Grant funders

Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation

Private foundation

United States
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Given in 2024 $1.5m
Typical grant $15k Middle half $10k to $20k
New grantees in 2024 23% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

23% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Massachusetts 114 grants · typical $15k
New York 7 grants · typical $20k
Virginia 5 grants · typical $550k
Maryland 4 grants · typical $10k
California 3 grants · typical $20k
Texas 3 grants · typical $10k
District of Columbia 3 grants · typical $7,800
Maine 2 grants · typical $15k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Generation Citizen Inc Grant to Generation Citizen Inc $20k 31 Dec 2024
Friends of the Children-Boston Grant to Friends of the Children-Boston $25k 31 Dec 2024
Bill of Rights Institute Grant to Bill of Rights Institute $25k 31 Dec 2024
Found in Translation Grant to Found in Translation $30k 31 Dec 2024
Combined Jewish Philantropies Grant to Combined Jewish Philantropies $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Julie's Family Learning Program Inc Grant to Julie's Family Learning Program Inc $15k 31 Dec 2024
Girlstart Grant to Girlstart $10k 31 Dec 2024
La Vida Inc Grant to La Vida Inc $10k 31 Dec 2024
Casa Myrna Vazquez Inc Grant to Casa Myrna Vazquez Inc $10k 31 Dec 2024
Epiphany School Grant to Epiphany School $10k 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
Guidelines available by request 617-439-2458 or @filenefoundation.org
Deadlines
March 1 & September 1
Restrictions
Grants limited to new England 1)CIVIC education 2)HUMAN developement 3)BROADCASTING 4)PERFORMING arts
Contact
Dana Karlsson
Address
C/o Nutter Mcclennen Fish Llp 155, Boston, MA 02110
Phone
6174392995

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)