Common Stream Inc #0745935
Invitation OnlyBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 72-1556093 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$6M
Organizations funded64
Typical grant$60,000
Total assets$18M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $80,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
54% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwc Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | General fund | $2,148,418 |
| Mass Senior Action Council | Quincy, MA | General fund | $105,000 |
| Alaska Center Education Fund | Anchorage, AK | Youth organizing & leadership development | $90,000 |
| Alaska Community Action on Toxics | Anchorage, AK | General fund | $90,000 |
| Arise for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | General fund | $90,000 |
| Boston Tenant Coalition | Boston, MA | General fund | $90,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Stopping offshore drilling | $90,000 |
| New World Foundation | New York, NY | To support the climate fund | $90,000 |
| Vermont Workers Center | Burlington, VT | General fund | $90,000 |
| Women's Institute for Leadership Development | Quincy, MA | General fund | $90,000 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | To support the rapid response fund | $80,000 |
| Center of Labor Education and Research | Jamaica Plain, MA | General fund | $80,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | Boston, MA | General fund | $80,000 |
| City Lifevida Urbana | Jamaica Plain, MA | General fund | $80,000 |
| Direct Action for Rights and Equality | Providence, RI | General fund | $80,000 |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | General fund | $80,000 |
| Kentucky Coalition | Louisville, KY | Canary project and new energy transition project | $80,000 |
| Maine People's Resource Center | Portland, ME | General fund | $80,000 |
| Seventh Generation Fund | Mckinleyville, CA | Land defenders, water protectors program | $80,000 |
| Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund | New Bedford, MA | General fund | $75,000 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | General fund | $75,000 |
| Hyams Foundation | Boston, MA | For support of the ella baker young adult fellowship program | $70,000 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | To support the purchase of land for wilderness sanctuaries | $70,000 |
| Philadelphia Student Union | Philadelphia, PA | General fund | $70,000 |
| Sitka Conservation Society | Sitka, AK | General fund | $70,000 |
| Statewide Organizing for Community Enpowerment Resource Project | Knoxville, TN | Coalfield transition, renewable energy project | $70,000 |
| Youth United for Change | Philadelphia, MA | General fund | $70,000 |
| Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | Roxbury, MA | New england united for justice | $60,000 |
| Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | Roxbury, MA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | Jamaica Plain, MA | For support of the bicyclists for community action project | $60,000 |
| Caaav Organizing Asian Communities | New York, NY | General fund | $60,000 |
| Centro Presente Inc | Boston, MA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Families for Justice As Healing | Roxbury, MA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Farmworker Association of Florida | Apopka, FL | General fund | $60,000 |
| Lowlander Center | Gray, LA | General fund | $60,000 |
| National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Oakland, CA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | Boston, MA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Out Now | Springfield, MA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Providence Student Union | Providence, RI | General fund | $60,000 |
| Providence Youth and Student Movement | Providence, RI | General fund | $60,000 |
| Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs | Victoria, CA | To support beaver lake cree - defend the treaties campaign | $60,000 |
| Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs | Victoria, CA | To support grassy narrows mercury clean up campaign | $60,000 |
| Restore the North Woods | Westford, MA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Southern Partners Fund | Atlanta, GA | General fund | $60,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | General fund | $60,000 |
| Berkshire Environmental Action Team | Pittsfield, MA | No fracked gas in mass | $50,000 |
| Eastern Woodland Lacrosse | Mebane, NC | Support for mountain valley pipeline resistance work | $50,000 |
| Greenroots | Chelsea, MA | General fund | $50,000 |
| Mass Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition | Boston, MA | Building power together program | $50,000 |
| Native Movement | Anchorage, AK | To support the alaska just transition collective | $50,000 |
| The City School | Dorchester, MA | General fund | $50,000 |
| Theater Offensive | Boston, MA | Support the true colors project | $50,000 |
| About Face Veterans Against the War | New York, NY | General fund | $40,000 |
| Virginia Organizing | Vcharlottesville, VA | For support of mountain valley pipleline resistance work | $40,000 |
| West Virginia Rivers Coalition | Charleston, WV | For support of mountain valley pipleline resistance work | $40,000 |
| Appalachian Mountain Advocates | Lewisburg, WV | To support mountain valley pipleline resistance work | $30,000 |
| Resist | Jamaica Plain, MA | In support of the teens lead at work project | $30,000 |
| Wild Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | For support of mountain valley pipleline resistance work | $30,000 |
| Community Service Care | Jamaica Plain, MA | General fund | $20,000 |
| Seventh Generation Fund | Mckinleyville, CA | Thriving women's initiative | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 64 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,998,418 | 64 |
| 2023 | $3,987,755 | 57 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543179349102229
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 72-1556093
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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