Rowland Foundation Inc. concentrates its giving on a single Boston-based beneficiary, providing large, unrestricted charitable support to FamilyAid Boston through both direct grants and intermediary funding via The Boston Foundation. The foundation appears locally focused and committed to long-term, substantial backing of one organization that serves families in the Boston area.
Highly concentrated and local: very few grants (three) with large dollar amounts directed primarily to a single repeat grantee, often routed through a community foundation.
Rowland Foundation Inc. stands out for a concentrated, long-running commitment to FamilyAid Boston, including a $225,000 grant in 2023, a $200,000 grant in 2024, and a $200,000 grant to The Boston Foundation for FamilyAid Boston in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that uses substantial unrestricted charitable support to back a single Boston nonprofit over multiple years, rather than spreading resources widely across many organizations. The foundation’s recent record also shows that its support extends to related Boston-area work with families, refugees, immigrants, and neighboring social-service providers. Alongside direct gifts to FamilyAid Boston, it has made grants to the Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center, Rosie's Place, Smart From the Start, and Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project Inc. Several grants also flow through The Boston Foundation as an intermediary, including designated support for FamilyAid Boston and other Boston nonprofits. The overall picture is of a local grantmaker with a narrow geographic footprint and a clear preference for sustained, substantial operating-style support. Its grant history suggests continuity rather than experimentation, with repeated awards to the same organizations across consecutive years.
In family social services, Rowland Foundation Inc. directed $225,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024 to FamilyAid Boston, reflecting sustained support for a Boston organization serving families. Refugee- and immigrant-serving work is another visible theme. The foundation gave $160,000 in 2023 and $150,000 in 2024 to the Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center in Jamaica Plain, then added a $100,000 grant in 2025 through The Boston Foundation for the same organization. Legal and advocacy services for immigrants also appear in the record. Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project Inc. received $75,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Beyond direct human-services grants, the foundation also backed arts and education-related organizations in Boston, including Northeastern University, Rosie's Place, and the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Rowland Foundation Inc. makes grants in a fairly tight band: p25 is $37,500, median grant size is $50,000, and p75 is $75,000. The recent record includes a mix of larger awards and repeated $75,000 grants, with some especially large gifts reserved for a small set of organizations. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: multiple grantees appear in consecutive years, and several awards are routed through The Boston Foundation as intermediary support. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments.
$2.3M
$36.2M
$2.3M
$2.5M
Most grants fall between $38K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Notable grantees: FamilyAid Boston, The Boston Foundation (for benefit of FamilyAid Boston)
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Massachusetts: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state is MA. The recipient map is entirely U.S.-based, with 112 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. countries listed. Boston is the clearest center of activity, with grants also landing in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. The Boston Foundation appears repeatedly as a local intermediary for designated Boston recipients.
The recent record shows support for family social services, refugee and immigrant assistance, legal advocacy for asylum seekers, and select Boston arts and education organizations. Named recipients include FamilyAid Boston, the Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center, Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project Inc., Northeastern University, and the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Typical grant size is $37,500 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, such as $225,000 and $200,000 gifts to FamilyAid Boston-related support.
Yes. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Boston, Jamaica Plain, and Roxbury, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes. The same organizations appear in multiple years, including FamilyAid Boston in 2023 and 2024, the Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project Inc. in 2023 and 2024.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO FAMILYAID BOSTON INC | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ROSIE'S PLACE INC | BOSTON, MA | $125,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $119,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO LITERATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO UNCORNERED | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO UASPIRE INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CASA MYRNA VAZQUEZ INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $70,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON MUSIC PROJECT | BOSTON, MA | $65,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - SAHELI INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - THE TRIENNIAL | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO MORE THAN WORDS INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON BALLET INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO THE SPORTSMEN'S TENNIS & ENRICHMENT CENTER INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO A SAFE PLACE INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON PLAN FOR EXCELLENCE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO DUET INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO SMART FROM THE START INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ROGERSON COMMUNITIES | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN INC | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO NEXT STEP FUND INC | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY INC | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO NEW ENGLAND CULINARY ARTS TRAINING | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| IMPACTASSETS INC | BETHESDA, MD | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BETHEL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO Y2Y NETWORK | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO THE BASE | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CHAMELEON ARTS ENSEMBLE OF BOSTON INC | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO FAMILYAID BOSTON INC | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO UASPIRE INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CASA MYRNA VAZQUEZ INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO LITERATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO FAMILYAID BOSTON INC
$200,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ROSIE'S PLACE INC
$125,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$119,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER
$100,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO LITERATIONS
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO UNCORNERED
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO UASPIRE INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CASA MYRNA VAZQUEZ INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION
$70,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON MUSIC PROJECT
$65,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - SAHELI INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - THE TRIENNIAL
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO MORE THAN WORDS INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON BALLET INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO THE SPORTSMEN'S TENNIS & ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO A SAFE PLACE INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON PLAN FOR EXCELLENCE
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO DUET INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO SMART FROM THE START INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ROGERSON COMMUNITIES
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL
$50,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC
$40,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN INC
$40,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO NEXT STEP FUND INC
$40,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY INC
$30,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP
$30,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC
$30,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO NEW ENGLAND CULINARY ARTS TRAINING
$30,000CHARITABLE
IMPACTASSETS INC
$25,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC
$25,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BETHEL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
$20,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO Y2Y NETWORK
$20,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY
$20,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO THE BASE
$15,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CHAMELEON ARTS ENSEMBLE OF BOSTON INC
$6,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO FAMILYAID BOSTON INC
$200,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER
$100,000CHARITABLE
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$100,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO UASPIRE INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO CASA MYRNA VAZQUEZ INC
$75,000CHARITABLE
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - FBO LITERATIONS
$75,000CHARITABLE