Philip Snyder Foundation
Providence, RI · EIN 20-4052717. Reported 251 grants totalling $512,730 to 95 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. Philip Snyder 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,750; the smallest was $50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collagen 6 Research Charity Inc | Sharon, MA | $127,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Norwich University | Northfield, VT | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrews School | Barrington, RI | $29,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Star Kids Scholarship Program | Middletown, RI | $26,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Steps Inc | Nashville, TN | $22,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chukkers for Charity Co Saddle Up | Franklin, TN | $21,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Linden Waldorf School | Nashville, TN | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Thomas Chew Boys & Girls Club of Fall River | Fall River, MA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Waverly Belmont PTO | S Nashville, TN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| A Wish Come True | Warwick, RI | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Tomorrow Fund of Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $9,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Fundraising Foundation | Maitland, FL | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA Southcoast Inc | New Beford, MA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Southcoast Hospital Group | Fall River, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Thrive Outside | Bristol, RI | $5,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Westport Land Conservation | Westport, MA | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Southcoast Vna | Fairhaven, MA | $5,005 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Katie Brown Foundation | Fall River, MA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Westport River Watershed Alliance | Westport, MA | $4,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harpeth Conservancy | Brentwood, TN | $4,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Every Mother Counts | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shri Service Corp | Pawtucket, RI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Town of Westport | Westport, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army of Fall River | Fall River, MA | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Belcourt Theatre | Nashville, TN | $3,525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hairtostay | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Westport Food Pantry | Westport, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of Westport Public Library | Westport, MA | $3,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lloyd Center for the Environment | Dartmouth, MA | $3,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Moses Brown School | Providence, RI | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Portsmouth Abbey School | Portsmouth, RI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Providence | Providence, RI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Fall River | Fall River, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fall River Historical Society | Fall River, MA | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ser Jobs for Progress | Fall River, MA | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center of Bristol County Inc | Fall River, MA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Childrens Museum of Greater Fall River | Fall River, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercy Corps National Processing Center | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Westport United Methodist Church | Westport, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Survival Coalition | New York, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Westcott House | Springfield, OH | $2,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Narrows Center for the Arts | Fall River, MA | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends Academy | No Dartmouth, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gnome Surf Therapy | Fall River, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hasbro Children's Hospital | Providence, RI | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Phoenix Club of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angel Flight Ne | No Andover, MA | $1,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nashville Ballet | Nashville, TN | $1,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Belmont Weekday School | Nashville, TN | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ninth Street Day Nursery | Fall River, MA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forever Paws | Fall River, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | Nashville, TN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Westport Education Found | Westport, MA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Button Hole Golf | Providence, RI | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue | Valley Center, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Deaconess Home | Plymouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dharma Voyage Inc | Westport, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Service Association | Fall River, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Fall River, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hasbro's Children's Hospital | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metavivor Research & Suppport Inc | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Annes Hospital Philantropy | Fall River, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tokasfriendsorg | Westport, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Vincents Services | Fall River, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Watuppa Rowing Center | Fall River, MA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of Middle Tennessee | Spencer, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Button Hole | Providence, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charlton Memorial Hospital | Fall River, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living for Everything | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lydia Poole Barker Fund Cfsema | New Bedford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercersburg Academy | Mercersburg, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville Book Connection | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Sisters School | New Bedford, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Wingman Foundation | Minden, NV | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westport Historical Society | Westport, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westport Public Library | Westport, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westport Youth Athletic Assn | Westport, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blood Cancer United | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Comm | Boston, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Experiment in International Living | Brattleboro, VT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts | Edgecomb, ME | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americares Foundations | Stamford, CT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southcoast Community Found | New Bedford, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc | San Benito, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
63 of 95 (66%) 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 72%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 107 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 | 44 | $101,650 | $500 |
| 2022 | 37 | $104,500 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $96,550 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 62 | $95,680 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 60 | $114,350 | $1,000 |
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
50% 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 $1,000. 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 Philip Snyder 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: 40 Westminster St, Providence, RI, 02903. 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 20-4052717 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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