Funding search · EIN 043050557 · Boston, MA
Cardinal Brook Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 45
- grants reported
- $4.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
What they fund
educationalcommunityfarmingmaintenancebuildingcarecommunitiescouncil
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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.
- Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $2.2M
- Johnson Family Gift Fund - Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $1.0M
- Mt Grace Land Trust2 grants · $750,000
- Mass General1 grant · $500,000
- Martha'S Vineyard Vision Fellowship2 grants · $100,000
- Harvard College Schoolyard Project1 grant · $40,000
- The Village School On the Common1 grant · $20,000
- Quabbin Food Connector2 grants · $15,000
- President and Fellows of Harvard College1 grant · $12,038
- Tri-Parish Community Church3 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 45 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.2M
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
For general support
- $1.0M
Johnson Family Gift Fund - Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
For general support
- $600,000
Mt Grace Land Trust · Athol, MA · 2024
For general support
- $500,000
Mass General · Boston, MA · 2024
For general support
- $150,000
Mt Grace Land Trust · Athol, MA · 2022
For general support
- $90,000
Martha'S Vineyard Vision Fellowship · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
For general support
- $40,000
Harvard College Schoolyard Project · Petersham, MA · 2024
For general support
- $20,000
The Village School On the Common · Royalston, MA · 2024
For educational purposes
- $12,038
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
For educational purposes
- $10,000
Quabbin Food Connector · Orange, MA · 2024
For general support
- $10,000
Martha'S Vineyard Vision Fellowship · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2023
For general support
- $8,379
Island Housing Trust · West Tisbury, MA · 2024
For general support
- $5,000
New England Public Radio · Springfield, MA · 2024
For general support
- $5,000
Stillpoint Martha'S Vineyard · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
For general support
- $5,000
Tri-Parish Community Church · New Braintree, MA · 2024
For general support
- $5,000
Unitarian Universalist of Petersham · Petersham, MA · 2023
For general support
- $5,000
Northeast Organic Farmers Association · Barre, MA · 2022
For support of farming in new england
- $5,000
Petersham Memorial Library · Petersham, MA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Petersham Unitarian Church · Petersham, MA · 2022
For building maintenance
- $5,000
Quabbin Food Connector · Orange, MA · 2022
For general support
- $5,000
Seeds of Solidarity · Orange, MA · 2022
For support of farming
- $5,000
Soul Fire Farm · Petersburg, NY · 2022
For general support
- $5,000
Southwest Georgia Project · Albany, GA · 2022
For general support
- $5,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
For general support
- $5,000
Umass Medical · Shrewsbury, MA · 2022
For health care for low-income groups
- $4,000
Potash Hill · Marlboro, VT · 2023
For general purposes
- $4,000
Athol Area Ymca · Athol, MA · 2022
For community programs
- $3,125
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies · Barre, MA · 2023
For general support
- $3,000
Biodiversity Works · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
For general support
- $3,000
Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art · New York, NY · 2022
For general support
- $3,000
Martha'S Vineyard Shellfish Group · Oak Bluffs, MA · 2022
For educational purposes
- $2,500
Tri-Parish Community Church · New Braintree, MA · 2023
For general support
- $2,500
Brennan Center for Justice · Washington, DC · 2022
For general support
- $2,500
Jane Stern Dorado Community Library · Dorado, PR · 2022
For general support
- $2,500
Tri-Parish Community Church · New Braintree, MA · 2022
For general support
- $2,000
Calcutta Kids · Marlboro, VT · 2022
For disadvantaged communities
- $2,000
Miller'S River Watershed Council · Athol, MA · 2022
For general support
- $2,000
Petersham Arts Council · Petersham, MA · 2022
For community art council
- $1,500
St Andrews School · Middletown, DE · 2022
For educational purposes
- $1,000
Martha'S Vineyard Community Services · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
For community programs
- $1,000
Martha'S Vineyard Community Foundation · West Tisbury, MA · 2022
For general support
- $1,000
Massachusetts Audubon · Princeton, MA · 2022
For general maintenance at the meadow
- $1,000
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition · Sudbury, MA · 2022
For general support
- $1,000
Polly Hill Arboretum · West Tisbury, MA · 2022
For general support
- $1,000
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
For general support
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