Funding search · EIN 056016740 · Detroit, MI
Little 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.
- 284
- grants reported
- $3.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $8,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Celebrity Series of Boston4 grants · $480,000
- Shady Hill School4 grants · $151,000
- Brookline Community Foundation3 grants · $145,000
- Pine Street Inn4 grants · $135,000
- Green Mountain Conservation Group4 grants · $135,000
- Effingham Preservation Society4 grants · $130,000
- Lyford Cay Foundation4 grants · $100,000
- Vashon Island Public Schools Foundation4 grants · $100,000
- The Dove Project - General Ops4 grants · $95,000
- Vh Theatrical Development Foundation2 grants · $80,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 284 grants.
- $120,000
Celebrity Series of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $120,000
Celebrity Series of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $120,000
Celebrity Series of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $120,000
Celebrity Series of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $60,000
Brookline Community Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $60,000
Brookline Community Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $50,000
Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $45,000
Green Mountain Conservation Group · Effingham, NH · 2022
General financial support
- $45,000
Green Mountain Conservation Group · Effingham, NH · 2022
General financial support
- $40,000
Vh Theatrical Development Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $40,000
Vh Theatrical Development Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Discover Your Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Discover Your Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Effingham Preservation Society · Effingham, NH · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $35,000
Effingham Preservation Society · Effingham, NH · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $31,000
Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative · Otis, OR · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $30,000
Effingham Preservation Society · Effingham, NH · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $30,000
Effingham Preservation Society · Effingham, NH · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $27,000
The Dove Project - General Ops · Vashon, WA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $27,000
The Dove Project - General Ops · Vashon, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $27,000
The Dove Project - General Ops · Vashon, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Brookline Community Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Lyford Cay Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Pacific Bonsai Museum · Federal Way, WA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Vashon Island Public Schools Foundation · Vashon, WA · 2024
General financial support
- $25,000
Barnstormers · Tamworth, NH · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Green Mountain Conservation Group · Effingham, NH · 2023
General financial support
- $25,000
Lyford Cay Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Vashon Island Public Schools Foundation · Vashon, WA · 2023
General financial support
- $25,000
Lyford Cay Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Lyford Cay Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $25,000
Vashon Island Public Schools Foundation · Vashon, WA · 2022
General financial support
- $25,000
Vashon Island Public Schools Foundation · Vashon, WA · 2022
General financial support
- $21,500
Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative · Otis, OR · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Creature Conserve · Newport, RI · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Cntr · Newport, RI · 2024
Support for daily
- $20,000
Green Mountain Conservation Group · Effingham, NH · 2024
General financial support
- $20,000
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Cntr · Newport, RI · 2023
Support for daily
- $20,000
Sound Action · Vashon, WA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Barnstormers · Tamworth, NH · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Barnstormers · Tamworth, NH · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Cntr · Newport, RI · 2022
Support for daily
- $20,000
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Cntr · Newport, RI · 2022
Support for daily
- $20,000
Sound Action · Vashon, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $20,000
Sound Action · Vashon, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $17,000
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust · Vashon, WA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $17,000
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust · Vashon, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $17,000
Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust · Vashon, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $16,500
Fabnewport · Newport, RI · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $16,000
Pacific Bonsai Museum · Federal Way, WA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $16,000
Mint Theater Company · New York, NY · 2022
Female artist initiative
- $16,000
Mint Theater Company · New York, NY · 2022
Female artist initiative
- $15,000
Barnstormers · Tamworth, NH · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Ensemble Studio Theater · New York, NY · 2024
General financial support
- $15,000
Sawhorse Revolution · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Sound Action · Vashon, WA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Steere House · Providence, RI · 2024
Courtyard revitalization
- $15,000
Creature Conserve · Newport, RI · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Ensemble Studio Theater · New York, NY · 2023
General financial support
- $15,000
Steere House · Providence, RI · 2023
Courtyard revitalization
- $15,000
University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2023
For urban arts & culture
- $15,000
Creature Conserve · Newport, RI · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Creature Conserve · Newport, RI · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $15,000
Ensemble Studio Theater · New York, NY · 2022
General financial support
- $15,000
Ensemble Studio Theater · New York, NY · 2022
General financial support
- $15,000
Steere House · Providence, RI · 2022
Courtyard revitalization
- $15,000
Steere House · Providence, RI · 2022
Courtyard revitalization
- $15,000
University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2022
For urban arts & culture
- $15,000
University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2022
For urban arts & culture
- $14,000
The Dove Project - General Ops · Vashon, WA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $13,000
Rjs Kids · Vashion, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $13,000
Rjs Kids · Vashion, WA · 2022
Support of daily operations
- $12,500
Aquidneck Community Table · Newport, RI · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,800
Button Hole · Providence, RI · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane helene relief
- $10,000
Big Cat Rescue Corp · Tampa, FL · 2024
General financial support
- $10,000
Chinatown Community Land Trust · Boston, MA · 2024
Rowhouse preservation
- $10,000
Chocorua Lake Conservacy · Chocorua, NH · 2024
Legal fees for owls fight
- $10,000
Haven · Vashon, WA · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame · Newport, RI · 2024
For the team fame youth
- $10,000
Journeymen Institute · Vashon, WA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Mint Theater Company · New York, NY · 2024
Female artist initiative
- $10,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank · Providence, RI · 2024
Support for daily
- $10,000
Rjs Kids · Vashion, WA · 2024
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center · New York, NY · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Hurricane milton and helene
- $10,000
Chinatown Community Land Trust · Boston, MA · 2023
Rowhouse preservation
- $10,000
Chinese Progressive Association · Boston, MA · 2023
General financial support
- $10,000
Classic Stage Company · New York, NY · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Fabnewport · Newport, RI · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Journeymen Institute · Vashon, WA · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Mint Theater Company · New York, NY · 2023
Female artist initiative
- $10,000
Ossipee Lake Alliance · Freedom, NH · 2023
Support of daily operations
- $10,000
Putney School · Putney, VT · 2023
For youth travel abroad
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