Andromeda Foundation appears to concentrate its support on a small number of organization-specific commitments, prioritizing local environmental conservation, classical music/performance, and community health. The foundation makes relatively large, targeted grants (including repeat support) rather than many small awards, and funds both Boston-area groups and select cultural institutions outside the region.
Concentrated giving with a few sizable awards each year (one very large gift and several mid-sized grants), repeat funding to cultural institutions, and a mix of local civic/environmental and arts beneficiaries rather than broad, distributed philanthropy.
Andromeda Foundation C/o Foster Dykema Cabot & Co has made a $100,000 mission grant to the Charles River Watershed Association, the largest award in the recent record and a clear marker of its environmental priorities. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches into performing arts and community health, with support for organizations such as the San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Mondays, and Cambridge Health Alliance. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is not broad-based giving to many small recipients; it is a set of targeted commitments, often at $10,000 or above, directed to named organizations in conservation, classical music, music education, and health services. That mix suggests a funder that backs both place-based environmental work and select cultural and community-serving institutions. Repeated awards to some grantees also point to continuity rather than one-time funding. The foundation’s recent support includes both regional organizations in Massachusetts and recipients in New York and other states, showing that its interests extend beyond a single locale while still favoring specific organizations and programs.
In environmental conservation, the foundation backed Charles River Watershed Association with $100,000 for mission support, and later gave $10,000 to Mass Audubon Society and $10,000 to Society for the Protection of Nh Forests. Those awards align with watershed and regional land conservation work. In music, it supported San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra with $25,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in 2024, and also gave $17,000 to Music Mondays in New York. Community health appears as another thread: Cambridge Health Alliance received $15,000 in 2024. The foundation also made smaller awards tied to music education and performance, including Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, Skaneateles Festival, and Concerts at the Point.
Typical grant size clusters around $10,000, with the reported p25 at $5,000, median at $10,000, and p75 at $10,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Mondays, Essex County Greenbelt, Society for the Protection of Nh Forests, Peconic Land Trust, and Oswego College Foundation. That pattern fits a Bank DAF Program rather than an operating foundation with a public application process. The awards skew toward unrestricted or mission-oriented support, using language such as charitable purpose and support the organization’s mission.
$108K
$2.1M
$161K
$122K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Charles River Watershed Association, San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Health Alliance, Music Mondays
Most recipients are in the United States, and the foundation gives most often to New York organizations by count. Massachusetts still accounts for 29% of grants, with recipients in Weston, Malden, Brighton, Lincoln, and Westport Point. New York shows up repeatedly through recipients in New York, Skaneateles, Southhampton, and Oswego. Outside those states, grants also reached San Francisco, Boonville, Edgecomb, Imperial Beach, and Concord, indicating a regional pattern with select national arts and conservation recipients.
The recent grants show support for environmental conservation, classical music and other performing arts, music education, and community health. Examples include watershed and land-conservation groups, orchestras and festivals, and a community health alliance.
Its reported grant-size distribution centers on $10,000: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That indicates a fairly tight range around mid-sized awards.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Mondays, Essex County Greenbelt, Society for the Protection of Nh Forests, Peconic Land Trust, and Oswego College Foundation.
The foundation gives mostly in New York by grant count, while 29% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts. The recent grants list also includes recipients in California, Maine, New Hampshire, and other U.S. states.
The grant descriptions point to mission support and charitable-purpose funding. Recent awards include language such as "support the organization's mission" and "charitable purpose," suggesting flexible support rather than narrowly designated project-only grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN FRANCISCO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MUSIC MONDAYS | NEW YORK, NY | $17,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MIDCOAST CONSERVANCY | EDGECOMB, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MASS AUDUBON SOCIETY | LINCOLN, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GABRIELA LENA FRANK CREATIVE ACADEMY OF MUSIC | BOONVILLE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NH FORESTS | CONCORD, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT | ESSEX, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ONE WORLD BRIDGE | IMPERIAL BEACH, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| OSWEGO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | OSWEGO, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PECONIC LAND TRUST | SOUTHHAPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE STERLING NATURE CENTER | STERLING, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SAN FRANCISCO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE | MALDEN, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SKANEATELES FESTIVAL | SKANEATELES, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NH FORESTS | CONCORD, NH | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GABRIELA LENA FRANK CREATIVE ACADEMY OF MUSIC | BOONVILLE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY ROWING | BRIGHTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT | ESSEX, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MUSIC MONDAYS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| LOCAL 802 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PECONIC LAND TRUST | SOUTHHAPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CONCERTS AT THE POINT | WESTPORT POINT, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| OSWEGO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | OSWEGO, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | WESTON, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
SAN FRANCISCO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
$25,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MUSIC MONDAYS
$17,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MIDCOAST CONSERVANCY
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MASS AUDUBON SOCIETY
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GABRIELA LENA FRANK CREATIVE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NH FORESTS
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ONE WORLD BRIDGE
$6,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
OSWEGO COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
PECONIC LAND TRUST
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE STERLING NATURE CENTER
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SAN FRANCISCO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
$20,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SKANEATELES FESTIVAL
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NH FORESTS
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GABRIELA LENA FRANK CREATIVE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
COMMUNITY ROWING
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MUSIC MONDAYS
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
LOCAL 802 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
$5,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
PECONIC LAND TRUST
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CONCERTS AT THE POINT
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
OSWEGO COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
$100,000SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION