About Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation
Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc. shows a clear pattern of repeated general-purpose support for Boston-area organizations serving low-income, immigrant, women, and youth communities. In the recent grants list, Brookview House Inc. received $45,000 in 2023 for general purposes, and Sociedad Latina Inc. received $41,000 in the same year, both pointing to neighborhood-based service work in Greater Boston. The foundation also backed La Alianza Hispana Inc. with $35,000 in 2023, $35,000 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025, which is a strong signal of ongoing support rather than one-time funding. Many of the recipients are community organizations, youth-development groups, and women’s support nonprofits, with awards often described simply as general purposes. Across the recent list, the foundation appears to favor modest-to-medium grants to local groups working on basic services, leadership development, and community stability. Its grantmaking pattern is broad across nonprofit activities, but the recipient set is tightly centered on Massachusetts organizations.
What Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Funds
Latinx and immigrant family services appear frequently in the portfolio. La Alianza Hispana Inc. received $35,000 in 2023 and 2024, plus $30,000 in 2025, while Sociedad Latina Inc. received $41,000 in 2023; both are listed for general purposes. Youth development is another recurring area. Girls' Leap received $30,000 in 2023, and Science Club for Girls received $26,000 in 2023 for general purposes. The foundation also funds women-centered advocacy and support. Mothers for Justice & Equality received $30,000 in 2023, and Planned Parenthood League of Mass received $25,000 in 2023, $25,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2025. Community-based neighborhood service providers are present as well, including Chelsea Educational Foundation at $30,000 in 2023 and East Boston Ecumenical Community Council at $30,000 in 2023.
How Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical grants fall in a modest-to-medium band: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $21,000. The recent list also shows a cluster of awards above that range, with several grants in the $25,000 to $45,000 span. The foundation is a regular funder, and its recipient list shows repeat support for the same organizations across multiple years, including grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Awards in the data are largely listed as general purposes, suggesting flexible operating support rather than project-specific restriction.