The 1434 Foundation concentrates almost all of its grantmaking on scholarship support, directing large gifts to named scholarship programs. Grants are few but sizable, indicating the foundation prioritizes direct financial aid to students or scholarship funds, likely with a local or regional focus around Boston/Massachusetts. The foundation makes repeat and significant payments to the same scholarship vehicles rather than many small or diverse charitable projects.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants focused on scholarship providers; repeat funding to the same grantees rather than broad, exploratory giving.
The 1434 Foundation Inc concentrates its largest recent grants on scholarship vehicles, with Eds Scholarship Grants receiving $819,019 in 2024 and Stephen Phillips Memorial receiving $639,000 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that uses substantial payments to support student aid rather than a broad mix of small charitable awards. The recent record also shows a second lane of support through hardship and scholarship-related funds, including Eds Hardship Grants, which received $233,089 in 2025. The foundation’s grant history is concentrated enough to show repeated support for the same scholarship programs over multiple years. Eds Scholarship Grants appears in both 2023 and 2024, while other scholarship-centered vehicles receive six-figure gifts tied to Boston-area institutions. Alongside that core scholarship activity, The 1434 Foundation Inc also makes charitable grants to Massachusetts organizations serving students, families, and youth, including One Family Inc, Esperanza Academy, and Friends of the Children-boston. The overall picture is of a local funder that favors direct financial aid and closely related community support.
Scholarship support is the clearest theme in the recent record. The 1434 Foundation Inc gave $819,019 to Eds Scholarship Grants in 2024 and $639,000 to Stephen Phillips Memorial in 2025, both in Boston. It also funded Eds Hardship Grants with $233,089 in 2025, showing attention to both tuition-oriented aid and hardship assistance. Beyond scholarships, the foundation backs student-serving and family-serving organizations in Massachusetts. It gave $200,000 to Esperanza Academy in Lawrence in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2024 and 2025. One Family Inc in Boston received $120,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Friends of the Children-boston in Roxbury received $100,000 in 2023 and $75,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Community-based support also appears through Catie's Closet in Dracut and Family Services of the Merrimack Valley in Lawrence.
The 1434 Foundation Inc gives in relatively large blocks: the 25th percentile grant is $12,170, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent grants list shows a heavier upper tail, with multiple six-figure awards and repeated funding to the same scholarship vehicles across years. That recurring pattern is visible in Eds Scholarship Grants, One Family Inc, Catie's Closet, Friends of the Children-boston, Commonwealth Kitchen, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers Inc. It is classified as a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. The record does not show an application process.
$3.3M
$62M
$4.2M
$4.5M
Most grants fall between $12K and $50K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Notable grantees: EDS Scholarship Grants, Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship, Other local scholarship initiatives (unspecified)
Grantmaking is highly local. Massachusetts recipients account for 81% of grants, and the top giving state is MA. Boston appears repeatedly, including awards to Eds Scholarship Grants, Stephen Phillips Memorial, One Family Inc, and Eds Hardship Grants. Other Massachusetts recipient cities include Lawrence, Roxbury, Dracut, Dorchester, Newton, Lowell, and Tewksbury. Outside Massachusetts, the only listed recipient city is New York, with grants to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers Inc and Voices in Contemporary Art.
The foundation focuses heavily on scholarship support and related student aid. In the recent record, its largest payments went to scholarship vehicles in Boston, and it also funded hardship grants and community organizations that serve students, families, and youth in Massachusetts.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Eds Scholarship Grants in 2023 and 2024, One Family Inc in 2023 through 2025, Catie's Closet in 2023 through 2025, Friends of the Children-boston in 2023 through 2025, and Commonwealth Kitchen in 2023 through 2025.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $40,000, with a 25th percentile of $12,170 and a 75th percentile of $50,000. The recent grants list also includes larger six-figure awards, especially for scholarship-related support.
Very local. Massachusetts recipients receive 81% of grants, and the top giving state is Massachusetts. Recent recipient cities include Boston, Lawrence, Roxbury, Dracut, Dorchester, Newton, Lowell, and Tewksbury.
The foundation funds scholarship programs, hardship grants, and charitable organizations that serve students, families, and youth. Its recent grants include support for Boston-area scholarship vehicles and Massachusetts nonprofits such as Esperanza Academy, One Family Inc, and Friends of the Children-boston.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN PHILLIPS MEMORIAL | BOSTON, MA | $639,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| EDS HARDSHIP GRANTS | BOSTON, MA | $233,089 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| ONE FAMILY INC | BOSTON, MA | $120,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISERS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ESPERANZA ACADEMY | LAWRENCE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CATIE'S CLOSET | DRACUT, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-BOSTON | ROXBURY, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN | DORCHESTER, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC | DUXBURY, MA | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ARTADIA | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VETERAN LEGAL SERVICES | BOSTON, MA | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| URBAN FARMING INSTITUTE OF BOSTON INC | MATTAPAN, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| RAW ART WORKS INC | LYNN, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MILL CITY GROWS INC | LOWELL, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WOMEN'S MONEY MATTERS (FORMERLY BUDGET BUDDIES INC) | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ELEVATED THOUGHT INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY | LAWRENCE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE FOOD PROJECT INC | LINCOLN, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MASS MENTORING PARTNERSHIP INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SOCIAL INNOVATION FORUM INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LOVIN' SPOONFULS | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CARING PARTNERS INC | TEWKSBURY, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UTEC INC | LOWELL, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SCIENCE CLUB FOR GIRLS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BOSTON FOUNDATION INC - EMBRACE BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FINE ARTS WORK CENTER | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LIFE IS GOOD KIDS FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MACDOWELL | PETERBOROUGH, NH | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING & SCULPTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MASS MOCA FOUNDATION | NORTH ADAMS, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LEADERSHIP BRAINERY | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGES INC | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LA VIDA INC | LYNN, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MINDS MATTER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LET'S GET READY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LITERATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MASSACHUSETTS FARM TO SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND | BOSOTN, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE FEMINIST INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE LOOP LAB INC | PLYMOUTH, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| URBAN FOOD INITIATIVE | DORCHESTER CENTER, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SILVER LINING MENTORING | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| JUMPSTART FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BOSTON AREA GLEANERS | ACTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
STEPHEN PHILLIPS MEMORIAL
$639,000SCHOLARSHIP
EDS HARDSHIP GRANTS
$233,089HARDSHIP
CHARITABLE
VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART
$75,000CHARITABLE
ARTADIA
$60,000CHARITABLE
VETERAN LEGAL SERVICES
$60,000CHARITABLE
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
$50,000CHARITABLE
WOMEN'S MONEY MATTERS (FORMERLY BUDGET BUDDIES INC)
$50,000CHARITABLE
CAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION
$50,000CHARITABLE
CARING PARTNERS INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
FINE ARTS WORK CENTER
$40,000CHARITABLE
LIFE IS GOOD KIDS FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE
MACDOWELL
$40,000CHARITABLE
MASS MOCA FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE
LA VIDA INC
$30,000CHARITABLE
MASSACHUSETTS FARM TO SCHOOL
$25,000CHARITABLE
THE FEMINIST INSTITUTE
$25,000CHARITABLE