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    Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp

    ActivoPhilanthropy & VoluntarismFinancia Individuos
    BOSTON, MASitio web6174392000EIN: 72-1556093

    About Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp

    Common Stream Inc. directs essentially all of its recorded giving to a single recipient, MWC Foundation Inc., providing unrestricted general support. The foundation functions as a conduit or funder-of-foundations rather than a diversified grantmaker, suggesting family- or institutionally-aligned philanthropy routed to a related foundation vehicle.

    Focus Areas

    Foundation-to-foundation grantmaking / pass-through funding to a related philanthropic vehicle (MWC Foundation)Unrestricted general operating supportInstitutional or family philanthropy based in the Boston area

    Who They Fund

    youth and young adult organizers/leadership cohortsIndigenous and First Nations communitiesfrontline environmental justice communities (coastal, coalfield)grassroots land defenders and water protectorsimmigrant organizing groups

    Giving Approach

    About Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp

    Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/o Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP routes almost all recorded grantmaking through a single foundation vehicle, Mwc Foundation Inc, with two very large general-fund grants of $2,330,255 in 2024 and $2,148,418 in 2025. That pattern makes the organization look less like a broad portfolio funder and more like a pass-through structure centered on unrestricted support. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation has also backed a small set of environmental justice, labor, and community-organizing groups with general operating support and campaign-specific awards. The recorded grants show repeated support for groups working on climate, land defense, tenant and worker organizing, and youth leadership. Examples include $90,000 to the Center for Biological Diversity for stopping offshore drilling, $80,000 to Seventh Generation Fund for its Land Defenders, Water Protectors Program, and $70,000 to Hyams Foundation for the Ella Baker Young Adult Fellowship Program. Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/o Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP also gave $70,000 to Northeast Wilderness Trust to help purchase land for wilderness sanctuaries, indicating that its philanthropy includes both movement support and place-based conservation work.

    What Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp Funds

    Environmental advocacy appears across several grants tied to specific campaigns. The foundation gave $90,000 to the Center for Biological Diversity for stopping offshore drilling, $80,000 to Alaska Community Action on Toxics for general support, and $80,000 to Alaska Conservation Foundation for its rapid response fund. It also provided $70,000 to Statewide Organizing for Community Enpowerment Resource Project for the Coalfield Transition, Renewable Energy Project. Land and Indigenous-led work is another visible thread. Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/o Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP gave $80,000 to Seventh Generation Fund for its Land Defenders, Water Protectors Program and $60,000 to Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs to support the Grassy Narrows mercury cleanup campaign. The foundation also funds organizing and leadership development. Examples include $90,000 to Alaska Center Education Fund for youth organizing and leadership development and $70,000 to Hyams Foundation for the Ella Baker Young Adult Fellowship Program.

    How Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $10M

    Total Assets

    $7.4M

    Total Revenue

    $2.7M

    Total Expenses

    $6.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $20K and $40K, with a median of $30K.

    25th Percentile

    $20K

    Median

    $30K

    75th Percentile

    $40K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional18 states funded

    About 45% of grants go to recipients in NC.

    Intensidad de financiamiento
    Baja
    Alta
    Sede
    Funding intensity
    Low
    High

    Where Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp Funds

    Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp.

    RankCountryGrantsTotalShare
    1United StatesDomestic119$12.1M
    97.5%
    2Canada3

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    2 declaraciones registradas

    Highly concentrated: two grants, both to the same single grantee, totaling all reported giving; large, unrestricted gifts to a single foundation rather than many smaller or mission-specific awards.

    Funding Style

    unrestricted/general operating supportrapid-response/contingency fundingdirect support to grassroots organizers and leadersproject-specific / campaign support (e.g., land purchase, pipeline resistance)

    Notable grantees: MWC Foundation Inc

    Topics

    climate advocacy & stopping offshore drillingjust transition / renewable energy & coalfield transitionanti-fracking / no fracked gas campaignspipeline resistance and infrastructure oppositionland protection and wilderness sanctuary acquisitionIndigenous-led campaigns and mercury cleanup (e.g., Grassy Narrows)youth organizing, leadership development and young adult fellowships

    Typical grants cluster in the $20,000 to $40,000 range, with p25 at $20,000, median at $30,000, and p75 at $40,000. The recent-gifts list also shows a separate band of larger awards at $70,000 to $90,000, plus one outsized general-fund transfer above $2.1 million. The foundation functions as a regular funder rather than a DAF vehicle and does not make program-related investments. The grants suggest recurring support for a stable set of organizations, especially Mwc Foundation Inc, which appears in both 2024 and 2025 with very large general-fund awards.

    Where Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp Makes Grants

    Most grants go to U.S. recipients, and the recipient-country mix is overwhelmingly domestic, with only 3 grants to Canada. Massachusetts is the most frequent recipient state, accounting for 45% of grants, with named recipients in Boston, Quincy, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Springfield, and New Bedford. Outside Massachusetts, the list reaches North Carolina, Alaska, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maine, Rhode Island, New York, Arizona, and British Columbia. Boston appears repeatedly as a recipient city, alongside Anchorage and Philadelphia.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp

    What types of organizations does Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/o Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP support?

    Its grants go mainly to environmental justice, land defense, labor, tenant, and youth-organizing groups. Named examples include the Center for Biological Diversity for stopping offshore drilling, Seventh Generation Fund for land defenders and water protectors, and Hyams Foundation for the Ella Baker Young Adult Fellowship Program.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical grant size sits in a narrow band: p25 is $20,000, the median is $30,000, and p75 is $40,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards in the $70,000 to $90,000 range, plus a much larger transfer to one foundation recipient.

    Does this funder give mostly in Massachusetts?

    Yes. Massachusetts is the top recipient state by grant count, and 45% of grants go to recipients in MA. Recent Massachusetts recipients include Boston, Quincy, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Springfield, and New Bedford organizations.

    How concentrated is the grantmaking?

    Very concentrated. Two very large general-fund grants went to Mwc Foundation Inc in 2024 and 2025, and the existing summary indicates that essentially all recorded giving is directed to that single recipient alongside a small set of other grants.

    Does the foundation fund recipients outside the United States?

    Yes, but rarely. The recipient-country distribution shows 119 U.S. grants and 3 grants to Canada, including a grant to Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs in Victoria, BC.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    $180K
    2.5%

    Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    MWC FOUNDATION INCBOSTON, MA$2,148,4182025GENERAL FUND
    MASS SENIOR ACTION COUNCILQUINCY, MA$105,0002025GENERAL FUND
    VERMONT WORKERS CENTERBURLINGTON, VT$90,0002025GENERAL FUND
    ALASKA CENTER EDUCATION FUNDANCHORAGE, AK$90,0002025YOUTH ORGANIZING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
    ARISE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICESPRINGFIELD, MA$90,0002025GENERAL FUND
    ALASKA COMMUNITY ACTION ON TOXICSANCHORAGE, AK$90,0002025GENERAL FUND
    BOSTON TENANT COALITIONBOSTON, MA$90,0002025GENERAL FUND
    CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYTUCSON, AZ$90,0002025STOPPING OFFSHORE DRILLING
    WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTQUINCY, MA$90,0002025GENERAL FUND
    NEW WORLD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$90,0002025TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE FUND
    SEVENTH GENERATION FUNDMCKINLEYVILLE, CA$80,0002025LAND DEFENDERS, WATER PROTECTORS PROGRAM
    MAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTERPORTLAND, ME$80,0002025GENERAL FUND
    CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATIONBOSTON, MA$80,0002025GENERAL FUND
    CENTER OF LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCHJAMAICA PLAIN, MA$80,0002025GENERAL FUND
    CITY LIFEVIDA URBANAJAMAICA PLAIN, MA$80,0002025GENERAL FUND
    DIRECT ACTION FOR RIGHTS AND EQUALITYPROVIDENCE, RI$80,0002025GENERAL FUND
    KENTUCKY COALITIONLOUISVILLE, KY$80,0002025CANARY PROJECT AND NEW ENERGY TRANSITION PROJECT
    DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INCASHEVILLE, NC$80,0002025GENERAL FUND
    ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATIONANCHORAGE, AK$80,0002025TO SUPPORT THE RAPID RESPONSE FUND
    THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLANDBOSTON, MA$75,0002025GENERAL FUND
    COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION FUNDNEW BEDFORD, MA$75,0002025GENERAL FUND
    NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUSTMONTPELIER, VT$70,0002025TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR WILDERNESS SANCTUARIES
    SITKA CONSERVATION SOCIETYSITKA, AK$70,0002025GENERAL FUND
    HYAMS FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MA$70,0002025FOR SUPPORT OF THE ELLA BAKER YOUNG ADULT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
    STATEWIDE ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY ENPOWERMENT RESOURCE PROJECTKNOXVILLE, TN$70,0002025COALFIELD TRANSITION, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT
    PHILADELPHIA STUDENT UNIONPHILADELPHIA, PA$70,0002025GENERAL FUND
    YOUTH UNITED FOR CHANGEPHILADELPHIA, MA$70,0002025GENERAL FUND
    CENTRO PRESENTE INCBOSTON, MA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT INCROXBURY, MA$60,0002025NEW ENGLAND UNITED FOR JUSTICE
    ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT INCROXBURY, MA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    CAAAV ORGANIZING ASIAN COMMUNITIESNEW YORK, NY$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBORBOSTON, MA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    NATIONAL NETWORK FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTSOAKLAND, CA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    PROVIDENCE YOUTH AND STUDENT MOVEMENTPROVIDENCE, RI$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    RESPECTING ABORIGINAL VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDSVICTORIA, BC$60,0002025TO SUPPORT BEAVER LAKE CREE - DEFEND THE TREATIES CAMPAIGN
    RESPECTING ABORIGINAL VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDSVICTORIA, BC$60,0002025TO SUPPORT GRASSY NARROWS MERCURY CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN
    FAMILIES FOR JUSTICE AS HEALINGROXBURY, MA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    OUT NOWSPRINGFIELD, MA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    PROVIDENCE STUDENT UNIONPROVIDENCE, RI$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    LOWLANDER CENTERGRAY, LA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    RESTORE THE NORTH WOODSWESTFORD, MA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    FARMWORKER ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDAAPOPKA, FL$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    BIKES NOT BOMBSJAMAICA PLAIN, MA$60,0002025FOR SUPPORT OF THE BICYCLISTS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT
    SOUTHERN PARTNERS FUNDATLANTA, GA$60,0002025GENERAL FUND
    GREENROOTSCHELSEA, MA$50,0002025GENERAL FUND
    MASS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADVOCACY COALITIONBOSTON, MA$50,0002025BUILDING POWER TOGETHER PROGRAM
    NATIVE MOVEMENTANCHORAGE, AK$50,0002025TO SUPPORT THE ALASKA JUST TRANSITION COLLECTIVE
    THEATER OFFENSIVEBOSTON, MA$50,0002025SUPPORT THE TRUE COLORS PROJECT
    EASTERN WOODLAND LACROSSEMEBANE, NC$50,0002025SUPPORT FOR MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE RESISTANCE WORK

    MWC FOUNDATION INC

    $2,148,418
    BOSTON, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    MASS SENIOR ACTION COUNCIL

    $105,000
    QUINCY, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    VERMONT WORKERS CENTER

    $90,000
    BURLINGTON, VT2025

    GENERAL FUND

    ALASKA CENTER EDUCATION FUND

    $90,000
    ANCHORAGE, AK2025

    YOUTH ORGANIZING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    ARISE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

    $90,000
    SPRINGFIELD, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    ALASKA COMMUNITY ACTION ON TOXICS

    $90,000
    ANCHORAGE, AK2025

    GENERAL FUND

    BOSTON TENANT COALITION

    $90,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

    $90,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    STOPPING OFFSHORE DRILLING

    WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    $90,000
    QUINCY, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    NEW WORLD FOUNDATION

    $90,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE FUND

    SEVENTH GENERATION FUND

    $80,000
    MCKINLEYVILLE, CA2025

    LAND DEFENDERS, WATER PROTECTORS PROGRAM

    MAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER

    $80,000
    PORTLAND, ME2025

    GENERAL FUND

    CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

    $80,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    CENTER OF LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

    $80,000
    JAMAICA PLAIN, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    CITY LIFEVIDA URBANA

    $80,000
    JAMAICA PLAIN, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    DIRECT ACTION FOR RIGHTS AND EQUALITY

    $80,000
    PROVIDENCE, RI2025

    GENERAL FUND

    KENTUCKY COALITION

    $80,000
    LOUISVILLE, KY2025

    CANARY PROJECT AND NEW ENERGY TRANSITION PROJECT

    DOGWOOD ALLIANCE INC

    $80,000
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    GENERAL FUND

    ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

    $80,000
    ANCHORAGE, AK2025

    TO SUPPORT THE RAPID RESPONSE FUND

    THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND

    $75,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND

    $75,000
    NEW BEDFORD, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST

    $70,000
    MONTPELIER, VT2025

    TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR WILDERNESS SANCTUARIES

    SITKA CONSERVATION SOCIETY

    $70,000
    SITKA, AK2025

    GENERAL FUND

    HYAMS FOUNDATION

    $70,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    FOR SUPPORT OF THE ELLA BAKER YOUNG ADULT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

    STATEWIDE ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY ENPOWERMENT RESOURCE PROJECT

    $70,000
    KNOXVILLE, TN2025

    COALFIELD TRANSITION, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT

    PHILADELPHIA STUDENT UNION

    $70,000
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    YOUTH UNITED FOR CHANGE

    $70,000
    PHILADELPHIA, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    CENTRO PRESENTE INC

    $60,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT INC

    $60,000
    ROXBURY, MA2025

    NEW ENGLAND UNITED FOR JUSTICE

    ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT INC

    $60,000
    ROXBURY, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    CAAAV ORGANIZING ASIAN COMMUNITIES

    $60,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GENERAL FUND

    NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR

    $60,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    NATIONAL NETWORK FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS

    $60,000
    OAKLAND, CA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    PROVIDENCE YOUTH AND STUDENT MOVEMENT

    $60,000
    PROVIDENCE, RI2025

    GENERAL FUND

    RESPECTING ABORIGINAL VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS

    $60,000
    VICTORIA, BC2025

    TO SUPPORT BEAVER LAKE CREE - DEFEND THE TREATIES CAMPAIGN

    RESPECTING ABORIGINAL VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS

    $60,000
    VICTORIA, BC2025

    TO SUPPORT GRASSY NARROWS MERCURY CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN

    FAMILIES FOR JUSTICE AS HEALING

    $60,000
    ROXBURY, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    OUT NOW

    $60,000
    SPRINGFIELD, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    PROVIDENCE STUDENT UNION

    $60,000
    PROVIDENCE, RI2025

    GENERAL FUND

    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION

    $60,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GENERAL FUND

    LOWLANDER CENTER

    $60,000
    GRAY, LA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    RESTORE THE NORTH WOODS

    $60,000
    WESTFORD, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    FARMWORKER ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA

    $60,000
    APOPKA, FL2025

    GENERAL FUND

    BIKES NOT BOMBS

    $60,000
    JAMAICA PLAIN, MA2025

    FOR SUPPORT OF THE BICYCLISTS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT

    SOUTHERN PARTNERS FUND

    $60,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    GREENROOTS

    $50,000
    CHELSEA, MA2025

    GENERAL FUND

    MASS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADVOCACY COALITION

    $50,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    BUILDING POWER TOGETHER PROGRAM

    NATIVE MOVEMENT

    $50,000
    ANCHORAGE, AK2025

    TO SUPPORT THE ALASKA JUST TRANSITION COLLECTIVE

    THEATER OFFENSIVE

    $50,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    SUPPORT THE TRUE COLORS PROJECT

    EASTERN WOODLAND LACROSSE

    $50,000
    MEBANE, NC2025

    SUPPORT FOR MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE RESISTANCE WORK