Funding search · EIN 042077934 · Somerville, MA
Henry David Thoreau 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.
- 80
- grants reported
- $928,406
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,500
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Vermont Foundation3 grants · $118,000
- Dartmouth College3 grants · $80,616
- Harvard University2 grants · $59,250
- Yale University3 grants · $45,500
- Savannah State University1 grant · $40,000
- Cornell University1 grant · $40,000
- College of the Atlantic1 grant · $39,873
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute3 grants · $39,000
- Ga Southern Unviersity Research Foundation1 grant · $38,539
- University of Massachusetts Amherst2 grants · $32,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 80 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
Cornell University · Ithica, NY · 2024
Grant
- $40,000
Savannah State University · Savannah, GA · 2024
Grant
- $40,000
University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023
Grant
- $39,873
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
Grant
- $39,700
University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022
Grant
- $38,539
Ga Southern Unviersity Research Foundation · Statesboro, GA · 2022
Grant
- $38,300
University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
Grant
- $35,750
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $28,731
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Scholarship
- $27,540
University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2022
Grant
- $26,000
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $26,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
Scholarship
- $25,885
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Scholarship
- $23,500
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Scholarship
- $19,500
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2022
Scholarship
- $19,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Scholarship
- $13,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $13,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Scholarship
- $13,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $13,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $13,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Scholarship
- $13,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2022
Scholarship
- $9,750
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $9,750
University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Smith College · Northhampton, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Union College · Schnecectady, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Illinois Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Maine Orono · Orono, ME · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Vanderbuilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,500
Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Middlebury College · Middleybury, VT · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
Schol
- $6,500
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Smith College · Northhampton, MA · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Union College · Schnecectady, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Illinois Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Vanderbuilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,500
Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Columbia University · New York City, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Middlebury College · Middleybury, VT · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Scripps College · Claremont, CA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Smith College · Northhampton, MA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Union College · Schnecectady, NY · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Illinois Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,500
Vanderbuilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,744
University of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,250
Williams College · Williamston, MA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,250
Columbia University · New York City, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,250
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,250
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,250
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,250
University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
University of Maine · Orono, ME · 2022
Grant
- $1,800
University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2023
Grant
- $1,300
University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2024
Grant
- $-756
University of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2023
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