Funding search · EIN 043391926 · Cambridge, MA
Gravestar 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.
- 72
- grants reported
- $471,245
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Commonwealth Kitchen1 grant · $75,000
- Community Servings2 grants · $30,000
- Helping Our Women3 grants · $15,250
- Esperanza Academy3 grants · $15,250
- The Boston Globe Foundation3 grants · $15,250
- City Year2 grants · $11,745
- Stoneham Community Access Tv2 grants · $11,500
- Tough Warrior Princess3 grants · $11,250
- Young Legends Street Hockey2 grants · $10,250
- Solon Community Living2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Auburndale Community Library · Auburndale, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Brookline Literacy Partnership · Brookline, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services · Somerville, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Sudbury Community Food Pantry · Sudbury, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Waltham Fields Community Farm · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
Anna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $7,000
Rise Above Foundation · Northbridge, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $6,745
City Year · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,500
Black Economic Council of Ma (Becma) · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $6,500
Stoneham Community Access Tv · Stoneham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Adaptive Sports Ne · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Barn Sanctuary · Chelsea, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Charles L Burke & Annette I Burke Memorial Award · Reading, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Helping Our Women · Provincetown, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
The Boston Globe Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Tough Warrior Princess · Amesbury, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,250
Young Legends Street Hockey · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Action · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Amigos Hospitalito Atitlan · Manakin, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Armenia Assembly of America · Stoneham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Armenia Tree Project · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham and Wakefield · Stoneham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Cedar Cricle Farm & Education Center · East Thetford, VT · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Center for Coastal Studies · Provincetown, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
City Year · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Greater Boston Stage Company · Stoneham, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Helping Our Women · Provincetown, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Lend a Hand Society · Boston, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Mspca-Angell · Boston, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Pebbles of Strength · Stoneham, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Shriners Childrens · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Solon Community Living · Solon, OH · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
The Boston Globe Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
The Colebrook Kiwanis Foundation · Colebrook, NH · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Winchester Committee for a Better Change · Winchester, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Winchester Sports Foundation · Winchester, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $5,000
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Dedham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Armenia Assembly of America · Stoneham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Armenia Tree Project · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Center for Coastal Studies · Provincetown, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Coos Animal Sanctuary · Colebrook, NH · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
David Kremple Brain Injury Center · Portsmouth, NH · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation · Melrose, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Helping Hands North · Colebrook, NH · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Helping Our Women · Provincetown, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Lend a Hand Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
New England Equine Rescue · West Newbury, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Nupath · Woburn, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Our Neighbor'S Table · Amesbury, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Pebbles of Strenght · Stoneham, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Solon Community Living · Solon, OH · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Stoneham Community Access Tv · Stoneham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
The Boston Globe Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
The Cornerstone Creative · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Tough Warrior Princess · Amesbury, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Winchester Sports Foundation · Winchester, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Woburn Council of Social · Woburn, MA · 2023
Chartiable
- $5,000
Young Legends Street Hockey · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Cranston League for Cranston'S Future · Cranston, RI · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Lawyers Clearinghouse · Boston, MA · 2024
Chartiable
- $1,000
Tough Warrior Princess · Amesbury, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Spohnc · Locust Valley, NY · 2023
Chartiable
- $1,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Chartiable
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