Gravestar Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 04-3391926
Foundation Overview
Based in Cambridge, MA, Gravestar Foundation has awarded 157 grants totaling $875,820 to organizations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and 12 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $200 to $75,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
13 of 27 recipients (48%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
80% of all grants are concentrated in Massachusetts, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (24%), Stoneham (10%), Provincetown (7%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 147% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Gravestar Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia Assembly Of America | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Armenia Tree Project | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Center For Coastal Studies Inc | $5,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Community Servings Inc | $20,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Esperanza Academy | $5,000 | Lawrence, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Helping Our Women | $5,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Lend A Hand Society | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Pebbles Of Strength | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Rise Above Foundation Inc | $7,000 | Northbridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Solon Community Living | $5,000 | Solon, OH, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| The Home For Little Wanderers | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Tough Warrior Princess | $1,000 | Amesbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Winchester Sports Foundation | $5,000 | Winchester, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Action Inc | $5,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Amigos Hospitalito Atitlan | $5,000 | Manakin, VA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | $7,000 | Newburyport, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Stoneham And Wakefield | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Cedar Cricle Farm & Education Center Inc | $5,000 | East Thetford, VT, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Cradles To Crayons | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Stage Company | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Lawyers Clearinghouse | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Mspca-angell | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Shriners Childrens | $5,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| The Colebrook Kiwanis Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Colebrook, NH, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Winchester Committee For A Better Change Inc | $5,000 | Winchester, MA, US | Chartiable | 2024 |
| Center For Coastal Studies Inc | $5,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Esperanza Academy | $5,000 | Lawrence, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Helping Hands North Inc | $5,000 | Colebrook, NH, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Helping Our Women | $5,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Stoneham Community Access Tv | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Tough Warrior Princess | $5,000 | Amesbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Young Legends Street Hockey Inc | $5,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Animal Rescue League Of Boston | $5,000 | Dedham, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Armenia Tree Project | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Armenia Assembly Of America | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Coos Animal Sanctuary | $5,000 | Colebrook, NH, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| David Kremple Brain Injury Center | $5,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Middlesex Fells Reservation | $5,000 | Melrose, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Lend A Hand Society | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| New England Equine Rescue | $5,000 | West Newbury, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Nupath Inc | $5,000 | Woburn, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Our Neighbor's Table | $5,000 | Amesbury, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Pebbles Of Strenght | $5,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Solon Community Living | $5,000 | Solon, OH, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Spohnc | $1,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| The Cornerstone Creative | $5,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| The Home For Little Wanderers | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Winchester Sports Foundation | $5,000 | Winchester, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| Woburn Council Of Social | $5,000 | Woburn, MA, US | Chartiable | 2023 |
| City Year Inc | $6,745 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | $75,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Community Servings Inc | $10,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Esperanza Academy | $5,250 | Lawrence, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Helping Our Women | $5,250 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $5,250 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Young Legends Street Hockey Inc | $5,250 | Gloucester, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Brookline Literacy Partnership | $10,000 | Brookline, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Auburndale Community Library | $10,000 | Auburndale, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Cranston League For Cranston's Future | $5,000 | Cranston, RI, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Black Economic Council Of Ma (Becma) | $6,500 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Stoneham Community Access Tv | $6,500 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Barn Sanctuary | $5,250 | Chelsea, MI, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Adaptive Sports Ne | $5,250 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Tough Warrior Princess | $5,250 | Amesbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Charles L Burke & Annette I Burke Memorial Award | $5,250 | Reading, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Somerville-cambridge Elder Services | $10,000 | Somerville, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Sudbury Community Food Pantry | $10,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Waltham Fields Community Farm | $10,000 | Waltham, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Center For Coastal Studies Inc | $3,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| City Year Inc | $8,500 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | $40,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Community Servings Inc | $10,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Esperanza Academy | $3,000 | Lawrence, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Helping Hands North Inc | $3,000 | Colebrook, NH, US | Chartiable | 2021 |
| Helping Our Women | $3,000 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Rise Above Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Northbridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Sawtelle Hospice Home Beth Israel Lahey Health At Home | $250 | Beverly, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $3,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports | $3,000 | Killington, VT, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Edesia Inc | $3,000 | N Kingston, RI, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Friends Of Project Literacy Inc | $3,000 | Watertown, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Greenfield Community College Foundation | $1,000 | Greenfield, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Lutheran Disaster Response Evangelical Lutheran Church In America | $3,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Mass Assoc For Mental Health Inc | $3,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Reading Scholarship Foundation Inc | $6,000 | Reading, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Voice Of Hope | $3,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Young Legends Street Hockey Inc | $3,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston | $4,500 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Black Economic Council Of Massachusetts | $2,836 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | $75,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Community Servings Inc | $10,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Esperanza Academy | $2,836 | Lawrence, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Helping Hands North Inc | $2,836 | Colebrook, NH, US | Chartiable | 2020 |
| Helping Our Women | $2,836 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Stoneham High School Booster Club Inc | $1,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Lesley University | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Literacy Unlimited | $2,836 | Framingham, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Rise Above Foundation Inc | $4,500 | Northbridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Sudbury Community Food Pantry | $10,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $2,836 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| The Kremples Center | $2,836 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Philabundance | $2,836 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| St Mark Lutheran Church | $1,000 | Annville, PA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| St Louis School | $1,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Waltham Fields Community Farm | $5,500 | Waltham, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Waltham Ymca | $5,000 | Waltham, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Winnipesaukee Playhouse | $2,836 | Meredith, NH, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Woburn Council Of Social Concerns | $2,836 | Woburn, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Somerville Medford | $1,650 | Medford, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Woburn | $1,650 | Woburn, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| City Year Boston | $9,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Codman Square Neighborhood Development Co | $1,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Community Servings Inc | $14,250 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | $200 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Inner City Weightlifting | $4,650 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Krempels Center | $1,650 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $1,650 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Black Economic Justice Institute | $1,650 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Cambridge Community Center | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Charles River Conservancy | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | $5,500 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Emmaus Inc | $1,650 | Haverhill, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church In America | $1,650 | Chicago, IL, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Friends Of Cambridge Rindge & Latin School | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Friends Of Woburn Travel Basketball | $1,000 | Woburn, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Girls On The Run Greater Boston | $3,750 | Boston, MA, US | Chartiable | 2017 |
| Helping Our Women | $1,650 | Provincetown, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Newton Public Schools | $1,500 | Newton, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | $3,750 | Memphis, TN, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Stoneham High School Booster Club | $1,650 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Sudbury Historical Society | $3,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| The Community Art Center Inc | $4,800 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Waltham Fields Community Farm | $5,000 | Waltham, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Woburn Inc | $1,000 | Woburn, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| City Year Boston | $9,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Community Servings Inc | $9,250 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Inner City Weightlifting | $3,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Krempels Center | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Mission Of Deeds | $1,000 | Reading, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Medford, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| 350org | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Armenian Library & Museum Of America | $1,000 | Watertown, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Boston | $1,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Somerville Medford | $1,000 | Medford, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Brittany Roche Foundation | $3,000 | Antrim, NH, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Codman Square Neighborhood Development Co | $865 | Dorchester, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Exponent Philanthrophy | $600 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Haley House | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Massachusetts Association For Mental Health Inc | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Metco | $1,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Michael Cappuccip Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | Stoneham, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Trevor Project | $3,000 | West Hollywood, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 04-3391926 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 160 SECOND STREET Cambridge, MA 02142-1515 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Gravestar Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Carolyn G Mugar |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Anthony J Barsamian |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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