Funding search · EIN 260873247 · Boston, MA
Thee Mustard Seed 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $6.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $92,470
- 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.
- Ron Burton Training Village3 grants · $1.1M
- Urban Impact2 grants · $843,435
- By the Hand Club for Kids3 grants · $550,000
- The Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation3 grants · $527,050
- Jaco Booyens Ministries1 grant · $403,462
- Campaign for Catholic Schools3 grants · $397,036
- Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Ghana)3 grants · $385,308
- Pine Street Inn2 grants · $370,000
- Elevate New England2 grants · $250,000
- Archdiocese of Boston - Cardinal'S Inspiring Hope Campaign1 grant · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $493,435
Urban Impact · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General fund
- $403,462
Jaco Booyens Ministries · Arlington, TX · 2024
General fund
- $380,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $373,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $360,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $350,000
Urban Impact · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
General fund
- $275,000
The Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation · Framingham, MA · 2023
General fund
- $200,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $200,000
Archdiocese of Boston - Cardinal'S Inspiring Hope Campaign · Braintree, MA · 2023
General fund
- $200,000
Camp Harbor View Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $200,000
Camp Harbor View · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $198,850
Campaign for Catholic Schools · Braintree, MA · 2023
General fund
- $195,000
Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Ghana) · 2022
General fund
- $190,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $185,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $185,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $184,186
Campaign for Catholic Schools · Braintree, MA · 2022
General fund
- $160,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $152,050
The Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation · Framingham, MA · 2022
General fund
- $125,000
Elevate New England · Lowell, MA · 2024
General fund
- $125,000
Elevate New England · Lowell, MA · 2023
General fund
- $104,179
Queen'S House (Kelso) Ltd · 2023
General fund
- $100,000
Terebinth Refuge · Waite Park, MN · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
The Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation · Framingham, MA · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
St Anthony'S Shrine · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $95,369
Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Ghana) · 2024
General fund
- $94,939
Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Ghana) · 2023
General fund
- $90,000
Kids Alive International · Alpharetta, GA · 2023
General fund
- $80,016
Queen'S House (Kelso) Ltd · 2022
General fund
- $80,000
The Wellhouse · Odenville, AL · 2023
General fund
- $64,050
St Mary and St Scholastica Priory · Petersham, MA · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Samaritan Womeninstitute for Shelter Care · Lagrange, KY · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
St Mary Catholic Church · Aspen, CO · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Build the Faith · Needham, MA · 2022
General fund
- $50,000
St Mary Catholic Church · Aspen, CO · 2022
General fund
- $45,934
Heart of the Father Ministries · Ardmore, PA · 2022
General fund
- $45,000
Chill Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
General fund
- $40,000
St Andre Bessette Parish · Laconia, NH · 2024
General fund
- $40,000
Abba Center for Healing Ministry · Slippery Rock, PA · 2022
General fund
- $26,110
The Country Food Trust · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
Boston Collaborative · Hyde Park, MA · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Pastor Manual Johnson - Mega Praise Ministries · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
General fund
- $24,460
The Country Food Trust · 2023
General fund
- $23,324
The Country Food Trust · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
Percival B Baxter Foundation · Falmouth, ME · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $14,000
Campaign for Catholic Schools · Braintree, MA · 2024
General fund
- $13,695
Heart of the Father Ministries · Ardmore, PA · 2024
General fund
- $12,270
Immaculate Conception (Jedburgh) and St Mary'S Church (Kelso) · 2023
General fund
- $11,400
Heart of the Father Ministries · Ardmore, PA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Mass Down Syndrome Congress · Burlington, MA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Saint Katherine Drexel Parish · Chester, PA · 2022
General fund
- $6,072
Daughter'S of Mary · Round Top, NY · 2022
General fund
- $3,120
My Name'5 Doddie Foundation · 2023
General fund
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