Funding search · EIN 132890749 · Westwood, MA

Yawkey Foundation

Name: Yawkey Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

74
grants reported: $7.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
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.

What they fund

underserved education individuals wildlife health nature conservation protection

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources3 grants · $5.2M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $300,000
Allen-Chase Foundation6 grants · $225,000
Clemson University Foundation2 grants · $222,000
Yale University3 grants · $150,000
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation3 grants · $150,000
Trustees of Boston College3 grants · $150,000
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge1 grant · $125,000
Smith Medical Clinic3 grants · $110,000
Ron Burton Training Village2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$2.6M

2022

$2.3M

2023

$2.9M

2024

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$2.0M
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources · Georgetown, SC · 2024
Ongoing support for capital, maintenance & education programs at tom yawkey wildlife ctr
$1.7M
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources · Georgetown, SC · 2022
Ongoing support for capital, maintenance & education programs at tom yawkey wildlife ctr
$1.5M
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources · Georgetown, SC · 2023
Ongoing support for capital, maintenance & education programs at tom yawkey wildlife ctr
$125,000
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge · Needham, MA · 2022
Health care support for underserved individuals
$111,000
Clemson University Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$111,000
Clemson University Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2023
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$100,000
Bethel Institute for Community Development · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth
$100,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$100,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Health care support for underserved individuals
$100,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Health care support for underserved individuals
$50,000
Allen-Chase Foundation · Deerfield, MA · 2024
Scholarship program
$50,000
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$50,000
Smith Medical Clinic · Pawleys Island, SC · 2024
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$50,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Capital renovations for baseball & sports field facilities
$50,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Scholarship program
$50,000
Allen-Chase Foundation · Deerfield, MA · 2023
Scholarship program
$50,000
Camp Harbor View Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Recreation & enrichment camp opportunities for underserved youth
$50,000
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Health care support for underserved individuals
$50,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2023
Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth
$50,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Capital renovations for baseball & sports field facilities
$50,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Scholarship program
$50,000
Allen-Chase Foundation · Deerfield, MA · 2022
Scholarship program
$50,000
Camp Harbor View Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Recreation & enrichment camp opportunities for underserved youth
$50,000
Clergy Health and Retirement Trust · Braintree, MA · 2022
Recreation & enrichment for retired clergy
$50,000
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$50,000
Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2022
Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth
$50,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Capital renovations for baseball & sports field facilities
$50,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Scholarship program
$30,000
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Foundation · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2023
Scholarship program
$30,000
Smith Medical Clinic · Pawleys Island, SC · 2023
Health care support for underserved individuals
$30,000
Smith Medical Clinic · Pawleys Island, SC · 2022
Health care support for underserved individuals
$25,000
Allen-Chase Foundation · Deerfield, MA · 2024
Support for school facility renovations
$25,000
Children'S Recovery Center · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2024
Capital support for new behavioral and mental health facility
$25,000
Hitchcock Woods Foundation · Aiken, SC · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
Open Space Institute Land Trust · Charleston, SC · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
South Carolina Environmental Law Project · Pawleys Island, SC · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
The Red Sox Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Baseball programs for recreation & skills development
$25,000
Allen-Chase Foundation · Deerfield, MA · 2023
Support for school facility renovations
$25,000
Children'S Recovery Center · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2023
Capital support for new behavioral and mental health facility
$25,000
Hitchcock Woods Foundation · Aiken, SC · 2023
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
Lake City First Baptist Church · Lake City, SC · 2023
Capital project: bathroom renovation for accessibility improvements
$25,000
Learn Live Love · Scituate, MA · 2023
Health care support for underserved individuals
$25,000
Round the Bend Farm · South Dartmouth, MA · 2023
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
Allen-Chase Foundation · Deerfield, MA · 2022
To support the renovation of gibbs dining hall building
$25,000
Friendship Place · Georgetown, SC · 2022
Wraparound basic needs for underserved individuals
$25,000
Hitchcock Woods Foundation · Aiken, SC · 2022
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
Learn Live Love · Scituate, MA · 2022
Health care support for underserved individuals
$25,000
Nature Conservancy · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2022
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$25,000
Round the Bend Farm · South Dartmouth, MA · 2022
Capital project for nature, envronmental and hunger relief programs
$25,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2022
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$20,000
Georgetown Memorial Hospital · Georgetown, SC · 2024
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$20,000
Healthy Learners · Columbia, SC · 2024
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$20,000
Helping Hands of Georgetown · Georgetown, SC · 2024
Basic needs (food, housing) access for underserved individuals and families
$20,000
Mattapoisett Land Trust · Mattapoisett, MA · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$15,000
Boy Scouts of America · North Charleston, SC · 2024
Recreation & enrichment camp opportunities for underserved youth
$15,000
Nature Conservancy · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$15,000
Round the Bend Farm · S Dartmouth, MA · 2024
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$15,000
Boy Scouts of America · North Charleston, SC · 2023
Recreation & enrichment camp opportunities for underserved youth
$15,000
Mattapoisett Land Trust · Mattapoisett, MA · 2023
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$15,000
Boy Scouts of America · North Charleston, SC · 2022
Recreation & enrichment camp opportunities for underserved youth
$15,000
Children'S Recovery Center · Myrtle Beach, SC · 2022
Wraparound basic needs for underserved youth
$15,000
Mattapoisett Land Trust · Mattapoisett, MA · 2022
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$10,000
Eckhart Tolle Foundation · Bend, OR · 2024
Mental health & social-emotional support for vulnerable individuals
$10,000
St Christopher'S Children · Pawleys Island, SC · 2024
Health care access for underserved individuals & communities
$10,000
Friendship Place · Georgetown, SC · 2023
Basic needs (food, housing) access for underserved individuals and families
$10,000
Georgetown Baseball Softball Booster Club · Georgetown, SC · 2023
Baseball & softball programs for recreation & skills development
$10,000
Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown · Georgetown, SC · 2023
Nature & wildlife programs for conservation, protection & education
$10,000
Helping Hands and Hooves · Mattapoisett, MA · 2023
Enrichment & recreation opportunities for people with disabilities
$10,000
St Christopher'S Children · Pawleys Island, SC · 2023
Health care support for underserved individuals
$10,000
Helping Hands and Hooves · Mattapoisett, MA · 2022
Enrichment & recreation opportunities for people with disabilities
$10,000
St Christopher'S Children · Pawleys Island, SC · 2022
Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth
$10,000
The Irish Pastoral Centre of the Archdiocese of Boston · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Wraparound basic needs (food, housing) for underserved individuals
$5,000
Helping Hands and Hooves · Mattapoisett, MA · 2024
Enrichment & recreation opportunities for people with disabilities

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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.