

    General fund and hunger assistance fund

  • $2,000

    Sommerville High School Scholarship Foundation · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Student assistance

  • $2,000

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2024

    Library support

  • $2,000

    Somerville Homeless Coalition · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Homeslessness support services and food bank

  • $2,000

    Sommerville High School Scholarship Foundation · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Student assistance

  • $2,000

    St Patrick'S Shelter · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Homeless assistance for women

  • $2,000

    Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023

    Health services

  • $2,000

    Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2023

    Health services

  • $2,000

    Project Soup · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Food pantry

  • $2,000

    St Patrick'S Shelter · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Homeless assistance for women

  • $1,600

    Best Buddies International · Miami, FL · 2024

    Support for people with disabilities

  • $1,500

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Educates and advocates various health topics and issues

  • $1,500

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Educates and advocates various health topics and issues

  • $1,500

    Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022

    Health services

  • $1,500

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Educates and advocates various health topics and issues

  • $1,000

    Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2025

    Summer camp for at-risk children

  • $1,000

    Friends of Eldredge Public Library · Chatham, MA · 2025

    Reading and education access

  • $1,000

    Friends of Medford Public Library · Medford, MA · 2025

    Reading and education access

  • $1,000

    Friends of Somerville Public Library · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Library services

  • $1,000

    The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2025

    Education and homelessness support

  • $1,000

    Youth Development Organization · Lawrence, MA · 2025

    Youth development

  • $1,000

    Bunker Hill Community College Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General fund and hunger assistance fund

  • $1,000

    Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2024

    Summer camp for at-risk children

  • $1,000

    East Somerville Main Streets · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Community building

  • $1,000

    Elizabeth Peabody House · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Educational services and food pantry

  • $1,000

    Friends of Eldredge Public Library · Chatham, MA · 2024

    Reading and education access

  • $1,000

    Friends of Medford Public Library · Medford, MA · 2024

    Reading and education access

  • $1,000

    Friends of Somerville Public Library · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Library services

  • $1,000

    The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2024

    Education and homelessness support

  • $1,000

    University of Ma Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2024

    Student emergency needs fund

  • $1,000

    Welcome Project · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Support for immigrants

  • $1,000

    Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve · Two Rivers, WI · 2024

    Environmental education and preservation

  • $1,000

    Youth Development Organization · Lawrence, MA · 2024

    Youth development

  • $1,000

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2023

    Library support

  • $1,000

    Bunker Hill Community College Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General fund and hunger assistance fund

  • $1,000

    Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2023

    Summer camp for at-risk children

  • $1,000

    Friends of Somerville Public Library · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Library services

  • $1,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023

    Emergency food aid

  • $1,000

    Parent Child Ma Migrant Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Support for recently arrived immigrants

  • $1,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023

    Educational and life services for the blind

  • $1,000

    Respond · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Domestic abuse victim services

  • $1,000

    Rotary Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs

  • $1,000

    Somerville Homeless Coalition · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Homeslessness support services and food bank

  • $1,000

    The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2023

    Education and homelessness support

  • $1,000

    University of Ma Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2023

    Student emergency needs fund

  • $1,000

    Youth Development Organization · Lawrence, MA · 2023

    Youth development

  • $1,000

    826 Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2022

    Literacy education

  • $1,000

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2022

    Library support

  • $1,000

    Bunker Hill Community College Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General fund and hunger assistance fund

  • $1,000

    Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2022

    Summer camp for at-risk children

  • $1,000

    Friends of Somerville Public Library · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Library services

  • $1,000

    Friends of the Bradley School · E Boston, MA · 2022

    Educational support

  • $1,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022

    Emergency food aid

  • $1,000

    Mystic River Watershed Association · Arlington, MA · 2022

    Environmental restoration and education

  • $1,000

    Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2022

    Health services

  • $1,000

    Project Soup · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Food pantry

  • $1,000

    Respond · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Domestic abuse victim services

  • $1,000

    Somerville Homeless Coalition · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Homeslessness support services and food bank

  • $1,000

    St Patrick'S Shelter · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Homeless assistance for women

  • $1,000

    The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2022

    Education and homelessness support

  • $1,000

    University of Ma Foundation · Lowell, MA · 2022

    Student emergency needs fund

  • $1,000

    Youth Development Organization · Lawrence, MA · 2022

    Youth development

  • $500

    Connexion · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Food insecurity

  • $500

    Harwich Cranberry Festival · Harwichport, MA · 2025

    Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.