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 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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  • 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

$169,228
2022
$180,611
2023
$224,269
2024
$189,440
2025

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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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.