The Nordblom Family Foundation
Burlington, MA · EIN 04-3491328. Reported 180 grants totalling $7,434,123 to 101 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Nordblom Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Nordblom Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 5 grants totalling $157,000 to them. That is 3% of the $6,272,157 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Foundation Inc | community foundation | Massachusetts | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc | federated giving programme | Massachusetts | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The New Horizons Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Colorado | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $175 and the largest $550,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Covington, KY | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Empath | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Economic Mobility Pathways | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Families First Parenting Programs | Watertown, MA | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $210,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts Inc | Dorchester, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Audobon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children - Boston | Roxbury, MA | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, MA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Rm-Ctr for Grieving | Arlington, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Father's Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring | Waltham, MA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroads for Kids | Duxbury, MA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Children's Place | N Eastham, MA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Program for Early Parent | Seattle, WA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Room to Grow National Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Justice Resource Initiative Fbo First Connections | Acton, MA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Third Sector New England (tsne) | Boston, MA | $82,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summer Search | Jamaica Plain, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pathways for Children Inc | Gloucester, MA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mspca - Angell | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Third Sector New England Inc Fbo the Basics | Boston, MA | $57,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Sister Association of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Services of the Merrimack Valley | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fathers Uplift Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice Resource Institute Fbo First Connections | Acton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Alianza Hispana | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Room to Grow National Inc | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Childrens Room | Arlington, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epiphany | Dorchester, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Julies Family Learning Program Inc | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family & Children's Svc of Greater Lynn | Lynn, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Epiphany School | Dorchester, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Booone, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Food Forest Coalition | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark School for the Deaf | Northampton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clarke School for the Deaf Dba Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech | Canton, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Familyaid | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenroots | Chelsea, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John F Kennedy Family Service Center Inc | Charlestown, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Commonwealth Racial Equity | Roxbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parentchild Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tsne Fbo First Teacher | Roxbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waypoint | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mspca | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Nations Foundationcentral Emergency Resonse Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Docotors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parent Possible | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Literacy Foundation | Waterbury, VT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Orthodox Christian Mission Center | St Augustine, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Circle Program | Plymouth, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scarborough Land Conservation Trust | Scarborough, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ancient Faith Ministries | Munster, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ancient Faith Radio | Munster, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Literacy Foundation (clif) | Waterbury Center, VT | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Horizons Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Arms Perinatal Services | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Western New England College | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Boston House | Brookline, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Circle Program | Plymouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia Land Conservancy | Chatham, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community for Youth | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Essex County Greenbelt | Essex, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association | Essex, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Insight Garden Program | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Orthodox Christian Charities | Munster, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Sunapee | Sunapee, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary's Place | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orthodox Christian Mission Center | Munster, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Railroad | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Childrens Playgarden | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Chlidren's Play Garden | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellspring Family Services | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western New England University | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Women Empowered | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Also One | Whitman, MA | $766 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Gleason Public Library | Carlisle, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gleason Public Library Endowment Fund | Carlisle, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Open Pantry of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joe Andruzzi Foundation | North Attleboro, MA | $468 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Als One | Whitman, MA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harborlight Community Partners | Beverly, MA | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Athlete Ally | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainbow Youth Project USA Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House With a Heart Senior Pet Santuary | Gaithensburg, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
39 of 101 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 70%, across 3 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Families First Parenting Programs Inc
POWER OF PARENTING AND PARENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS - Care Dimensions
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES - Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts Inc
COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS - Family Services of the Merrimack Valley
BIG FRIENDS LITTLE FRIENDS YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM - Fathers Uplift Inc
CLINICAL THERAPY FOR FATHERS AND FAMILIES OF COLOR - Friends of the Children - Boston
FRIENDS-BOSTONS LONG-TERM, PROFESSIONAL MENTORING AND 2GEN EXPANSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 119 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 | 42 | $1,663,918 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $1,688,758 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $1,950,514 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $2,130,933 | $25,000 |
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
81% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Nordblom Family Foundation'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: 71 Third Avenue, Burlington, MA, 01803. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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