The Devonshire Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6004808 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$3M
Organizations funded40
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$64M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $127,500.
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
10% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Goes Home Incorporated | Boston, MA | Tech goes home's three-year grant supports expansion of their development and earned revenue teams to increase fundraising and earned… | $290,471 |
| Boston Food Forest Coalition | Jamaica Plain, MA | Three-Year grant to support building out a fully staffed development department with the tools needed to support and increase fundraising… | $279,600 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | United south end settlements' (uses) three-year grant supports uses's financial sustainability through improved fundraising and earned… | $251,000 |
| Friends of the Children-Boston | Boston, MA | Three-Year grant supports increasing fundraising capacity. | $250,000 |
| Urban Farming Institute | Mattapan, MA | Three-Year grant supports building their internal capacity to strengthen fundraising, finance and marketing infrastructure allowing the… | $250,000 |
| Third Sector New England (Mattapan Food and Fitness) | Mattapan, MA | Three-Year grant supports program, operations, and development staff hires to help expand mffc's programmatic reach and increase fundraising | $249,843 |
| Science Club for Girls Inc | Cambridge, MA | Three-Year grant supports the development, operations, and communications teams to increase fundraising and support operational… | $200,000 |
| Young Man With a Plan | Boston, MA | Three-Year grant supports development and operations staff hires to help increase fundraising and the number of young men served | $200,000 |
| Breaktime United Inc | Boston, MA | Three-Year capacity building grant to support breaktime's statewide expansion through building organizational capacity and increased… | $180,000 |
| Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust | Lowell, MA | Three-Year grant supports development, operations and program staff hires to help increase fundraising and expand programmatic reach. | $155,000 |
| Coaching for Change | Taunton, MA | Coaching for change's three-year grant supports the hiring of a director of development, the implementation of a learning management system… | $127,500 |
| The Loop Lab | Cambridge, MA | The loop lab's (tll) three-year, capacity building grant supports expanding tll's income earning production capacity and significantly… | $80,000 |
| Building Audacity Inc | Lynn, MA | Building audacity's three-year grant supports overall fundraising and the hiring the strategic partnerships director to help scale building… | $55,000 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | Matching grant | $50,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | Matching grant | $30,000 |
| College for Social Innovation | Boston, MA | General operating grant | $25,000 |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | Matching grant | $25,000 |
| Institute for Nonprofit Practice | Needham, MA | Matching grant | $25,000 |
| Social Innovation Forum Inc | Boston, MA | General operating grant | $25,000 |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | Distribution for the devonshire foundation's board member donor advisory account | $25,000 |
| YWCA Boston | Boston, MA | General operating grant | $25,000 |
| Hale Education Inc | Westwood, MA | Hale's three-year, capacity building grant supports building hales digital presence through a new website, accessible applications, and… | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Gma environmental justice collaborative fund | $20,000 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $16,779 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $15,805 |
| Chica Project | Quincy, MA | Matching grant | $15,000 |
| Resist (Boston Climate Action Network) | Boston, MA | One-Year grant to support general operating. | $10,000 |
| Browning the Green Space | Boston, MA | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Elevated Thought | Lawrence, MA | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Sociedad Latina | Roxbury, MA | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Annual membership | $8,975 |
| American Foreign Service Association Scholarship Fund | Washington, DC | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $8,593 |
| American Foreign Service Association Scholarship Fund | Washington, DC | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $8,009 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | Annual membership | $2,500 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | Annual membership | $2,500 |
| Doc Wayne Youth Services | Boston, MA | General operating grant | $1,000 |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | General operating grant | $1,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | General operating grant | $1,000 |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | General operating grant | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,970,575 | 40 |
| 2023 | $3,129,104 | 41 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 16, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513209349100426
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6004808
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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