The August Foundation makes a small number of modest, targeted grants focused primarily on local health services and education. Recent gifts fund a Boston-area health system, donor-advised educational initiatives for women and children, and a named undergraduate engineering scholarship — indicating an interest in both community health and targeted academic support. Grants are few and relatively large given the foundation's size, and include repeated use of donor-advised channels.
August Foundation Inc’s most distinctive pattern is a set of repeated, modest grants to a small group of health and education recipients, with Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation, Access Community Health Centers, and Merrimack Valley Food Bank appearing multiple times across recent years. The foundation’s giving is not broad or experimental; it is targeted, with several organizations receiving support in more than one year and some grants directed through donor-advised intermediaries. Recent awards also show a balance between community health services, emergency food aid, and education-related support, including a named engineering scholarship and educational opportunities for women and children. That mix suggests a funder that favors practical, service-oriented support rather than large one-time bets. Across the recent grant list, the foundation appears to concentrate on direct service needs and student support, with smaller awards used to reinforce ongoing relationships rather than to seed new programs. The grantmaking profile is consistent with a private foundation that makes a limited number of carefully chosen gifts and returns to organizations that match its priorities over time.
In community health, August Foundation Inc gave $15,000 in 2025 to Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation for health services, and it also supported Access Community Health Centers in Madison with $5,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for provision of community based, low income health care. Food assistance is another visible thread: Merrimack Valley Food Bank received $5,000 in 2023, $4,000 in 2024, and $5,000 in 2025 for emergency food aid, while Project Soup received $2,500 in 2025 and $2,000 in 2024 for food pantry work. Education-related grants include $10,000 in 2025 to Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship for an academic scholarship for engineering undergraduates, plus $6,000 in 2023 and 2024 to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Hestia Fund Boston for educational opportunities for women and children. The foundation also made smaller health grants to Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile and median are both $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,000. Recent giving shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially for health, food aid, and scholarship-related work. The pattern points to a private foundation making direct grants rather than program-related investments. It also funds individuals, which aligns with the scholarship and student-assistance grants in the recent list. The awards are mostly clustered around a few recurring grantees rather than a large, diversified portfolio.
$165K
$1.1M
$97K
$87K
Most grants fall between $1K and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 74% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated giving with 3–4 mid-size grants per cycle, tendency to repeat gifts (multiple grants via the same donor-advised fund), mix of local institutional support and targeted scholarship funding rather than many small general-interest grants.
Notable grantees: Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Hestia Fund (Boston), University of Washington Foundation (FJW Scholarship)
Grant recipients are entirely in the US. Massachusetts dominates the portfolio by recipient count, with 74% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The most frequent recipient cities include Somerville, Boston, Malden, Lowell, Madison, Miami, Chicago, Milwaukee, Colchester, and Bethesda. Giving is regional overall, but the recent list shows a concentration in Greater Boston alongside a smaller set of grants to Wisconsin, Vermont, Illinois, and Florida.
The recent grants focus on health services, emergency food aid, scholarships, and related direct services. Examples include Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation for health services, Merrimack Valley Food Bank for emergency food aid, and Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship for an academic scholarship for engineering undergraduates.
Yes. Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Access Community Health Centers appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Merrimack Valley Food Bank appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Project Soup appears in 2024 and 2025.
The typical award is modest: the 25th percentile and median are both $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,000. Recent grants also include a few larger exceptions such as $10,000 and $15,000.
Recipients in Massachusetts account for 74% of grants, and the recent list includes many grantees in Somerville, Boston, Malden, and Lowell. The foundation’s geographic scope is regional, but the recent pattern is centered heavily in Massachusetts.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the recent grant list includes scholarship and student-assistance support such as Uw Foundation Fjw Scholarship and Sommerville High School Scholarship Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | MALDEN, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| UW FOUNDATION FJW SCHOLARSHIP | MADISON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES |
| ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS | MADISON, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED, LOW INCOME HEALTH CARE |
| MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK | LOWELL, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY FOOD AID |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND | COLCHESTER, VT | $2,500 | 2025 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| PROJECT SOUP | SOMERVILLE, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY |
| ROTARY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS |
| BOSTON ATHENAEUM | BOSTON, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | LIBRARY SUPPORT |
| ST PATRICK'S SHELTER | SOMERVILLE, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN |
| SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION | SOMERVILLE, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | HOMESLESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES AND FOOD BANK |
| SOMMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | SOMERVILLE, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | STUDENT ASSISTANCE |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | $1,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,500 | 2025 | EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS AND ISSUES |
| EAST SOMERVILLE MAIN STREETS | SOMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BUILDING |
| FRIENDS OF MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY | MEDFORD, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | READING AND EDUCATION ACCESS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MA FOUNDATION | LOWELL, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | STUDENT EMERGENCY NEEDS FUND |
| FRIENDS OF SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | SOMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | LIBRARY SERVICES |
| FRIENDS OF ELDREDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY | CHATHAM, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | READING AND EDUCATION ACCESS |
| YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| THE HARBOUR INC | PARK RIDGE, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT |
| WOODLAND DUNES NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE | TWO RIVERS, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION |
| BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND AND HUNGER ASSISTANCE FUND |
| WELCOME PROJECT | SOMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS |
| ELIZABETH PEABODY HOUSE | SOMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND FOOD PANTRY |
| CROSSROADS FOR KIDS | DUXBURY, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUMMER CAMP FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN |
| MYSTIC RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC | ARLINGTON, MA | $500 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND EDUCATION |
| HARWICH CRANBERRY FESTIVAL INC | HARWICHPORT, MA | $500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND - HESTIA FUND BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | MALDEN, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS | MADISON, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED, LOW INCOME HEALTH CARE |
| MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK | LOWELL, MA | $4,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY FOOD AID |
| UW FOUNDATION FJW SCHOLARSHIP | MADISON, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| PROJECT SOUP | SOMERVILLE, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | FOOD PANTRY |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND | COLCHESTER, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| ST PATRICK'S SHELTER | SOMERVILLE, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,500 | 2024 | EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS AND ISSUES |
| YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND | WATERTOWN, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SERVICES FOR THE BLIND |
| BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND AND HUNGER ASSISTANCE FUND |
| BOSTON ATHENAEUM | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY SUPPORT |
| PARENT CHILD MA MIGRANT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR RECENTLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS |
| THE HARBOUR INC | PARK RIDGE, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION AND HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MA FOUNDATION | LOWELL, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | STUDENT EMERGENCY NEEDS FUND |
| FRIENDS OF SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY | SOMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY SERVICES |
| ROTARY FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS |
| SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION | SOMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | HOMESLESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES AND FOOD BANK |
| CROSSROADS FOR KIDS | DUXBURY, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | SUMMER CAMP FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN |
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$15,000HEALTH SERVICES
UW FOUNDATION FJW SCHOLARSHIP
$10,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES
ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
$5,000PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED, LOW INCOME HEALTH CARE
MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK
$5,000EMERGENCY FOOD AID
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
$2,500HEALTH SERVICES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS
$2,500HEALTH SERVICES
PROJECT SOUP
$2,500FOOD PANTRY
ROTARY FOUNDATION
$2,500HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
BOSTON ATHENAEUM
$2,000LIBRARY SUPPORT
ST PATRICK'S SHELTER
$2,000HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN
SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION
$2,000HOMESLESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES AND FOOD BANK
SOMMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$2,000STUDENT ASSISTANCE
BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL
$1,600SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN
$1,500EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS AND ISSUES
EAST SOMERVILLE MAIN STREETS
$1,000COMMUNITY BUILDING
FRIENDS OF MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000READING AND EDUCATION ACCESS
UNIVERSITY OF MA FOUNDATION
$1,000STUDENT EMERGENCY NEEDS FUND
FRIENDS OF SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000LIBRARY SERVICES
FRIENDS OF ELDREDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000READING AND EDUCATION ACCESS
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC
$1,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
THE HARBOUR INC
$1,000EDUCATION AND HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT
WOODLAND DUNES NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE
$1,000ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION
BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL FUND AND HUNGER ASSISTANCE FUND
WELCOME PROJECT
$1,000SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS
ELIZABETH PEABODY HOUSE
$1,000EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND FOOD PANTRY
CROSSROADS FOR KIDS
$1,000SUMMER CAMP FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN
MYSTIC RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC
$500ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND EDUCATION
HARWICH CRANBERRY FESTIVAL INC
$500SCHOLARSHIPS
FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND - HESTIA FUND BOSTON
$6,000EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$5,000HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
$5,000PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED, LOW INCOME HEALTH CARE
MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK
$4,000EMERGENCY FOOD AID
UW FOUNDATION FJW SCHOLARSHIP
$2,500ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES
BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL
$2,500SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PROJECT SOUP
$2,000FOOD PANTRY
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
$2,000HEALTH SERVICES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS
$2,000HEALTH SERVICES
ST PATRICK'S SHELTER
$2,000HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN
$1,500EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS AND ISSUES
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC
$1,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
$1,000EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL FUND AND HUNGER ASSISTANCE FUND
BOSTON ATHENAEUM
$1,000LIBRARY SUPPORT
PARENT CHILD MA MIGRANT FUND
$1,000SUPPORT FOR RECENTLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS
THE HARBOUR INC
$1,000EDUCATION AND HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MA FOUNDATION
$1,000STUDENT EMERGENCY NEEDS FUND
FRIENDS OF SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000LIBRARY SERVICES
ROTARY FOUNDATION
$1,000HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION
$1,000HOMESLESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES AND FOOD BANK
CROSSROADS FOR KIDS
$1,000SUMMER CAMP FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN