What kinds of organizations does Fall River Women's Union support?

It supports organizations serving women and children through program support, social services, education, food assistance, daycare help, camperships, and other summer or seasonal programs. The active grant programs also mention training and professional development, technical assistance, and recreational experiences.

How large are typical grants?

The distribution is small-to-moderate: the 25th percentile is $850, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $3,000.

Is the funding recurring or mostly one-time?

The recent grants show recurring support to some organizations across multiple years. Examples include Thomas Chew Memorial Bg Club in 2024 and 2025, Family Service Association in 2023 through 2025, Star Kids Scholarship Program in 2023 through 2025, and Fall River Deaconess Home in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

How is the grant program structured?

The foundation runs seasonal cycles, including summer grants, fall allocations, and a spring cycle for camperships and summer programs. One program description says applicants use the standard FRWU grant application, and another says the Fall Allocations Grant uses an electronic submission form.

What is the geographic reach of the grants?

The giving is local and concentrated in Massachusetts. 88% of grants go to recipients in MA, with recent awards in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, and Middletown, Rhode Island. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.

Fall River Women's Union

Name: Fall River Women's Union — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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FALL RIVER, MAWebsite5086748861

About Fall River Women's Union

…to promote the welfare of women and children, and otherwise to aid them and better their conditions…

Focus Areas

WomenChildrenFamiliesEducationSocial servicesFood assistanceCamperships / summer programs

Funding Style

program supportprogram servicesgeneral operating supportproject-based funding

Topics

unspecified programmatic supportservice delivery funding

About Fall River Women's Union

A seasonal grantmaker with a clear local mission, Fall River Women's Union funds organizations that promote the welfare of women and children and support their conditions through social services, education, food assistance, daycare help, and camperships. Its recent awards show a steady pattern of program support to community nonprofits, with multiple grants going to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The largest recent award in the list is $9,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Fall River, followed by $8,750 to Thomas Chew Memorial Bg Club, both in Fall River. Other recurring recipients include Family Service Association, Fall River Deaconess Home, and Saint Vincent's Services Inc., each appearing in more than one year. The foundation also uses its grantmaking to back both direct service providers and educational or youth-serving organizations, including the Katie Brown Educational Program and Bristol Community College. The overall pattern is practical rather than categorical: grants are aimed at organizations delivering services, training, and support for women, children, and families in the greater Fall River area.

What Fall River Women's Union Funds

Women and children are the central focus. The foundation gave $8,700 to Katie Brown Educational Program for program support and $4,915 to Bristol Community College for program support, showing an education-related strand alongside direct social services. Youth and family programming also appears in awards such as $9,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Fall River and $5,760 to Watuppa Rowing Center, both for program support. Care and stabilization services are another theme: Fall River Deaconess Home received $8,000 in 2023, $5,500 in 2025, $4,450 in 2024, and $4,000 in 2025, all for program support. The foundation also backed Saint Vincent's Services Inc. with $5,750 in 2025 and $5,500 in 2024 for program services.

How Fall River Women's Union Gives

Typical grants are modest: the p25 size is $850, the median is $1,500, and the p75 is $3,000. The recent grants list shows both one-time and repeated support, with several recipients appearing in multiple years, including Thomas Chew Memorial Bg Club, Family Service Association, Star Kids Scholarship Program, and Fall River Deaconess Home. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and makes no program-related investments. Its active grant cycles are seasonal, and one listed program notes that applicants use the standard FRWU grant application, while another says applications are submitted electronically for the Fall Allocations Grant.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$87K

Total Assets

$2M

Total Revenue

$126K

Total Expenses

$136K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $850 and $3K, with a median of $2K.

25th Percentile

$850

Median

$2K

75th Percentile

$3K

Geographic Reach

Local3 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
THOMAS CHEW MEMORIAL BG CLUB	FALL RIVER, MA	$8,750	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION	FALL RIVER, MA	$6,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
YMCA SOUTHCOAST INC	NEW BEDFORD, MA	$5,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM	MIDDLETOWN, RI	$5,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
COACHING4CHANGE	TAUNTON, MA	$4,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
GNOME INC	FALL RIVER, MA	$4,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
STEPPINGSTONE INC	FALL RIVER, MA	$4,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
FALL RIVER DEACONESS HOME	FALL RIVER, MA	$4,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NE	WARWICK, RI	$3,850	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FR	FALL RIVER, MA	$3,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE FR LIBRARY	FALL RIVER, MA	$3,415	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NINTH STREET DAY NURSERY	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,705	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT VINCENT'S SERVICES INC	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,500	2026	PROGRAM SERVICES
SOUTHCOAST VISITING NURSE ASSOC	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
ARGOSY COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,040	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
VETERANS ASSOC OF BRISTOL COUNTY	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
WATUPPA ROWING CENTER	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF GREATER FR	FALL RIVER, MA	$2,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM	NEW BEDFORD, MA	$2,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER FALL RIVER RE-CREATION	FALL RIVER, MA	$1,800	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
YMCA SOUTHEASTERN MA	NEW BEDFORD, MA	$1,500	2026	PROGRAM SERVICES
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER	FALL RIVER, MA	$1,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE	FALL RIVER, MA	$1,500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF FRHS ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP	FALL RIVER, MA	$1,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF NEW BEDFO	NEW BEDFORD, MA	$1,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF GREATER FALL RIVER	FALL RIVER, MA	$1,000	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT ANNE'S FOOD PANTRY	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
LITTLE COMPTON FOOD BANK	LITTLE COMPTON, RI	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER	DARTMOUTH, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED NEIGHBORS OF FALL RIVER	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR	SOMERSET, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
CITIZENS FOR CITIZENS INC	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SSTAR HEALTH CARE CENTER	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MA DARTMOUTH	DARTMOUTH, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
POPE FRANCIS OUTREACH CENTER	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
BRISTOL ELDER SERVICES	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
EAST BAY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM	TIVERTON, RI	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER FALL RIVER FOOD PANTRY	FALL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
WESTPORT FOOD PANTRY	WESTPORT, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	FAL RIVER, MA	$500	2026	PROGRAM SUPPORT
THOMAS CHEW MEMORIAL BG CLUB	FALL RIVER, MA	$6,500	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION	FALL RIVER, MA	$6,000	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
WATUPPA ROWING CENTER	FALL RIVER, MA	$5,760	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT VINCENT'S SERVICES INC	FALL RIVER, MA	$5,750	2025	PROGRAM SERVICES
FALL RIVER DEACONESS HOME	FALL RIVER, MA	$5,500	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM	MIDDLETOWN, RI	$5,000	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FR	FALL RIVER, MA	$4,000	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE	FALL RIVER, MA	$3,980	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
STEPPINGSTONE INC	FALL RIVER, MA	$3,845	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF GREATER FR	FALL RIVER, MA	$3,840	2025	PROGRAM SUPPORT

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