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The Fledgling Fund

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Hyannis, Massachusetts · EIN 20-2450707 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$986K
Organizations funded55
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$5.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $25,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

ContactSHIELA MORRIS
Address500 OCEAN STREET SUITE 26, HYANNIS MA 02601
Phone5087377754
EmailSHIELA.MORRIS@THEFLEDGLINGFUND.ORG
Form and materialsWWW.THEFLEDGLINGFUND.ORG
DeadlinesWWW.THEFLEDGLINGFUND.ORG
RestrictionsWWW.THEFLEDGLINGFUND.ORG

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture13
  • Environment4
  • Community Development3
  • Housing2
  • Homelessness1
  • Human Services1

Where it gives

70% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Martha's Vineyard HospitalOaks Bluffs, MASupport charitable activity$100,000
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$82,000
The Lord's PlaceWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$65,000
Acumen Fund IncNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$50,000
King Baudouin Foundation United StatesNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$50,000
Families First of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$40,000
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of PbcWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$40,000
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$40,000
Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLSupport charitable activity$40,000
Hispanic Society of AmericaNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$39,000
Sheriff's Meadow FoundationVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$28,000
International Center for JournalistWashington, DCSupport charitable activity$27,500
Circuit ArtsVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$26,000
The Marshall ProjectNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$25,000
Phyiscal Plant TheatreAustin, TXSupport charitable activity$25,000
Girl RisingNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$25,000
National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DCSupport charitable activity$25,000
International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CASupport charitable activity$25,000
Island Housing Trust CorporationVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$25,000
Martha's Vineyard Youth IncChilmark, MASupport charitable activity$25,000
Adopt-A-FamilyLake Worth Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$20,000
The Finca Vigia FoundationBoston, MASupport charitable activity$15,000
The Redford CenterSan Francisco, CASupport charitable activity$15,000
The Kaiser Family FoundationSan Francisco, CASupport charitable activity$12,500
The Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$10,000
Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$10,000
Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$10,000
Brain Chemistry LabJackson, WYSupport charitable activity$10,000
Sanarte Films LLCLos Angeles, CASupport charitable activity$10,000
Martha's Vineyard Donor CollaborativeEdgartown, MASupport charitable activity$8,500
Forward GlobalWashington, DCSupport charitable activity$8,000
Women Donor NetworkSan Francisco, CASupport charitable activity$5,000
StillpointVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$5,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MASupport charitable activity$5,000
Friends of Chilmark PreschoolChilmark, MASupport charitable activity$5,000
Palm Beach DramaworksWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$3,128
Peggy Adams Animal RescueWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$3,000
Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation SocietyWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$2,500
Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$2,500
The Aperture FoundationNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$2,500
Friends of Caritas Cubana CorporationCambridge, MASupport charitable activity$2,500
Her Justice NYCNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$2,500
Hospital Albert Schweitzer HaitiPittsburgh, PASupport charitable activity$2,500
Martha's Vineyard Film SocietyVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$2,500
The 1909 FoundationWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$1,800
Musuem of Modern ArtNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$1,500
Martha's Vineyard MuseumVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$1,500
Argosy FoundationMilwaukee, WISupport charitable activity$1,200
Rosarian FundWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$1,000
Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden IncWest Palm Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$1,000
Martha's Vineyard Community ServicesOaks Bluffs, MASupport charitable activity$1,000
Martha's Vineyard PlayhouseVineyard Haven, MASupport charitable activity$1,000
Habitat for Humanity New York CityNew York, NYSupport charitable activity$500
South Florida PbsBoynton Beach, FLSupport charitable activity$100
Wgbh Educational FoundationBoston, MASupport charitable activity$100

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$985,82855
2023$910,87551

Sources

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