Weld Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6039173. Reported 321 grants totalling $4,930,632 to 117 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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". Weld 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 Weld Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $34,200 to them. That is 1% of the $3,727,100 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of the Lowcountry | community foundation | South Carolina | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | Maine | $7,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Vermont Community Foundation | community foundation | Vermont | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 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 $8,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $11,795; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $286,806.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haven Sustainable Housing | North Haven, ME | $548,081 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pingree School | S Hamilton, MA | $501,728 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Shore Medical Center Foundation | Salem, MA | $449,381 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc | Wallkill, NY | $273,924 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beaufort Academy | Beaufort, SC | $255,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salem Hospital | Salem, MA | $190,383 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maine College of Art and Design | Portland, ME | $151,757 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Great Rock Church | Danvers, MA | $148,114 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Child Abuse Prevention Association (capa) | Beaufort, SC | $106,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation | North Andover, MA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $74,520 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mount Washington Observatory | North Conway, NH | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lake Champlain Waldorf School | Shelburne, VT | $62,774 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brooklyn Greenway Initiative | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland | Camden, ME | $54,801 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beaufort Charities | Santa Clara, CA | $54,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food for the Poor | Coconut Creek, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust | New York, NY | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Preble Street Resource Center | Portland, ME | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marblehead Museum | Marblehead, MA | $47,246 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $46,770 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $46,770 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Issue One | Conway, MA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Watermans Community Center | North Haven, ME | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $40,725 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer Research and Prevention Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $39,270 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $39,270 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hidden Pond Farm Equine Rescue | Brentwood, NH | $37,182 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rozalia Project | Burlington, VT | $34,575 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Louis University | St Louis, MO | $34,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Rock Christian Academy | Danvers, MA | $30,831 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Area Interfaith Outreach | Rockland, ME | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | Rockland, ME | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Young Life | Beaufort, SC | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eternal Word Television Network | Irondale, AL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of County Pets | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Haven Foundation | Rockland, ME | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Unite for Health Foundation | Garfield, NJ | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Harbor Elder Services | North Haven, ME | $24,450 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts Citizens for Life | Charlestown, MA | $23,545 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Family Institute | Woburn, MA | $23,545 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of the Lowcountry | Hilton Head, SC | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greenwich House Inc | New York, NY | $21,623 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Francis Center | St Helena, SC | $20,602 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clean Ocean Access | Middletown, RI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Defend H2O | Sag Harbor, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Founding Fish Network | Atlantic Highlands, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Nature | Manchester, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seacoast Eat Local | Dover, NH | $19,658 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Carolina Waterfowl Association | Pinewood, SC | $19,446 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mary's Dog Rescue and Adoption | Northwood, NH | $17,525 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Genesis Community Loan Fund | Brunswick, ME | $16,150 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Literacy Partners | New York, NY | $15,602 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bonefish Tarpon Trust | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Digdeep Right to Ware Project | Los Angelos, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Hook Initiative | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sag Harbor Partnership | Sag Harbor, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Beaufort, SC | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grace to You | Santa Clara, CA | $12,551 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vinalhaven Housing Initiative | Vinalhaven, ME | $12,450 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $11,795 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turning Point for God | San Diego, CA | $11,795 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intercessors for America | Purcellville, VA | $11,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bronx Defenders | Bronx, NY | $11,473 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Waterman's Community Center | North Haven, ME | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agape Inc | Portland, ME | $10,047 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Atlantic Shark Institute | Wakefield, RI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Caroline | Ridgeland, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lifeflight Foundation | Camden, ME | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mount Washington Valley Trails Association | North Conway, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Network Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Riverside Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upper West Side Cinema Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vital Voices | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milestone Recovery | Portland, ME | $9,076 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Good Shepard Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Haven Library | North Haven, ME | $7,946 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adopt a Native Elder | Salt Lake City, UT | $7,801 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzehiemer Research and Prevention Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia and Lympohoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $7,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tidal Creek Fellowship | Beaufort, SC | $7,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vermont Food Bank | Barre, VT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southern Harbor Elder Service | North Haven, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bottomless Closet | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Conservation Association South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dr Martin Luther King JR Community Center | Newport, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| League of Conseration Voters | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ola of Eastern Long Island | Sagaponack, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oldfields School | Sparks Glecoe, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Perlman Music Program | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Robert Potter League for Animals | Middletown, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Bay Narragansett | Providence, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Theodore Rooselvelt Conservation Partnership | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Prison Association | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sealegacy Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services | Lewiston, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Haven Historical Society | North Haven, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Haven Historical Society | North Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
74 of 117 (63%) 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 78%, 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, 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.
- North Shore Medical Center Foundation
BUILDING A HEALTHIER NORTH SHORE FUND - Digdeep Right to Ware Project
NAVAJO NATION WATER PROJECT - Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland
ST BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR PARISH'S SOUP KITCHEN AND BRAZIL MISSION - Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
BEAUFORT ANIMAL SHELTER FUND - Wild Salmon Center
ALASKA PROGRAM PEBBLE MINE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 190 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 | 58 | $860,418 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 73 | $1,061,514 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 63 | $946,350 | $8,500 |
| 2024 | 61 | $958,050 | $8,500 |
| 2025 | 66 | $1,104,300 | $7,750 |
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
34% 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 Weld 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: Lwc 230 Congress St 12FL, Boston, MA, 02110. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 04-6039173 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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