Spectrum Health Systems Inc
Westborough, MA · EIN 04-2478978. Reported 115 grants totalling $1,120,450 to 109 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Spectrum Health Systems Inc, the IRS classifies it under mental health rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE F30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 109 distinct organizations, with 2% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
31 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $355,450 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Community Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Haven Project | Lynn, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smoc | Worcester, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abby's House | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alyssa's Place | Gardner, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Dream Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clinton Spanish Sda Church | Clinton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fitlot Inc | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendly House Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Waltham Recovery Solutions | Waltham, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jeremiahs Inn Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latin American Health Alliance | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lowell Youth Leadership Program | Lowell, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Sky Community Services Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Neighbor's Table | Amesbury, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southbridge Fire Department | Southbridge, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Movement Family | Methuen, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tri-Community YMCA | Southbridge, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village Afrocentric Cultural Center Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Inc | Haverhill, MA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Restoration Recovery Center | Fitchburg, MA | $10,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay State Community Services Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berkshire Food Project Inc | North Adams, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Braintree Community Food Pantry | Braintree, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bread of Life | Haverhill, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breaktime United Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridging the Gaap Inc | Shrewsbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Happy Place | Pittsfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Lynn | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Worcester | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cops & Kids | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crossing the Rubicon | Quincy, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daily Bread Food Pantry Inc | Milford, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Daniels Table Inc | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Debbie's Treasure Chest | Lawrence, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dismas House | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Buen Samaritano Food Program | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fit Club Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Share Inc | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Genesis Club | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ginnys Helping Hand Inc | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girls Incorporated of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center | Lawrence, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juniper Outreach Foundation | Paxton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice Resources Institute Inc | Needham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louison House Inc | Adams, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love Your Labels Incorporated | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lynn Community Health | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Main South Business Association | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middlesex Human Service Agency Inc | Waltham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miracle Mama's | Shrewsbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Net of Compassion Corp | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Star Family Services Inc | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old South Union Church | South Weymouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Fathers Table Inc | Fitchburg, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ourstory Edutainment | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pathways for CHANGE1 | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People Pantry Inc | Gt Barrington, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Power Forward Inc | Marshfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Exit Intitative Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Homes | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saugus United Parish Food Pantry | Saugus, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Shore Hospital | Weymouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Shore Recovery Home | Quincy, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southbridge Police Cops N Kids | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spanish American Center Inc | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John's Food for the Poor Program | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Luke's Guest House | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Millbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Megan House Foundation Inc | Dracut, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warriors of Opportunity | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellstorm Inc | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westborough Connects Inc | Westborough, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westborough Food Pantry Inc | Westborough, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Worcester Community Action Council Resiliency Center | Southbridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester County Food Bank Inc | Shrewsbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Adaptive Recovery | Auburn, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aed Foundation | Gardner, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chair City Church | Gardner, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster Care Essentials | Southbridge, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Link House | Salisbury, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lynn Community Health Center | Lynn, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montachusett Recovery Foundation C | Leominster, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pernet Family Health Service of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Just Because Inc | Hopkinton, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Railroad Street Youth Project | Gt Barrington, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Sharing Inc | Marlborough, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Webster Dudley Food Share | Webster, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 508FOREVERYOUNG Inc | Southbridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Addiction Referral Center Inc | Marlborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkshire Humane Society Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Center of Pittsfield Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Day Center of Waltham | Waltham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Church in Sterling | Sterling, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fresh Start Wellness Center Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthcare Innovations Foundation Inc | Benson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| L U K Crisis Center Inc | Fitchburg, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love 4 Lynn | Lynn, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pathways for Change Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rcap Solutions Inc | Worcester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Town of Weymouth Recreation | Weymouth, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
5 of 109 (5%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Jeremiah's Inn
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT SERVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES THAT SPECTRUM OPERATES. - Mustard Seed
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS THAT SERVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES THAT SPECTRUM OPERATES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 34 of 109 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | $170,000 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 36 | $300,000 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 29 | $295,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $345,450 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Spectrum Health Systems Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 149 Oak Street, Westborough, MA, 01581.
EIN 04-2478978 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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