The foundation is overwhelmingly focused on environmental advocacy—primarily air-quality and clean-energy policy work—evidenced by a single dominant multi‑million dollar grant. Outside that core commitment it makes small, discretionary grants to local Massachusetts civic and community initiatives, including technology/industry alliances, neighborhood commercial revitalization, cultural festivals, and community journalism. Its giving appears to blend one strategic, large-scale investment with occasional local community support.
Highly concentrated: one very large, likely strategic grant dominates giving, supplemented by a few small, local discretionary grants. Mix of single transformational investment and occasional one-off community donations rather than many repeat mid-sized grants.
A single 2023 grant of $9,754,541 to Clean Air Now Coalition sets the tone for Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work Inc’s recent giving. The foundation pairs that scale with smaller general-support grants to Massachusetts organizations working in civic life, neighborhood revitalization, and community visibility. Its pattern suggests two very different modes of support: one major environmental-policy commitment and a set of modest local grants. Among the smaller awards, Boston While Black received $10,000 for general support, while Hyde Park Main Streets received $7,500. The $100,000 grant to Advanced Technology Alliance shows that the foundation also backs sector-level organizing beyond environmental advocacy. All five recent grants were made in 2023 and all went to U.S.-based recipients. The result is a grant profile that combines one outsized policy investment with selective support for local Massachusetts groups and alliances.
Environmental advocacy is the clearest throughline in the recent grants list. Clean Air Now Coalition received $9,754,541 for general support, making air-quality and clean-energy policy work the foundation’s most visible commitment. Beyond that central grant, the foundation gave $100,000 to Advanced Technology Alliance for general support, indicating interest in a Massachusetts-based sector or innovation alliance. Local civic and community grants are smaller but still present: Boston While Black received $10,000 for general support, and Hyde Park Main Streets received $7,500 for general support. The presence of St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc, also funded at $10,000, shows that the foundation’s local support extends to cultural and community institutions as well as advocacy and economic activity.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at the low end for most awards, with a p25 of $10,000 and a median of $10,000, while the p75 rises to $100,000 because of one much larger grant. The grant list suggests a mixed pattern of one major strategic award and several smaller general-support gifts. All of the recent grants shown are from 2023. The foundation is a Public Charity and a Pure DAF Provider, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$9.9M
$3.8M
$11.1M
$21.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 60% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Clean Air Now Coalition, Advanced Technology Alliance, Boston While Black, St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc, Hyde Park Main Streets
Grantmaking is regionally focused, with 60% of grants going to recipients in Massachusetts. At the same time, California is the top state by grant count, driven by the largest awards in the recent list. Recipient cities in the sample include Sausalito, Boston, Holyoke, and Hyde Park. All recent grants in the provided data went to U.S. organizations, so the country distribution is entirely domestic.
The most visible support is for environmental advocacy: Clean Air Now Coalition received $9,754,541 for general support. The other recent grants are much smaller and go to general-support awards for groups such as Advanced Technology Alliance, Boston While Black, St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc, and Hyde Park Main Streets.
The typical award is $10,000. The provided distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $100,000, reflecting one very large grant alongside several smaller ones.
Sixty percent of grants in the provided data went to recipients in Massachusetts. The recent list includes Boston, Holyoke, and Hyde Park among the Massachusetts recipient locations.
No. Environmental advocacy is the dominant area in the recent grants, but the foundation also funded an Advanced Technology Alliance for $100,000 and smaller Massachusetts community organizations, including Boston While Black, St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc, and Hyde Park Main Streets, all for general support.
It suggests a two-tier pattern: one large strategic grant and several smaller discretionary grants. In the recent list, the largest award is $9,754,541, while the remaining listed grants are $100,000, $10,000, $10,000, and $7,500.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Air Now Coalition | Sausalito, CA | $9,754,541 | 2023 | General Support |
| Advanced Technology Alliance | Sausalito, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Boston While Black | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc | Holyoke, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Hyde Park Main Streets | Hyde Park, MA | $7,500 | 2023 | General Support |
Clean Air Now Coalition
$9,754,541General Support
Advanced Technology Alliance
$100,000General Support
Boston While Black
$10,000General Support
St Patrick's Committee of Holyoke Inc
$10,000General Support
Hyde Park Main Streets
$7,500General Support