Bluestone Bank Charitable Foundation
Raynham, MA · EIN 11-3689271. Reported 225 grants totalling $870,655 to 107 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bluestone Bank Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Arts Center (mmas) | Mansfield, MA | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Old Colony Habitat for Humanity - Attleboro | Attleboro, MA | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Easton, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society - Norton | Norton, MA | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Old Colony YMCA | Brockton, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Center | Taunton, MA | $18,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Franklin Food Pantry | Franklin, MA | $16,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| West Bridgewater Food Pantry Inc | West Bridgewater, MA | $16,700 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring | Brockton, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children | Attleboro, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care | Providence, RI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New Hope Inc | Attleboro, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics of Ma | Marlborough, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless | Lynn, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cupboard of Kindness | Norton, MA | $14,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marshfield Food Pantry | Marshfield, MA | $14,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pembroke Firehouse Food Pantry | Pembroke, MA | $14,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Raynham Food Basket | Raynham, MA | $14,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Our Daily Bread Mansfield | Mansfield, MA | $13,200 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul - East Bridgewater | East Bridgewater, MA | $12,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul - Middleboro | Middleborough, MA | $12,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Raising a Reader Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| School on Wheels Inc | East Bridgewater, MA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Health Imperatives Inc | Brockton, MA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Narragansett Council | Cranston, RI | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hockomock Area YMCA | North Attleboro, MA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Attleboro Arts Museum | Attleboro, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Horace Mann Education Associates (hmea) | Franklin, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Shore Health Foundation | South Weymouth, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Side Benevolent Circle Inc | Mansfield, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bridgewater Food Pantry | Bridgewater, MA | $9,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Living Bread Food Pantry | Plainville, MA | $9,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts | Waltham, MA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Arc of Bristol County | Attleboro, MA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Old Bridgewater Historical Society | West Bridgewater, MA | $8,005 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lines and Spaces Inc | Belmont, MA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pro-Home Inc | Taunton, MA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southeastern Ma Arts Collaborative (smarts) | Attleboro, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lenore's Food Pantry | North Attleboro, MA | $7,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Confikids Inc | Foxboro, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| SPACE2THRIVE Inc | Millville, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Health and Social Services Consortium Inc | Walpole, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joe Andruzzi Foundation | North Attleboro, MA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pave Your Path Inc | Mansfield, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society - Norton Energy Fund | Norton, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Center Inc | Attleboro, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Attleboro YMCA | Attleboro, MA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Children's Museum in Easton | North Easton, MA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| COACHING4CHANGE | Taunton, MA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Plymouth County | Brockton, MA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative | Attleboro, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ascension Career Training | Middleboro, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Narragansett Council | Cranston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Be Community | West Bridgewater, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Digger Foods | Sharon, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horace Mann Education Association (hmea) | Franklin, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keeping Pace With Multiple Miracles | West Bridgewater, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mansfield High School | Mansfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Norton Historical Society | Norton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise Above Foundation Inc | Northbridge, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Safe Coalition Inc | Franklin, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Ma | Marlborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics of Massachuetts (soma) | Marlborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Unique Dance Steps Academy Two | North Attleboro, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Square Congregational Church Ucc | Bridgewater, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Attleborough Department of Health | North Attleboro, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Plainville United Methodist Church | Plainville, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra | Sharon, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gilly's House Inc | Wrentham, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Bankers Association Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Daily Bread Taunton | Taunton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raising a Reader Massachusetts Grant | Brockton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Greater Brockton | Brockton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treetop Tutoring Inc | Taunton, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manet Community Health Center | North Quincy, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mansfield Elementary School Association | Mansfield, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| South Shore Children's Chorus | Quincy, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sturdy Memorial Foundation Inc | Attleboro, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taunton Diversity Network Inc | Taunton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unique Steps Dance Academy Two | North Attleboro, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mansfield Public Library | Mansfield, MA | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ames Free Library | North Easton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Be Inspired Together | Stoughton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fuller Craft Museum | Brockton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth | Carver, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lenore's Pantry | North Attleboro, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Daily Bread Food and Resource Center | Taunton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Daily Bread Food Pantry - Mansfield | Mansfield, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pembroke Public Library Foundation Grant | Pembroke, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raising Multicultural Kids | North Easton, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society - East Bridgewater | East Bridgewater, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society - Middleboro | Middleboro, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society - West Bridgewater | Bridgewater, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Shore Habitat for Humanity | Norwell, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Howard School | West Bridgewater, MA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridgewater Junior Music Boosters | Bridgewater, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Martha's Vineyard Mediation Center | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Norton Embracing Educational Development | Norton, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies International | Miami, FL | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Life Worth Living Corp | Taunton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Best Buddies of Massachusetts South Shore | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dj Henry Dream Fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elevating Ete's Mission Corp | West Bridgewater, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hanson Food Pantry | Hanson, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| House of Possibilities (hope) | North Easton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Science & Engineering Ed Development Inc | Plainville, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Bridgewater Youth Athletic Association | West Bridgewater, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
56 of 107 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 64%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Central Square Congregational Church Ucc
f/b/o Bridgewater Food Pantry - North Attleborough Department of Health
f/b/o Lenore's Food Pantry - Plainville United Methodist Church
f/b/o Living Bread Food Pantry
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 117 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $70,500 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $201,500 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $197,055 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 55 | $189,400 | $2,700 |
| 2025 | 56 | $212,200 | $3,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bluestone Bank Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 756 Orchard Street, Raynham, MA, 02767. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 11-3689271 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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