The Falcon Fund Foundation concentrates its philanthropy in a small number of sizable, unrestricted gifts, with a strong emphasis on local history and cultural preservation alongside support for children's education access. Its two recorded grants show preference for general operating support rather than tightly restricted program funding, suggesting flexibility to meet grantee needs. The foundation appears to make strategic, high-dollar commitments rather than many small donations.
Highly concentrated: very few, large unrestricted grants (one dominant gift accounts for the majority of giving); favors general-purpose support over project-specific awards.
A $450,000 general-purpose grant to Historic Northampton anchors The Falcon Fund Foundation’s recent giving and points to a pattern of large, flexible support for preservation, education, and children’s services. The foundation’s recorded grants are all made for general purposes, with one of the clearest signals coming from its support for local history institutions such as Historic Northampton and The Kestrel Trust. It also backs education access for children through a $100,000 grant to Education For All Children, showing that youth-focused work sits alongside cultural philanthropy in its portfolio. The foundation’s giving is selective rather than broad, with a small number of substantial awards. In the latest grant list, it also supported The Children Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation, Read Works, The Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc, and Volunteers for Wildlife, all through unrestricted or general-purpose contributions. That mix suggests a funder that uses flexible grants to support organizations across heritage, education, health, and community services without narrowing funding to a single program line.
Historic preservation and local history are visible in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $450,000 to Historic Northampton for general purposes, and $50,000 to The Kestrel Trust for general purposes. Both grants fit the foundation’s support for organizations tied to local history and cultural preservation. Education access is another clear theme. The foundation gave $100,000 to Education For All Children for general purposes, indicating support for children’s educational services beyond a narrow project grant. Health-related and service organizations also appear in the record: The Children Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation received $25,000, and The Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc received $1,400, both as general-purpose contributions.
The Falcon Fund Foundation’s typical grant size is $8,200 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list shows a mix of one very large award and several smaller general-purpose gifts, which is consistent with selective, flexible funding rather than a high-volume program. All of the recorded grants are made to nonprofit organizations, and none are listed as program-related investments. The 2023 grants on file do not show a multi-year recipient pattern in the provided data.
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$658K
Most grants fall between $8K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Historic Northampton, Education For All Children
The foundation gives regionally, with 29% of grants going to recipients in New York, its headquarters state. Massachusetts appears most often in the recent grant list, including recipients in Northampton, Amherst, and North Oxford. Other recent recipients are in Rye, New Hampshire; Bloomingdale, Illinois; Brooklyn, New York; and Locust Valley, New York. All recorded grants in the supplied data go to U.S.-based organizations.
The recent grants point to nonprofit organizations in historic preservation, education access for children, health-related services, and wildlife conservation. Named recipients include Historic Northampton, Education For All Children, The Children Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation, Read Works, The Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc, and Volunteers for Wildlife.
Its grant-size distribution is $8,200 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list includes both a $450,000 award and several smaller gifts, showing that the foundation can fund at different levels within that range.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include organizations in Northampton, Amherst, and North Oxford. New York also receives a notable share, and 29% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state.
No. The foundation’s profile shows that it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recorded grants are all to nonprofit organizations and are described as general-purpose contributions.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $450,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION |
| Education For All Children | Rye, NH | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION |
| THE KESTREL TRUST | AMHERST, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION |
| THE CHILDREN NEUROBLASTOMA CANCER FOUNDATION | BLOOMINGDALE, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION |
| READ WORKS | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION |
| THE BARTON CENTER FOR DIABETES EDUCATION INC | North Oxford, MA | $1,400 | 2023 | General purposes contribution |
| VOLUNTEERS FOR WILDLIFE | LOCUST VALLEY, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION |
HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON
$450,000GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION
THE KESTREL TRUST
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION
THE CHILDREN NEUROBLASTOMA CANCER FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION
READ WORKS
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION
General purposes contribution
VOLUNTEERS FOR WILDLIFE
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSES CONTRIBUTION