Wild Geese Foundation Inc
Hull, MA · EIN 26-4607134. Reported 231 grants totalling $3,032,502 to 137 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Wild Geese Foundation 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $350,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrarian Land Trust | Weare, NJ | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Movement Advancement | Boulder, CO | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reproductive Equity Now | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Step Ahead Chattanooga | Soddydaisy, TN | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City School | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Building Audacity | Lynn, MA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sam & Devorah Retreat for Trans Youth Inc | Chatham, NJ | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crch Inc | Brighton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carolina Youth Action | Charleston, SC | $46,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Project the | Dorchester, MA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native American Community Action | Flagstaff, AZ | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wellspring Cooperative Corp | Springfield, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture | S Deerfield, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Equality Health Center | Concord, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joan G Lovering Health | Greenland, NH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Emergency Network | Coral Gables, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abortion Care Network | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asian American Resource Workshop | Dorchester, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lovering Health Center | Greenland, NH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| African Cultural Services Inc | Waltham, MA | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haley House Soup Kitchen | Boston, MA | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Grown | Great Barrington, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center Link | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chica Project | Quincy, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Planning Services of Lorain County | Elyria, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthy Waltham | Wenham, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regional Environmental Council Inc | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Area Gleaners | Acton, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Food Forest Coallition | Jamaica Plain, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridgercare | Bozeman, MT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Siecus Sex Ed for Social Change | Washingon, DC | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Backyard Growers | Gloucester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brave Space Alliance | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carrot Project the | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenroots Inc | Chelsea, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Land for Good | Keene, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sawhorse Revolution | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Farming Institute | Mattapan, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Proj | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All-Options | Bloomington, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Alliance of Lgbt | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston CASA | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elevated Access | Champaign, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hadwen Park Church | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Youth for Climate | Bar Harbor, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mill City Grows | Lowell, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ordinarie Heroes | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Osamequin Farm | Seekonk, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sero Project the | Milford, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soul to Soul Sisters | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Partnership Project Climate Advocacy Lab | Washingon, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Unitarian Universalist Mass Action | Marlborough, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Lgbtq Task Force | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Foodshed Inc | New Bedford, MA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Funders for Lgbtq Issues | New York, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Providence Student Union | Providence, RI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tsne Mission Works | Boston, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Petersham Friday Market | Petersham, MA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Social & Environmental | Calabasas, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Advocates for Informed Choice | Cotali, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apiary for Practical Support | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Apprentice Learning | Jamaica Plain, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arise for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Blossoms | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Empower Montana | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equality North Carolina Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Families for Justice As Healing | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Holly Hill Farm | Cohasset, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Call Nyc Co | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lgbt Asylum Task Force | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbt Center of Central Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Littleton Community Farm | Littleton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native American Community Board | Lake Andes, SD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newtown Florist Club | Gainesville, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Out in the Open | Brattleboro, VT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Owe Aku Int'l Justice Inc | Centennial, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Libertad | Phoenixville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Repurpose Savannah | Savannah, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resilient Sisterhood Project | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Root Social Justice Center | Brattleboro, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sisters Unchained Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Farm School for Camp Out | Athol, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Tufts College New Entry Sustainable Farming | Beverly, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West End Community Center | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Witness to Mass Incarceration | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Split Chapel | Addison, ME | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| South Sudanese Enrichment for Families | Lincoln, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hardy Girls Healthy Women | Waterville, ME | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maven Leadership Collective | Miami, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spencer Pride | Spencer in, IN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zebra Coalition | Orlando, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Cambridge Baptist | Cambridge, MA | $5,256 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry | Boxborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Higher Ground Inc | Roxbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Build Power Academy | Kingston, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chinle Planting Hope | Chinle, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clever Communities in Action | Norfolk, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cooperative Fund of New England | Wilmington, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Day Eagle Hope Project | Harlem, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diversity Center of Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastie Farm | East Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Famcare | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farming Falmouth | Teaticket, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Filling in the Blanks | Norwalk, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flint Freedom Schools Collaborative | Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Belknap Indian Community | Harlem, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gaining Ground | Concord, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Beverly | Beverley, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interact | Sudbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Mujer Obrera | El Paso, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lovin Spoonfuls | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mlk Freedom Center | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resist Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resources for Organizing and Social Change | Augusta, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roots Rising | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Arizona AIDS | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Arizona Senior Pride | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Workers Union | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ascent Scholarship Naff | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Three Sisters Garden Project | Ipswich, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unitarian Universalist Massachusetts Action | Jamaica Plain, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vital Village Networks Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Are Family Community Development | Randallstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Portland, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pilgrim Run | Brockton, MA | $1,246 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bell Global Justice Institute | Macomb, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
60 of 137 (44%) 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 50%, across 3 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.
- Asian American Resource Workshop
GENERAL PURPOSEGENERAL PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 123 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 | 59 | $950,647 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $642,855 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $630,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $808,500 | $10,000 |
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
44% 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 $10,000. 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 Wild Geese Foundation 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: 35 K Street, Hull, MA, 02045. 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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