The Devonshire Foundation
EIN 046004808 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2024
$17.8M
280 grants · $2.2M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $9K–$100K
grant size
46%
supporter · 66/142 multi-year
repeat
$64.0M
Assets (2024)
142
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(617) 357-9110
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $2.5M | $52.1M | $3.4M | 41 |
| 2018 | $2.6M | $47.5M | $5.1M | 44 |
| 2019 | N/A | $55.5M | $5.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $60.2M | $2.2M | 61 |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $54.5M | $2.8M | 53 |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $59.0M | $3.8M | 41 |
| 2024 | $3.0M | $64.0M | $4.3M | 40 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 280 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$9K
Median
$25K
Average
$64K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$350K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (280 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis D. Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $350,000 | THE LOUIS D. BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE'S THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS INCREASING BOARD CAPACITY AND STAFF... | 2020 |
| College Bound Dorchester | Dorchester, MA | $300,000 | COLLEGE BOUND DORCHESTER'S THREE-YEAR GRANT WILL SUPPORT CREATING AND SUSTAINING THE UNCORNERED APPRENTICESHIP... | 2022 |
| College Bound Dorchester | Dorchester, MA | $300,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2017 |
| Tech Goes Home Incorporated | Boston, MA | $290,471 | TECH GOES HOME'S THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND EARNED REVENUE TEAMS TO INCREASE... | 2024 |
| Boston Food Forest Coalition | Jamaica Plain, MA | $279,600 | THREE-YEAR GRANT TO SUPPORT BUILDING OUT A FULLY STAFFED DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT AND... | 2024 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | Jamaica Plain, MA | $275,000 | THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS INCREASING STAFF CAPACITY TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED AND INCREASE ANNUAL... | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children Boston | Roxbury, MA | $275,000 | FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN, BOSTON'S THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS INCREASING THEIR FUNDRAISING CAPACITY AND... | 2023 |
| Tech Goes Home | Boston, MA | $253,400 | TECH GOES HOME'S THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND EARNED REVENUE TEAMS TO INCREASE... | 2023 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | $251,000 | UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS' (USES) THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS USES'S FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH... | 2024 |
| Innercity Weightlifting | Boston, MA | $250,000 | DOUBLING DOWN ON BOSTON | 2018 |
| Friends of the Children-Boston | Boston, MA | $250,000 | THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS INCREASING FUNDRAISING CAPACITY. | 2024 |
| Urban Farming Institute | Mattapan, MA | $250,000 | THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS BUILDING THEIR INTERNAL CAPACITY TO STRENGTHEN FUNDRAISING, FINANCE AND MARKETING... | 2024 |
| Third Sector New England (Mattapan Food and Fitness) | Mattapan, MA | $249,843 | THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS PROGRAM, OPERATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT STAFF HIRES TO HELP EXPAND MFFC'S PROGRAMMATIC... | 2024 |
| Breaktime | Boston, MA | $240,000 | THREE-YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT TO SUPPORT BREAKTIME'S STATEWIDE EXPANSION THROUGH BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL... | 2022 |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | $240,000 | FATHERS' UPLIFT'S THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS ENABLING ITS FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND CLINICIANS TO BECOME CARF... | 2020 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | Jamaica Plain, MA | $235,000 | THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS INCREASING STAFF CAPACITY TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED AND INCREASE ANNUAL... | 2023 |
| ROCA | Chelsea, MA | $225,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2017 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | $215,200 | UNITED SOUTH END SETTLEMENTS' (USES) THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS USES'S FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH... | 2023 |
| Manomet | Plymouth, MA | $210,000 | MANOMETS THREE-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS EMBEDDING DEI INTO ITS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WORK, AND TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLY... | 2022 |
| Playworks | Boston, MA | $210,000 | PLAYWORKS: EXPANSION OF EARNED REVENUE TO GROW IMPACT | 2018 |
| Breaktime | Boston, MA | $205,000 | THREE-YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT TO SUPPORT BREAKTIME'S STATEWIDE EXPANSION THROUGH BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL... | 2023 |
| YWCA Boston | Boston, MA | $200,000 | YW BOSTONS THREE-YEAR MULTI-YEAR GRANT SUPPORTS DOUBLING INCLUSIONBOSTONS PROGRAM REVENUE, AND ENABLING YW TO... | 2022 |
| Crossroads for Kids Inc | Duxbury, MA | $200,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2018 |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts Inc | Dorchester, MA | $200,000 | BUILDING CAPACITY FOR FAMILY NURTURING CENTER | 2018 |
| Institute for Nonprofit Practice | Needham, MA | $200,000 | THE INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT PRACTICE: GROWTH LAUNCHPAD | 2018 |
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