About Ac Ratshesky Foundation
The AC Ratshesky Foundation concentrates its giving on nonprofit capacity building, primarily supporting intermediary organizations that strengthen the regional nonprofit sector. Its entire disclosed giving goes to a single Massachusetts-based capacity-building organization, indicating a strategic focus on improving organizational effectiveness rather than direct service delivery. The foundation appears to prioritize infrastructure and technical assistance for nonprofits in New England.
Focus Areas
Nonprofit capacity building and organizational development in New EnglandTechnical assistance and consulting for small- and mid-sized nonprofitsRegional infrastructure support for the nonprofit sector (greater Boston/Needham area)
Who They Fund
unspecified/not indicated
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: all recorded funding was awarded to one grantee (Third Sector New England) in repeat grants, indicating targeted, possibly multi-year support for a single intermediary rather than many small, diverse grants.
Funding Style
restricted program support
About Ac Ratshesky Foundation
Ac Ratshesky Foundation’s disclosed grants show a steady emphasis on nonprofit capacity building, with most support flowing to organizations that strengthen other nonprofits rather than deliver direct services themselves. The clearest example is Third Sector New England, which received the foundation’s largest recent grant at $45,000 in 2025 after earlier awards of $35,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023, all for program support. That multi-year pattern points to an ongoing relationship with a regional intermediary. The foundation also backs organizations that sit at the center of local service networks. Room to Grow received $15,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Build Greater Boston received $15,000 in each of those same years. Other repeated recipients include Operation Able of Greater Boston and Loop Lab Inc, each appearing across multiple grant years. Across the recent-grants list, the awards are mostly modest and program-specific, with a concentration in Massachusetts and a smaller number of grants outside the state.
What Ac Ratshesky Foundation Funds
One of the foundation’s most visible areas is nonprofit infrastructure. Third Sector New England, a Boston intermediary, received $45,000 in 2025 for program support, after prior awards in 2024 and 2023. Youth and family-oriented programs also appear in the grant record. Families First Parenting Programs in Cambridge received $20,000 in 2023, and Room to Grow in Boston received $15,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation supports workforce-related programming as well. Operation Able of Greater Boston received $15,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 for program support, aligning with the foundation’s workforce development emphasis. Cultural and education-oriented work appears too: Hebrew College received $18,000 in 2025, and Trustees of Eliot School (dba Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts) received $15,000 in 2024 and 2023.
How Ac Ratshesky Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $10,000, while the median and p75 are both $15,000. That indicates a strong concentration at standard award sizes rather than a wide spread. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including several recipients funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF vehicle, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its disclosed grants are largely program support and project-style awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$293K
Total Assets
$9.5M
Total Revenue
$490K
Total Expenses
$416K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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