Funding search · EIN 046013050 · Boston, MA

Stephen D and Susan W Paine Foundation

Name: Stephen D and Susan W Paine Foundation grants, 2021–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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: $483,500
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Boston Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $350,000
Boston Ballet5 grants · $17,500
Cambridge Community Foundation5 grants · $15,000
Great Dixter Charitable Trust4 grants · $13,000
Vermont Center for Ecostudies5 grants · $12,500
American Academy of Arts and Sciences5 grants · $5,000
Enroot5 grants · $5,000
Manomet5 grants · $5,000
Mass Moca5 grants · $5,000
Boston Children'S Chorus5 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$25,100

2021

$24,850

2022

$174,850

2023

$229,600

2024

$29,100

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 150 grants.

$200,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$150,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$5,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$5,000
Great Dixter Charitable Trust · New York, NY · 2025
General charitable purposes
$5,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$5,000
Great Dixter Charitable Trust · Suite, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
$3,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$3,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$3,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$3,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$3,000
Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2025
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2024
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2023
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2022
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$2,500
Vermont Center for Ecostudies · Norwich, VT · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,500
Great Dixter Charitable Trust · Suite, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,500
Great Dixter Charitable Trust · Suite, NY · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,500
The Royal Oak Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Boston Children'S Chorus · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Enroot · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$1,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Boston Children'S Chorus · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Enroot · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$1,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Boston Children'S Chorus · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Enroot · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$1,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Boston Children'S Chorus · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Enroot · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
$1,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Boston Children'S Chorus · Boston, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Enroot · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Manomet · Manomet, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$1,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
General charitable purposes
$500
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Brattle Film Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Cambridge Public Library Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Family Aid · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Massart Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Soft Power Health · Purchase, NY · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
Vna Care Network & Hospice · Danvers, MA · 2025
General charitable purposes
$500
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Brattle Film Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Cambridge Public Library Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Family Aid · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Massart Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Soft Power Health · Purchase, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
Vna Care Network & Hospice · Danvers, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
$500
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Beheardworld · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Brattle Film Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Cambridge Public Library Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Cotting School · Lexington, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Familyaid · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Massart Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Soft Power Health · Purchase, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
The Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
Vna Care Network & Hospice · Danvers, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
$500
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes

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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.