Funding search · EIN 043544625 · Wayland, MA
The Gladys Avery 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $132,350
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest4 grants · $55,100
- Angel Flight of New England1 grant · $20,000
- The Greater Boston Food Bank4 grants · $9,500
- First Parish in Wayland3 grants · $8,000
- Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire2 grants · $7,500
- Wayland High Boosters Association1 grant · $5,000
- Make-a-Wish Foundation New Hampshire1 grant · $5,000
- Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (Flow)3 grants · $3,000
- Bread and Roses Community Fund2 grants · $2,000
- Movement Alliance Project (Philadelphia Community Bail Fund)1 grant · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $23,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest · Worcester, MA · 2023
Program support
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest · Worcester, MA · 2025
Program support
- $20,000
Angel Flight of New England · North Andover, MA · 2022
Program support
- $7,100
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest · Worcester, MA · 2024
Program support
- $5,000
Wayland High Boosters Association · Wayland, MA · 2024
Program support
- $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massmetrowest · Worcester, MA · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire · Concord, NH · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $3,000
First Parish in Wayland · Wayland, MA · 2023
Program support
- $3,000
First Parish in Wayland · Wayland, MA · 2022
Program support
- $2,500
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $2,500
Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire · Concord, NH · 2023
Program support
- $2,000
First Parish in Wayland · Wayland, MA · 2025
Program support
- $2,000
Movement Alliance Project (Philadelphia Community Bail Fund) · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Alta Community Enrichment · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Boulder Cancer Fighters · Boulder, CO · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (Flow) · Columbus, OH · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Lahaina Community Land Trust · Lahaina, HI · 2025
Proram support
- $1,000
Parkinson Association of the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Thrive Survivor Support Center · Concord, NH · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Weston Forest and Trail Association · Weston, MA · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Aina Momona · Kaunakakai, HI · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
Alta Community · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
Bread and Roses Community Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (Flow) · Columbus, OH · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
Wayland Community Pool · Wayland, MA · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
Envisioning Access · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
Hawaii People'S Fund · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
Bread and Roses Community Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (Flow) · Columbus, OH · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
The Cameron Tredgett Foundation · Framingham, MA · 2022
Program support
- $500
American Heart Association · Glen Allen, VA · 2025
Program support
- $500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Program support
- $500
Flyin Ryan Hawks Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022
Program support
- $500
Wayland High School Scholarship Committee · Wayland, MA · 2022
Program support
- $250
Pelotonia · Columbus, OH · 2025
Program support
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