Someone Elses Child Inc
Marblehead, MA · EIN 04-3410208. Reported 170 grants totalling $1,850,501 to 106 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. 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. Someone Elses Child Inc 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
It also files a Form 990 with Schedule I
Separately from its 990-PF, this organization reported 1 grants on Form 990 Schedule I, with a median of $50,000 and a total of $50,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boch Center | Boston, MA | $115,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Real Program | Lynn, MA | $113,418 | 5 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Innovation Forum | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yiya Engineering Solutions | Kampala | $82,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kbfus | New York, NY | $77,382 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $64,000 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | $61,243 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Explorers | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reed Foundation | Oakland, NJ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rwanda Youth Partnership | Roxbury, MA | $55,900 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| See Attached Pdf for More | Hyde Park, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeast Arc | Danvers, MA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Plan for Excellence | Roxbury, MA | $37,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston School Funds | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smart From the Start | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Springbrook | Oneonta, NY | $34,982 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apprentice Learning | Jamaica Plain, MA | $27,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | San Francisco, CA | $25,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hyde Square Task Force | Boston, MA | $25,482 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey High School | Dorchester, MA | $25,200 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Building Audacity | Lynn, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ace African Community Education | Worcester, MA | $21,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Cabot | Beverly, MA | $20,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breaktime | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heartland Educational Consortium | Lake Placid, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maia | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuild Africa | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters Unchained | Jamaica Plain, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Preparatory Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Global Camps Africa | Lynchburg, VA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Space | Belmont, MA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $16,400 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lead Africa | Marblehead, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minds Matter | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pie for Providers | Marblehead, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Runway for Recovery | Newburyport, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Basics | Marblehead, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Room | Arlington, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Food Project | Lincoln, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zeno Mountain Farm | Lincoln, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Sudanese Enrichment for Families | Lincoln, MA | $13,538 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Harbors | Needham, MA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Behwalay Admennu Organization | Grimes, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jcc of the North Shore | Marblehead, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids in Community at St Stepehn's | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Realize Impact | Bainbridge Island, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summer Search | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School on Wheels | East Bridgewater, MA | $9,500 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sports Museum (bullies Program) | Boston, MA | $9,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leap for Education | Salem, MA | $8,575 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Father Ken's Vineyard | Lahaina, HI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Garrison Institute | Garrison, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Level Ground | Dorchester, MA | $6,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Solve at MIT | Cambridge, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ease | Marblehead, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex Community Foundation | Danvers, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flying Kites | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids in Community at St Stephen's | Lynn, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loop Lab | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rsc Foundation | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yes - Youth Enrichment Services | West Islip, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anne's Homes | San Francisco, CA | $4,993 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Malaika Foundation | Lubumbashi | $4,727 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Music Project | Boston, MA | $4,364 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| End Ms Now Foundation | Wellesley, MA | $3,122 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edvestors | Boston, MA | $2,595 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation Corps | Marblehead, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Innovators for Purpose | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zumix | East Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Child | New Baltimore, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indiegogo | San Francisci, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Marblehead Public Schools | Marblehead, MA | $1,530 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Epiphany School | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Goal | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cabot Boston Medical Center | Beverly, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ukraine Relief | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Viet Aid | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waltham Partnership for Youth | Waltham, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grapevinesocial Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $1,260 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marblehead Food Pantry | Marblehead, MA | $1,251 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread and Roses | Marblehead, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harborlight Community Partners | Beverly, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iona Prep School | New Rochelle, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pequawket Valley Health Initiatives | Marblehead, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Root | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Mass Bay | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whiteswan Environmental | Red Deer County, Alberta | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebeckha Lynn Whitefield Foundation | Attleboro, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Giving | Washington, DC | $575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $511 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family and Children's Services | Long Branch, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne | Alexandria, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Julie's Family Learning | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Hernandez School | Roxbury, MA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Making Ends Meet | Aiea, HI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waking Women Healing Institute | Gresham, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Scores | Boston, MA | $208 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resource Organizing Project | Cottage Grove, OR | $206 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Connect | Springfield, MO | $206 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lynn Street Youth Outreach | Lynn, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Education Fund | Roxbury, MA | $133 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
25 of 106 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 21%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Social Innovation Forum
FOR PURPOSE OF DONATION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION - Yiya Engineering Solutions
FOR PURPOSE OF DONATION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - UC Santa Barbara Foundation
IMPACT MEDIA PROGRAMIMPACT MEDIA PROGRAM - The Basics
FOR PURPOSE OF DONATION TO CHARITABLLE ORGANIZATION - Pie for Providers
CHARITABLE PROGRAM INITIATIVE - South Sudanese Enrichment for Families
FOR PURPOSE OF DONATION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONFOR PURPOSE OF DONATION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 113 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 | 85 | $843,652 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 84 | $956,849 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | $50,000 | $0 |
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
71% 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 $5,000. 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 Someone Elses Child Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 10 Harbor View Lane, Marblehead, MA, 01945. 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.
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