The Bay State Federal Savings
Sagamore Beach, MA · EIN 04-3415547. Reported 791 grants totalling $2,452,850 to 247 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. The Bay State Federal Savings 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $55,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Memorial School | West Roxbury, MA | $72,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookline Multi Service Senior Center Corp | Brookline, MA | $41,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Social Services | Quincy, MA | $37,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Finbarr Catholic Church | Naples, FL | $37,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa | Brighton, MA | $33,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Archdiocese for the Military Services | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Little People's School Inc | West Newton, MA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $26,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $26,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New England Center for Children | Southborough, MA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Our Lady of Grace at St Joe's Pastoral Collaborative | Pepperell, MA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Project Place | Boston, MA | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookline Center for Community Mental Health | Brookline, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookline Food Pantry | Brookline, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dedham Food Pantry | Dedham, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dove Inc | Quincy, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ecumenical Community Food Pantry of Norwood | Norwood, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope for Haiti | Naples, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Matthews House | Naples, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Westwood Food Pantry | Westwood, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mission of Deeds | Reading, MA | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hospitality Homes | Boston, MA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Manet Community Health Center | North Quincy, MA | $21,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $20,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Riverside Community Care | Dedham, MA | $20,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Father Bill's & Mainspring | Brockton, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| My Brother's Keeper Inc | North Easton, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur | Ipswich, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brotherhood of Hope | Boston, MA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc | Naples, FL | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookline High School | Brookline, MA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Sherborn Council on Aging | Sherborn, MA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marian Manor | Taunton, MA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham Heights, MA | $16,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans | Boston, MA | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Compassionate Care Als | West Falmouth, MA | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Knights of Columbus Charities | New Haven, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Matthew C Sellitto Foundation | New Vernon, NJ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saint John's Seminary | Brighton, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Boniface Haiti Foundation | Newton, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Sebastian's School | Needham, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Walpole Community Food Pantry | Walpole, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eternal Word Television Network | Irondale, AL | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| School on Wheels of Massachusetts Inc | East Bridgewater, MA | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul - Naples | Naples, FL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School | Roxbury, MA | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart Parish Aka Divine Mercy Parish | Quincy, MA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springwell | Waltham, MA | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| On the Rise | Cambridge, MA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Anthony's Shrine | Boston, MA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brigham and Women's and Faulkner Hospital | Boston, MA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crystal Springs Inc | Assonet, MA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Thai Daughters Inc | Trevett, ME | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, MA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Somerville Homeless Coalition | Somerville, MA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc | Marlborough, MA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $11,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cotting School Inc | Lexington, MA | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Health Clinic Inc | Naples, FL | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Regina Cleri (archdiocese of Boston) | Braintree, MA | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charles River Center | Needham, MA | $11,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| English at Large | Woburn, MA | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Kidney Foundation | New York, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Old Colony Hospice | West Bridgewater, MA | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tommy's Place Foundation | Quincy, MA | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Schools Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| House of Possibilities Inc | North Easton, MA | $10,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Stone House | Jamaica Plain, MA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goddard House | Brookline, MA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services | Waltham, MA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Stoughton, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Sebastians School | Needham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Xaverian Brothers High School | Westwood, MA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| International Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Naples Senior Center | Naples, FL | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neurofibromatosis Inc Northeast | Burlington, MA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Presentation School Foundation | Brighton, MA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saint Joseph Parish Schools | Needham, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Scandinavian Charitable Society of Greater Boston | West Newton, MA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $8,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crudem Foundation Inc | Ludlow, MA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Empower Her Inc | Cohasset, MA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | $8,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Second Chances | Somerville, MA | $8,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Watertown Boys and Girls Club | Watertown, MA | $8,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Columbkille Partnership School | Brighton, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Younglife (fbo Boston Southwest Chapter) | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge New England and New Jersey | Brockton, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Institute for Cancer Research | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Hospice of Northeast Florida Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cooley's Anemia Foundation | New York, NY | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Guild School for Human Services | Concord, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jackson Walnut Park School | Brighton, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Piarist Fathers | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Catherine's of Siena School | Norwood, MA | $7,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | Hyannis, MA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cured Nfp | Buffalo Grove, IL | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Homes for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Waltham, MA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Payson Park Music Festival | Belmont, MA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart School | Kingston, MA | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Price Center | Newton, MA | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jett Foundation | Plymouth, MA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| KEEPSMILIN4ABBIE Foundation | Hopkinton, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Mari | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookline Arts Center | Brookline, MA | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Operation Smile Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| John M Barry Boys & Girls Club | Newton, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mass Association of the Blind & Visually Impaired | Brookline, MA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tutoring Plus of Cambridge Inc | Cambridge, MA | $5,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brookline Community Foundation | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centre Street Food Pantry | Newton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Childrens Law Center of Massachusetts | Lynn, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Corpus Christi - Saint Bernard Parish | West Newton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fisher House of Boston | South Walpole, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children | Brighton, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freedom Waters Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Americus, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Equity International | Somerville, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jingled Elves Inc | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Knights of Columbus Charities | Somerville, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| My Brothers Keeper Inc | North Easton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Yves School Foundation | Quincy, MA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Team Heart Inc | Milton, MA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Guild for Human Services | Concord, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walpole Scout Center | Milford, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Armenian Church | Cambridge, MA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Norwood High School | Norwood, MA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| One Mission Inc | Westborough, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation Inc | Bay Village, OH | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Walpole High School | Walpole, MA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Law Center of Massachusetts | Lynn, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Joseph Preparatory High School | Brighton, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St John the Evangelist Parish | Townsend, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marblehead Counseling Center | Marblehead, MA | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mission Local | South Walpole, MA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Als Association Florida Chapter | Tampa, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Empower Her (aka Employer Grieving Children) | Cohasset, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Goddard House (aka Home for Aged Women Inc) | Brookline, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services of Greater Boston | Waltham, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kahn Academy | Mountain View, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Watertown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Framingham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baker Senior Center Naples Inc | Naples, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blood Cancer United (dba Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crudem Foundation Inc (aka Haiti Health Promise) | Ludlow, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clarke School for the Deaf | Northampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Easter Seals of Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eternal World Television Network | Irondale, AL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Father Bill's & Main Spring | Brockton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hale-Barnard Corporation | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mab Community Services | Brookline, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Naples Community Hospital Foundation | Naples, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nativity Preparatory School Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Suburban YMCA | Northbrook, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rodman Ride for Kids | Foxboro, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roxbury Stone House (dba Elizabeth Stone House) | Jamaica Plain, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Raphael Parish | Medford, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Parish Schools | Needham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Teen Challenge | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Walpole Public Schools | Walpole, MA | $2,450 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bike the US for Ms | Blacksburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Specialized Hospital Foundation | Mountainside, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doug Flutie JR Foundation for Autism | Framingham, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Orphans Nph USA | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samaritans | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thymic Carcinoma Center | Olathe, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeding Dreams Inc | Naples, FL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Berkshire Hills Music Academy | South Hadley, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exponent Philanthropy Association of Small Foundations | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Haymakers for Hope Inc | Wellesley Hills, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Journey to Parenthood | Norwood, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nick Strong Foundation | Roslindale, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America | Damascus, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stride for Stride Foundation | Newburyport, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teen Challenge Ne | Brockton, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Carmelite Ministry of St Teresa | Wauwatosa, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Women's Center | New Bedford, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Womens Center | New Bedford, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Belmont Youth Baseball Inc | Belmont, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation | Mountainside, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Demello School PTO | South Dartmouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donorschoose | New York City, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dream Big Inc | Newton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Golf Fights Cancer | Norton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hopkinton Music Association | Hopkinton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hydrocephalus Association | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Journey Forward Inc | Canton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mspca-Angell | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mental Health Collaborative Inc | Hopkinton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nph USA (fka Friends of the Orphans) | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church | Roslindale, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YWCA Boston | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cops for Kids With Cancer | Braintree, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exponent Philanthopy - Assoc of Small Foundations | Washington, DC | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life Boston Southwest | Walpole, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Junior Eagles Inc | Needham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dedham Historical Society | Dedham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susan G Komen Foundation | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Institute for Cancer Research | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
173 of 247 (70%) 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 84%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Health Equity International
a/k/a St. Boniface Haiti Foundation - Mab Community Services
Massachusetts Association for the Blind
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 447 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 | 166 | $442,450 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 160 | $450,050 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 164 | $458,800 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 144 | $484,100 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 157 | $617,450 | $2,500 |
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
73% 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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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Bay State Federal Savings'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: Po Box 1190, Sagamore Beach, MA, 02562. 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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