Funding search · EIN 870757900 · Westwood, MA
The Rands 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.
- 150
- grants reported
- $4.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Esperanza Academy4 grants · $380,000
- Ceres4 grants · $210,000
- Wildlife Conservation Society4 grants · $210,000
- Trustees of Reservations4 grants · $210,000
- Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $205,000
- Massachusetts Audubon Society4 grants · $200,000
- The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $175,000
- Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy3 grants · $130,000
- Silver Lining Mentoring4 grants · $125,000
- Connecticut College3 grants · $120,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 150 grants.
- $250,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $100,000
Higher Achievement Program · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $100,000
Beacon Academy · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $100,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2023
General Operating Support
- $95,000
World Central Kitchens · Washington, DC · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Vietnam Health Improvement Project · Denver, CO · 2025
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2025
General Operating Support
- $65,000
Generic Ministry · Needham, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Bellesini Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Martin W Richard Charitable Foundation · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Nativity School of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Second Nature Inc (Aka Nature Conservancy) · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
$25,000 to The Nature Conservancy of Massachusetts; $25,000 to national office
- $35,000
Oxfam-America · Boston, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $35,000
Round the Bend Farm · Dartmouth, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $35,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $35,000
Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $35,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Saint Catherine of Siena · Norwood, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Project Citizenship · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Esperanza Academy · Lawrence, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Project Citizenship · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Foundation for Metrowest · Natick, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
International Rescue Committee · New York City, NY · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Louis D Brown Peace Institute · Dorchester, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
One Voice · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Boston, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Brunswick School · Greenwich, CT · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Foundation for Metrowest · Natick, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Hale Education · Westwood, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Louis D Brown Peace Institute · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford · New Bedford, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Oxfam-America · Boston, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Project Citizenship · Boston, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Waltham, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Brunswick School · Greenwich, CT · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
First Parish in Needham · Needham, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Foundation for Metrowest · Natick, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Louis D Brown Peace Institute · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford · New Bedford, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Oxfam-America · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Wellington Management Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Brunswick School · Greenwich, CT · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Foundation for Metrowest · Natick, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford · New Bedford, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Wellington Management Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Spark the Wave · Washington, DC · 2025
General Operating Support
- $20,000
St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Latin American Youth Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Spark the Wave · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $20,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Spark the Wave · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operating Support
- $20,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Louis D Brown Peace Institute · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Oxfam-America · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Spark the Wave · Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Boston Debate League · Boston, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Round the Bend Farm · Dartmouth, MA · 2025
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Vietnam Health Improvement Project · Denver, CO · 2024
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Boston Debate League · Boston, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Boston Debate League · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Helping Hands Monkey Helpers for the Disabled · Boston, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $12,500
First Parish in Needham · Needham, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
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