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Funding search · EIN 043215296 · Norwood, MA

Howland Family 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.

202
grants reported: $188,675
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $825
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.

Umass Amherst4 grants · $28,000
Boston Childrens Hospital Fund4 grants · $6,000
Mass Easter Seal Soc4 grants · $6,000
Als Assoc of Massachusetts4 grants · $4,800
McLean Hospital Fund4 grants · $4,500
Dana Farber- Jimmy Fund4 grants · $4,000
Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism4 grants · $4,000
First Parish Church of Westwood4 grants · $4,000
Salvation Army4 grants · $4,000
American Red Cross4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$42,875

2021

$46,175

2022

$46,175

2023

$53,450

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 202 grants.

$10,000
Umass Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2024
Charity
$6,000
Umass Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2023
Charity
$6,000
Umass Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2022
Charity
$6,000
Umass Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,500
Boston Childrens Hospital Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,500
Mass Easter Seal Soc · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,500
Boston Childrens Hospital Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,500
Mass Easter Seal Soc · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,500
Boston Childrens Hospital Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,500
Mass Easter Seal Soc · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,500
Boston Childrens Hospital Fund · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,500
Mass Easter Seal Soc · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,500
McLean Hospital Fund · Belmont, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,200
Als Assoc of Massachusetts · Dedham, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,200
Als Assoc of Massachusetts · Dedham, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,200
Westwood Food Pantry · Westwood, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,200
Als Assoc of Massachusetts · Dedham, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,200
Westwood Food Pantry · Westwood, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,200
Als Assoc of Massachusetts · Dedham, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Bob Woodruff Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of America · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Christmas Charitable Trust · Winthrop, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Dana Farber- Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism · Framingham, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
First Parish Church of Westwood · Westwood, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Make a Wish of Ma · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Mass Down Syndrome Congress (Mdsc) · Melrose, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
McLean Hospital Fund · Belmont, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Mspca · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
National Kidney Foundation of Ne · Norwood, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chigaco, IL · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$1,000
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Susan G Komen for the Cure New England · Auburndale, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Umass Athletic Athletic Fund · Amherst, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Unicef · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of America · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Christmas Charitable Trust · Winthrop, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Dana Farber- Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism · Framingham, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
First Parish Church of Westwood · Westwood, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Make a Wish of Ma · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Mass Down Syndrome Congress (Mdsc) · Melrose, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
McLean Hospital Fund · Belmont, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Medfield Coalition for Public Education · Medfield, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
National Kidney Foundation of Ne · Norwood, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer · Natick, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chigaco, IL · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Umass Athletic Athletic Fund · Amherst, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Westwood Educational Foundation · Westwood, MA · 2023
Charity
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of America · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Christmas Charitable Trust · Winthrop, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Dana Farber- Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism · Framingham, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
First Parish Church of Westwood · Westwood, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Make a Wish of Ma · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Mass Down Syndrome Congress (Mdsc) · Melrose, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
McLean Hospital Fund · Belmont, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Medfield Coalition for Public Education · Medfield, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
National Kidney Foundation of Ne · Norwood, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer · Natick, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chigaco, IL · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Umass Athletic Athletic Fund · Amherst, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
Westwood Educational Foundation · Westwood, MA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Boys & Girls Club of America · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Christmas Charitable Trust · Winthrop, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Dana Farber- Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism · Framingham, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
First Parish Church of Westwood · Westwood, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Make a Wish of Ma · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Mass Down Syndrome Congress (Mdsc) · Melrose, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
National Kidney Foundation of Ne · Norwood, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer · Natick, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chigaco, IL · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2021
Charity
$1,000
Umass Athletic Athletic Fund · Amherst, MA · 2021
Charity
$850
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$850
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
$850
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity

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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.