Funding search · EIN 046114839 · Boston, MA
Frances R Dewing Foundation 7600-Xxxxxx15480
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 72
- grants reported
- $763,548
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $7,779
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
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- Faraday Foundation1 grant · $80,000
- Ngage New Mexico2 grants · $50,000
- Foundation for Dane County Parks1 grant · $25,461
- Stamford Museum and Nature Center1 grant · $25,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg1 grant · $25,000
- Ft Thomas Unified School District #71 grant · $25,000
- Saltwater Classroom1 grant · $22,000
- Music Workshop1 grant · $20,000
- Earthroots Field School2 grants · $20,000
- Boys & Girls Club of St Lucie3 grants · $18,540
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $80,000
Faraday Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2024
Faraday 200 pilot episodes
- $25,461
Foundation for Dane County Parks · Madison, WI · 2023
Learn to outdoor education
- $25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg · Leominster, MA · 2025
Stewards of nature steam
- $25,000
Ngage New Mexico · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
Vamos ninos mobil
- $25,000
Ft Thomas Unified School District #7 · Ft Thomas, AZ · 2023
Mister g apache language
- $25,000
Ngage New Mexico · Las Cruces, NM · 2022
Vamos ninos mobil museum
- $25,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2022
Off the trail for squeak &
- $22,000
Saltwater Classroom · Camden, ME · 2023
Saltwater classroom app &
- $20,000
Music Workshop · Portland, OR · 2025
Four k-2 culture series
- $17,770
Falls Church-McLean Children'S Center · Falls Church, VA · 2022
Forest days outdoor
- $17,000
Bluegrass Greensource · Lexington, KY · 2024
Outdoor days environmental
- $16,000
Climate Generation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Revise minnesotas changing
- $15,000
Arkansas Learning Through the Arts · Hot Springs Village, AR · 2025
Artist residencies in
- $15,000
Giraffe Laugh · Garden City, ID · 2025
Materials for outdoor
- $15,000
Nooksack Indian Tribe · Deming, WA · 2025
Outdoor learning spaces
- $15,000
Princeton Area Library Supporters · Princeton, NC · 2025
Spanish/bilingual books &
- $15,000
Earthroots Field School · Trabuco Canyon, CA · 2024
Ecoliteracy in schools
- $15,000
School Mindfulness Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Smpeaceful school program
- $14,958
Avalon Village · Highland Park, MI · 2022
Every child is a genius
- $12,400
Freshkills Park Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
Curriculum on lenape
- $10,000
Prism Design Lab · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Poetry workshop/anthology 5
- $10,000
Raising Hands Literacy Project · Hackettstown, NJ · 2025
Laundromat literacy circles
- $10,000
C-Fit Community · Chesterfield, VA · 2024
Beyond the basics play zone
- $10,000
Hawthorne Elementary School Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Outdoor classroom
- $10,000
Heart of Indiana United Way · Muncie, IN · 2024
Munciearts
- $10,000
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Children'S · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Outreach re print & play
- $10,000
Wondermore · Dedham, MA · 2023
Boston school visits of
- $10,000
Fairbanks Children'S Museum · Fairbanks, AK · 2022
Field trip workshops for
- $9,825
Providence Hybrid Academy · Coopersburg, PA · 2022
Science & nature study
- $9,790
Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2022
Snr pond boardwalk,
- $8,875
Friends of Holly Hill Farm · Cohasset, MA · 2024
World peace game update,
- $8,784
Lexington Friends Preschool · Lexington, KY · 2024
Pre-k school vegetable
- $8,500
Brightlane Learning · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Growth mindset program
- $8,200
Positive Energy Arts · York, PA · 2025
2nd grade hip hop dance
- $8,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2023
Grade 5 & 6 climate and
- $7,858
Main Street Community Center · Windham, NY · 2024
Junior engineers program
- $7,700
Brightlane Learning · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Growth mindset development
- $6,540
Boys & Girls Club of St Lucie · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
Readers theater program
- $6,500
North Suffolk Community Services · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Expand multi-cultural board
- $6,250
The Sharon Cooperative School · Sharon, MA · 2022
Adventure playground
- $6,000
Boys & Girls Club of St Lucie · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
Litamatics cirriculum grade
- $6,000
Boys & Girls Club of St Lucie · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
Litart literacy program
- $5,938
Lenoir City Elementary School · Lenoir City, TN · 2025
New history books
- $5,726
Phillips Brooks House Association · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Funds for urban program
- $5,550
One Stone · Boise, ID · 2022
Literacy and stem camps
- $5,122
Oasis Charter Schools · Cape Coral, FL · 2023
Littlebits steam coding
- $5,000
Genesee Country Villiage & Museum · Mumford, NY · 2025
Speaker fees for black
- $5,000
Huey'S Hideaway Children'S Museum · Medford, WI · 2025
Water play stem exhibit
- $5,000
Phillips Brooks House · Lexington, KY · 2025
Summer urban programs
- $5,000
Scioto Darby Elementary · Hilliard, OH · 2025
Building our community stem
- $5,000
Phillips Brooks House Association · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Summer urban programs
- $5,000
Pitchblack Immersive Experiences · New York, NY · 2024
Sensoteca immersive
- $5,000
Wyoming Wildlife Federation · Lander, WY · 2024
Pocket guide & online guide
- $5,000
Gateway City Live · Holyoke, MA · 2023
Arts integration studio
- $5,000
Earthroots Field School · Trabuco Canyon, CA · 2022
Ecoliteracy project for k-3
- $5,000
Overlook Food Awareness Resource · Rutland, MA · 2022
Garden-based educ. Program
- $5,000
Utec · Lowell, MA · 2022
Stem curriculum for 2gen
- $5,000
Wondermore · Dedham, MA · 2022
School visits of book
- $4,825
Phillips Brooks House Association · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Summer urban program camps
- $4,760
Beautiful Beginnings Child Care · Providence, RI · 2023
For expressions from the
- $4,500
Burley Discovery Museum · Burley, ID · 2023
Steam starter outreach
- $4,500
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Monona, WI · 2022
Baby bugs pilot program
- $4,260
The Children'S Museum of Green · Green Bay, WI · 2022
Helping hands: shelter
- $4,250
Ps 282 Parent Teacher Organization · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Prek yoga/mindfulness pilot
- $4,142
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Monona, WI · 2023
Baby bugs program
- $3,600
Valley Center Primary School · Valley Center, CA · 2025
Manipulative material kits
- $3,250
Yes 2 You · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Building our community stem
- $3,202
Food Roots · Tillamook, OR · 2025
Pre-k local food project
- $3,000
Huey'S Hideaway Children'S Museum · Medford, WI · 2022
Dinosaur dig exhibit
- $2,512
James River Basin Partnership · Springfield, MO · 2024
Expand watershed education
- $2,500
Accessible Festivals · Stockton, NJ · 2023
Music with corey classes
- $2,500
Accessible Festivals · Stockton, NJ · 2022
Music with corey classes
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