Funding search · EIN 046006506 · Boston, MA

Boston Fatherless & Widows Society

Name: Boston Fatherless & Widows Society grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

91
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
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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Top recipients

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Various Individuals4 grants · $1.1M
Wildflower for Kids4 grants · $78,000
The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland4 grants · $60,000
Bridges To Moms3 grants · $60,000
Compass Working Capital4 grants · $55,000
Women'S Lunch Place4 grants · $55,000
Casa Myrna4 grants · $55,000
Brookview House4 grants · $52,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters4 grants · $50,000
The Home for Little Wanderers4 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$547,385

2021

$506,083

2022

$477,096

2023

$560,875

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$294,883
Various Individuals · Boston, MA · 2022
Provide support & care to
$277,075
Various Individuals · Boston, MA · 2024
Provide support & care to
$262,396
Various Individuals · Boston, MA · 2023
Provide support & care to
$233,885
Various Individuals · Boston, MA · 2021
Provide support & care to
$25,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
Wildflower for Kids · Lexington, MA · 2024
General purposes
$25,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$20,000
The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland · Sharon, MA · 2024
Camp wonderland and
$20,000
Bridges To Moms · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$20,000
Wildflower for Kids · Lexington, MA · 2023
General purposes
$20,000
Bridges To Moms · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$20,000
Nuestra Comunidad Development · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General purposes
$20,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$20,000
Bridges To Moms · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$20,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$20,000
The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland · Sharon, MA · 2021
Camp wonderland and
$20,000
The Walker Home & School · Needham, MA · 2021
Summer enrich. Prog. And
$19,000
Wildflower for Kids · Lexington, MA · 2021
General purposes
$17,000
Brookview House · Dorchester Center, MA · 2024
General purposes
$15,000
Casa Esperanza · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$15,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$15,000
Walker Theraputic & Educational Programs · Needham, MA · 2024
General purposes
$15,000
Women'S Bar Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Women's prison & reentry
$15,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$15,000
Women'S Bar Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$15,000
Brookview House · Dorchester Center, MA · 2021
General purposes
$15,000
Casa Esperanza Latinas Y Ninos Center · Roxbury, MA · 2021
General purposes
$15,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$15,000
City Mission · Boston, MA · 2021
A lift up program
$15,000
The Second Step · Newtonville, MA · 2021
General purposes
$15,000
Women'S Bar Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$15,000
Youth Guidance · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$15,000
Yw · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$14,000
Wildflower for Kids · Lexington, MA · 2022
General purposes
$12,000
The Second Step · Newtonville, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Jewish Family and Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
St Marys Center for Women and · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
The Salvation Army · Dorchester Center, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
The Wily Network · Newton, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Youth Guidance · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$10,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Brookview House · Dorchester Center, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Jewish Family and Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
St Marys Center for Women and · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
The Salvation Army · Dorchester Center, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland · Sharon, MA · 2023
Camp wonderland and
$10,000
The Second Step · Newtonville, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Walker Theraputic & Educational Programs · Needham, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Women'S Bar Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Brookview House · Dorchester Center, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
St Marys Center for Women and · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
The Salvation Army · Dorchester Center, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
The Salvation Army Camp Wonderland · Sharon, MA · 2022
Camp wonderland and
$10,000
Walker Theraputic & Educational Programs · Needham, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General purposes
$10,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$10,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2021
General purposes
$10,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2021
General purposes
$10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2021
General purposes
$7,500
The Second Step · Newtonville, MA · 2022
General purposes
$5,000
Friendshipworks · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
$5,000
The Wily Network · Newton, MA · 2023
General purposes
$5,000
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence · Waltham, MA · 2021
General purposes
$3,500
Carroll Center for the Blind · Newton, MA · 2024
General purposes
$3,500
The Carroll Center for the Blind · Newton, MA · 2024
General purposes
$3,500
The Carroll Center for the Blind · Newton, MA · 2023
General purposes
$3,500
Carroll Center for the Blind · Newton, MA · 2022
General purposes
$3,500
Carroll Center for the Blind · Newton, MA · 2021
General purposes
$2,800
Wellesley Friendly Aid Camp Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
General purposes
$1,200
Wellesley Friendly Aid Camp Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
General purposes
$1,200
Wellesley Friendly Aid Camp Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General purposes
$1,000
Wellesley Friendly Aid Camp Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2021
General purposes

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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.