The foundation makes a small number of high-dollar grants focused on community infrastructure and civic life, with particular support for volunteerism, urban public spaces, hunger relief, and faith-based institutions. Grants are geographically concentrated around Boston-area civic and religious organizations while also supporting statewide civic infrastructure in Florida and national hunger relief. The foundation favors established organizations and infrastructure groups that mobilize volunteers or serve broad public needs rather than many small direct-service providers.
A $500,000 grant to The Esplanade Association sets the tone for The Change the World Foundation Trust C/o Scs Financial Services LLC: large, targeted gifts to organizations that maintain civic infrastructure and serve broad public needs. The foundation’s recent awards show a preference for established institutions rather than many small direct-service providers, with support for public green space, volunteerism, hunger relief, faith-based services, and youth development. The Esplanade Association grant backed work to revitalize and enhance the Charles River Esplanade and preserve natural green space, placing urban public space at the center of its giving. Other grants point to the same pattern of institutional support. Volunteer Florida Foundation received $500,000 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2025 for statewide volunteer and national-service infrastructure. Feeding America received $250,000 for equitable access to nutritious food, while the Roman Catholic Archbishop in Braintree, Massachusetts, received grants in 2023 and 2025. Smaller awards extend to animal welfare, independent education, cancer care, and camp-based youth development, but the overall shape remains the same: a small number of high-dollar grants directed to organizations that operate at statewide or national scale.
Volunteerism and service infrastructure are a clear theme. The foundation gave $500,000 to Volunteer Florida Foundation in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2025; the latter grant supported the state’s lead agency for volunteerism and national service. Food access is another recurring cause area. In 2023, Feeding America received $250,000 for work to ensure equitable access to nutritious food in partnership with food banks, policymakers, supporters, and communities. The foundation also supports faith-based and community-serving institutions. Roman Catholic Archbishop in Braintree received $100,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2023, reflecting continued support for Archdiocesan operations. Smaller grants in 2025 also went to Humane Society of Tampa Bay for companion-animal care and to Timanous Foundation for a camp life that builds character.
$130K
$51K
$67K
$137K
Most grants fall between $10K and $138K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$138K
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Concentrated giving: a few large grants (four- and five-figure six-figure awards) to a small set of grantees, including at least one repeat recipient. Mix of regional (Boston, Florida) and national beneficiaries, favoring established intermediary or infrastructure organizations rather than numerous small grants.
Notable grantees: Volunteer Florida Foundation, The Esplanade Association, Feeding America, Roman Catholic Archbishop / Archdiocese of Boston
Grant sizes cluster in the middle-to-upper range: p25 is $10,000, the median is $50,000, and p75 is $137,500. The recent record shows a mix of one-time and repeated support rather than a steady annual cadence across many recipients. Volunteer Florida Foundation and Roman Catholic Archbishop each appear in more than one year, indicating repeat funding for selected organizations. The funder is a trust, not an operating nonprofit, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
Giving is national, but awards are concentrated in a few places. Massachusetts recipients account for 42% of grants, with Boston and Braintree appearing repeatedly. Outside the HQ state, Tallahassee appears twice through Volunteer Florida Foundation, and Chicago, Tampa, Bronx, Arlington, Raymond, Denver, New York, and Raleigh each appear in the recent grant list. All recent grants shown went to U.S. recipients, with no non-U.S. countries represented.
The recent grant data shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $50,000, and a p75 of $137,500. That places many of its awards in the five-figure range, with several six-figure grants as well.
Its grants favor civic and community infrastructure, including volunteer-service systems, public green space, food banks, faith-based institutions, animal welfare organizations, independent schools, cancer care, and youth camp programs.
Yes. Volunteer Florida Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Roman Catholic Archbishop appears in both 2023 and 2025. That pattern suggests repeat support for selected institutions.
Massachusetts receives the largest share of grants at 42%. Recent recipient cities include Boston, Braintree, Tallahassee, Chicago, Tampa, the Bronx, Arlington, Raymond, Denver, New York, and Raleigh.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ESPLANADE ASSOCIATION | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | THE ESPLANADE ASSOCIATION IS A PRIVATELY-FUNDED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO REVITALIZE AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER ESPLANADE, PRESERVE NATURAL GREEN SPACE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE. |
| VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | THE VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER FLORIDA, THE STATE'S LEAD AGENCY FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND NATIONAL SERVICE. |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP | BRAINTREE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON IS THE FOURTH LARGEST ARCHDIOCESE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS THE SPIRITUAL HOME FORMORE THAN 1.8 MILLION CATHOLICS. SINCE JULY 2003, CARDINAL SEN P. O'MALLEY, OFM CAP., HAS LED THE ARCHDIOCESETHROUGH UNPRECEDENTED EVENTS WITH A FOCUS ON HEALING AND REBUILDING THE LOCAL CHURCH. CENTERED IN OF ONE OF THEWORLD'S GREAT CITIES BOSTON AND SPREAD ACROSS 144 COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, THE ARCHDIOCESE OFBOSTON IS AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND SPIRITUALLY ENRICHING FAITH COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF VIBRANT PARISHES, WELLPERFORMING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE EDUCATING MORE THAN 46,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY AND A SOCIAL SERVICEOUTREACH THAT IS HELPING TO ASSIST MORE THAN 200,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. MASS IS CELEBRATED IN MORE THANTWENTY DIFF ERENT LANGUAGES EACH |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY INC | TAMPA, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY IS DEDICATED TO ENDING ANIMAL HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDING CARE AND COMFORT FOR COMPANION ANIMALS IN NEED. |
| RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL IS A PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING LIFELONG LEARNERS BY DEVELOPING MINDS, BUILDING CHARACTER, AND CREATING COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR WORLD FOR THE GOOD. |
| TIMANOUS FOUNDATION | RAYMOND, ME | $25,000 | 2025 | THE TIMANOUS FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A CAMP LIFE THAT BUILDS CHARACTER AND HAS LASTING VALUE FOR EVERY BOY. THIS CAMP LIFE FEATURES: . SIMPLE, ACTIVE LIVING IN A RUSTIC ENVIRONMENT . DEEP RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS AND SELF WORTH OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL . HOLISTIC GROWTH OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THIS CAMP LIFE BY FOSTERING HIGH STANDARDS FOR COUNSELLORS AS ROLE MODELS AND LEADERS, MAINTAINING GENERATIONAL CONTINUITY OF THE CAMP COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING TO REACH ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS. |
| THE COLLEGE AXIS PROJECT | SHREWSBURY, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE ENTRANCE PREPARATION COURSE |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOUNDED IN 1947, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CANCER WHILE ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, CURE AND PREVENTION OF CANCER AND RELATED DISEASES. AS AN AFFILIATE OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE INSTITUTE ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING FOR NEW GENERATIONS OF PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS, DESIGNS PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICULARLY AMONG HIGH-RISK AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND DISSEMINATES INNOVATIVE PATIENT THERAPIES AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES IN BOSTON, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. |
| MSK GIVING (MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER) | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | WITH EVERY CONTRIBUTION, OUR DONORS, FUNDRAISERS, AND SUPPORTERS BRING MSK CLOSER TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION OF ENDING CANCER FOR LIFE. LEARN HOW TO JOIN US IN FUNDING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, CARE, AND EDUCATION AT ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING AUTHORITIES ON CANCER. |
| VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $500,000 | 2023 | DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY SERVICE. |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2023 | OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE CHANGE IN AMERICA BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR ALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOOD BANKS, POLICYMAKERS, SUPPORTERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP | BRAINTREE, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON IS THE FOURTH LARGEST ARCHDIOCESE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS THE SPIRITUAL HOME FORMORE THAN 1.8 MILLION CATHOLICS. SINCE JULY 2003, CARDINAL SEN P. O'MALLEY, OFM CAP., HAS LED THE ARCHDIOCESETHROUGH UNPRECEDENTED EVENTS WITH A FOCUS ON HEALING AND REBUILDING THE LOCAL CHURCH. CENTERED IN OF ONE OF THEWORLD'S GREAT CITIES BOSTON AND SPREAD ACROSS 144 COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, THE ARCHDIOCESE OFBOSTON IS AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND SPIRITUALLY ENRICHING FAITH COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF VIBRANT PARISHES, WELLPERFORMING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE EDUCATING MORE THAN 46,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY AND A SOCIAL SERVICEOUTREACH THAT IS HELPING TO ASSIST MORE THAN 200,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. MASS IS CELEBRATED IN MORE THANTWENTY DIFF ERENT LANGUAGES EACH |
| THE NATURE CONSERVACY | ARLINGTON, VA | $35,000 | 2023 | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF LAND, WATER, AND NATURAL HABITATS THROUGH VARIOUS CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGNS AND BIODIVERSITY CAMPAIGNS. |
| FIRST DESCENTS | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS. |
| ST DAVID'S SCHOOL | RALEIGH, NC | $300 | 2023 | ST. DAVID'S IS AN INDEPENDENT EPISCOPAL SCHOOL THAT PREPARES YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FOR COLLEGE AND LIFE BY PROVIDING CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCEL IN THE VITAL AREAS OF FAITH, VIRTUE AND KNOWLEDGE. |
THE ESPLANADE ASSOCIATION IS A PRIVATELY-FUNDED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO REVITALIZE AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER ESPLANADE, PRESERVE NATURAL GREEN SPACE, AND BUILD COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE.
THE VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER FLORIDA, THE STATE'S LEAD AGENCY FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP
$100,000THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON IS THE FOURTH LARGEST ARCHDIOCESE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS THE SPIRITUAL HOME FORMORE THAN 1.8 MILLION CATHOLICS. SINCE JULY 2003, CARDINAL SEN P. O'MALLEY, OFM CAP., HAS LED THE ARCHDIOCESETHROUGH UNPRECEDENTED EVENTS WITH A FOCUS ON HEALING AND REBUILDING THE LOCAL CHURCH. CENTERED IN OF ONE OF THEWORLD'S GREAT CITIES BOSTON AND SPREAD ACROSS 144 COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, THE ARCHDIOCESE OFBOSTON IS AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND SPIRITUALLY ENRICHING FAITH COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF VIBRANT PARISHES, WELLPERFORMING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE EDUCATING MORE THAN 46,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY AND A SOCIAL SERVICEOUTREACH THAT IS HELPING TO ASSIST MORE THAN 200,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. MASS IS CELEBRATED IN MORE THANTWENTY DIFF ERENT LANGUAGES EACH
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY IS DEDICATED TO ENDING ANIMAL HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDING CARE AND COMFORT FOR COMPANION ANIMALS IN NEED.
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL
$50,000RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL IS A PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING LIFELONG LEARNERS BY DEVELOPING MINDS, BUILDING CHARACTER, AND CREATING COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR WORLD FOR THE GOOD.
THE TIMANOUS FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A CAMP LIFE THAT BUILDS CHARACTER AND HAS LASTING VALUE FOR EVERY BOY. THIS CAMP LIFE FEATURES: . SIMPLE, ACTIVE LIVING IN A RUSTIC ENVIRONMENT . DEEP RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS AND SELF WORTH OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL . HOLISTIC GROWTH OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THIS CAMP LIFE BY FOSTERING HIGH STANDARDS FOR COUNSELLORS AS ROLE MODELS AND LEADERS, MAINTAINING GENERATIONAL CONTINUITY OF THE CAMP COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING TO REACH ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS.
THE COLLEGE AXIS PROJECT
$10,000COLLEGE ENTRANCE PREPARATION COURSE
FOUNDED IN 1947, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CANCER WHILE ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, CURE AND PREVENTION OF CANCER AND RELATED DISEASES. AS AN AFFILIATE OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE INSTITUTE ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING FOR NEW GENERATIONS OF PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS, DESIGNS PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICULARLY AMONG HIGH-RISK AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND DISSEMINATES INNOVATIVE PATIENT THERAPIES AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES IN BOSTON, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
MSK GIVING (MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER)
$5,000WITH EVERY CONTRIBUTION, OUR DONORS, FUNDRAISERS, AND SUPPORTERS BRING MSK CLOSER TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION OF ENDING CANCER FOR LIFE. LEARN HOW TO JOIN US IN FUNDING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, CARE, AND EDUCATION AT ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING AUTHORITIES ON CANCER.
DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY SERVICE.
OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE CHANGE IN AMERICA BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR ALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOOD BANKS, POLICYMAKERS, SUPPORTERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP
$50,000THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON IS THE FOURTH LARGEST ARCHDIOCESE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS THE SPIRITUAL HOME FORMORE THAN 1.8 MILLION CATHOLICS. SINCE JULY 2003, CARDINAL SEN P. O'MALLEY, OFM CAP., HAS LED THE ARCHDIOCESETHROUGH UNPRECEDENTED EVENTS WITH A FOCUS ON HEALING AND REBUILDING THE LOCAL CHURCH. CENTERED IN OF ONE OF THEWORLD'S GREAT CITIES BOSTON AND SPREAD ACROSS 144 COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, THE ARCHDIOCESE OFBOSTON IS AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE AND SPIRITUALLY ENRICHING FAITH COMMUNITY CONSISTING OF VIBRANT PARISHES, WELLPERFORMING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE EDUCATING MORE THAN 46,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY AND A SOCIAL SERVICEOUTREACH THAT IS HELPING TO ASSIST MORE THAN 200,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. MASS IS CELEBRATED IN MORE THANTWENTY DIFF ERENT LANGUAGES EACH
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF LAND, WATER, AND NATURAL HABITATS THROUGH VARIOUS CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGNS AND BIODIVERSITY CAMPAIGNS.
FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS.
ST. DAVID'S IS AN INDEPENDENT EPISCOPAL SCHOOL THAT PREPARES YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FOR COLLEGE AND LIFE BY PROVIDING CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCEL IN THE VITAL AREAS OF FAITH, VIRTUE AND KNOWLEDGE.