The Lovett-Woodsum Foundation concentrates its giving on programs that support young people’s education-to-career pathways and civic/service engagement, with large, targeted gifts to organizations that provide workforce training, alternative postsecondary pathways, and youth volunteer service. Grants are few but sizeable and focused, and the foundation appears to favor Boston-area or national organizations that deliver hands-on training, mentoring, and public service opportunities for youth and young adults.
Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants, including repeat funding to key grantees; favors substantial, program-level investments rather than many small awards.
A $400,000 unrestricted grant to City Year anchors Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc’s recent giving and points to a clear interest in youth service and education-to-career pathways. The foundation’s largest grants are generally directed to organizations that work with young people through workforce training, alternative postsecondary routes, civic engagement, and local youth development. That pattern shows up in repeated support for Year Up and The Base, alongside larger gifts to Boston-based organizations serving students and young adults. The foundation gives at a scale that is material but selective: annual grants total $3,855,767, and its recent awards include six-figure gifts as well as many grants in the $25,000 to $100,000 range. Much of the funding is unrestricted, suggesting a preference for flexible operating support rather than tightly earmarked projects. The recent record also shows a mix of education, community, cultural, and service-oriented organizations, with Boston-area nonprofits appearing often. In the New Hampshire market, the foundation’s giving is visible as well, including grants to Granite United Way, Plymouth Rotary Foundation, and Bridge House. Across the portfolio, the foundation appears to favor organizations with direct service models and practical support for children, teens, and young adults.
In workforce development, Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc gave $200,000 to Year Up in 2025 and another $200,000 in 2024, both unrestricted, reinforcing a sustained interest in career-readiness for young adults. In civic engagement and service, it awarded $400,000 to City Year in 2025, also unrestricted, signaling support for programs that pair education with structured volunteer service. Its youth development portfolio also includes $250,000 to The Base in Roxbury in 2025, an unrestricted grant that fits the foundation’s pattern of backing local programs for young people. Beyond those core areas, the foundation has supported school and scholarship-related work, including a $100,000 grant to Inner-City Scholarship Fund in Boston and a $75,000 grant to Alexander Twilight Academy in 2025. Those awards show that education support extends beyond workforce preparation into broader student-serving institutions.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: City Year, Year Up, The Base
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc gives in a relatively concentrated size range: the typical grant is $3,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,653 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, while recent awards also include much larger six-figure grants. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Year Up, Boston Children’s Museum, Initiative For a Competitive Inner City, Alexander Twilight Academy, Squam Lakes Conservation Society, and ORCATGrayvik Animal Care Center. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF sponsor, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants in the list are marked unrestricted, indicating flexible operating support.
Giving is regional, with the heaviest concentration in New Hampshire and a large share of grants going to Massachusetts recipients. Boston appears repeatedly, including Boston, Roxbury, and Newton, while New Hampshire recipients include Manchester, Plymouth, Holderness, and Concord. The portfolio is almost entirely domestic: the recipient country distribution shows 217 grants in the US and none outside it. That pattern suggests a New England-centered grantmaking footprint with some reach into other US locations such as Key Largo, Miami, New Haven, and Los Angeles.
The foundation supports organizations working on youth education-to-career pathways, civic and service engagement, and local youth development. Recent grants also include cultural, scholarship, conservation, and community-service organizations, showing a mix of education, youth services, and broader community support.
Its grant sizes are relatively compact for much of the portfolio: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $5,653, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. Recent grants also include larger awards, including several in the $100,000 to $400,000 range.
Yes. The recent grant list marks the awards as unrestricted, and the foundation’s philosophy tags emphasize unrestricted operating support, flexible/general operating funding, core support, and no-restrictions grantmaking.
There is clear repeat funding. Year Up appears in both 2024 and 2025, and Boston Children’s Museum, Initiative For a Competitive Inner City, Alexander Twilight Academy, Squam Lakes Conservation Society, and ORCATGrayvik Animal Care Center also appear across multiple years in the recent grants list.
The top state by grant count is New Hampshire, while 43% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts. Recent recipients include organizations in Boston, Roxbury, Manchester, Plymouth, Holderness, Concord, Key Largo, Miami, New Haven, and Los Angeles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Year | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| The Base | Roxbury, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Boston Children's Museum | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Museum Of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Plymouth Rotary Foundation | Plymouth, NH | $75,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Alexander Twilight Academy | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Initiative For a Competitive Inner City | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Plymouth Congregational Church | Plymouth, NH | $27,250 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| ORCATGrayvik Animal Care Center | Key Largo, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| The American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Squam Lakes Conservation Society | Holderness, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Friends Of Miami Animals Foundation | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holderness, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Courageous Parents Network | Newton, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Squam Lakes Association | Holderness, NH | $21,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| CareWays Collaborative | Chestnut Hill, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| College For Social Innovation | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Ocean Reef Community Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $17,800 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Masiphumelele Corporation | Center Harbor, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Dwight Hall At Yale University | New Haven, CT | $13,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Northern Forest Center | Concord, NH | $12,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| New Hampshire Public Broadcasting | Durham, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Project 351 | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Friends Of The Children | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| First Star Plymouth | Plymouth, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Facing History And Ourselves | Brookline, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Keys Children's Foundation | Key Largo, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Whiskers & Paws | Key Largo, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Jet Wag LLC | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Currier Museum Of Art | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Center For Improving Youth Justice | Brainree, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Womens Lunch Place | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| A Bright Future | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| uAspire | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Families First | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Raising a Reader | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Steppingstone | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Humane Society Of Upper Keys | Key Largo, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Mayhew Program | Bristol, NH | $8,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| BTT | Miami, FL | $7,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School | Boston, MA | $6,250 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens | Coral Gables, FL | $5,475 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Friends Of The Everglades | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Esplanade Association | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
Boston Children's Museum
$100,000Unrestricted
Plymouth Rotary Foundation
$75,000Unrestricted
Initiative For a Competitive Inner City
$50,000Unrestricted
Boston Symphony Orchestra
$30,000Unrestricted
Plymouth Congregational Church
$27,250Unrestricted
ORCATGrayvik Animal Care Center
$25,000Unrestricted
Squam Lakes Conservation Society
$25,000Unrestricted
Friends Of Miami Animals Foundation
$25,000Unrestricted
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
$25,000Unrestricted
Squam Lakes Association
$21,500Unrestricted
CareWays Collaborative
$20,000Unrestricted
Masiphumelele Corporation
$15,000Unrestricted
New Hampshire Public Radio
$15,000Unrestricted
Dwight Hall At Yale University
$13,000Unrestricted
Project 351
$10,000Unrestricted
Friends Of The Children
$10,000Unrestricted
First Star Plymouth
$10,000Unrestricted
Facing History And Ourselves
$10,000Unrestricted
Keys Children's Foundation
$10,000Unrestricted
Whiskers & Paws
$10,000Unrestricted
Jet Wag LLC
$10,000Unrestricted
Currier Museum Of Art
$10,000Unrestricted
Center For Improving Youth Justice
$10,000Unrestricted
A Bright Future
$10,000Unrestricted
Families First
$10,000Unrestricted
Steppingstone
$10,000Unrestricted
Humane Society Of Upper Keys
$10,000Unrestricted
Mayhew Program
$8,000Unrestricted
BTT
$7,500Unrestricted
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School
$6,250Unrestricted
Friends Of The Everglades
$5,000Unrestricted
Esplanade Association
$5,000Unrestricted