The Braitmayer Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 04-6112131
Foundation Overview
Based in Marion, MA, The Braitmayer Foundation has awarded 152 grants totaling $1,556,863 to organizations in Massachusetts, Washington and 24 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $250 to $50,000, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
13 of 16 recipients (81%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 36% in Massachusetts and funding distributed across 27 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in New Bedford (35%), Marion (16%), Boston (7%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 144% 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
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (55%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Braitmayer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food For All Services | $2,000 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| 826 Boston | $35,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Apprentice Learning | $50,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Gnome Inc | $35,000 | Orinda, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Grow Portland | $45,000 | Portland, OR, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Seatle University | $44,832 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Speak With Purpose | $37,316 | Renton, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Portland State University | $35,000 | Portland, OR, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Anera | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Nicaraguan | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Anera | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Alma Del Mar Foundation | $1,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Coastal Foodshed | $1,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Islandwood | $2,000 | Bainbridge Island, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Mary's Place | $2,000 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Ymca Southcoast | $3,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Renovation Project | 2023 |
| Alma Del Mar Foundation | $1,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| The New Bedford Light | $1,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Open Doors For Multicultural Famili | $2,500 | Kent, WA, US | General Operating Funds | 2023 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2023 |
| Minnesota Architectural Foundation | $2,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Minnesota Women In Architecture Faia Legacy Project | 2023 |
| Maine Community Foundation | $3,500 | Ellsworth, ME, US | Initiative Detailed In Grant Request | 2023 |
| Soccer Without Borders | $1,500 | Baltimore, MD, US | Nicaragua Program | 2023 |
| Pine Tree Society | $5,000 | Bath, ME, US | Support Continuation Of Camp Dirigo Experience In Memory Of Joshua Seal | 2023 |
| Allies In Art | $2,000 | Shokan, NY, US | Support Transanta | 2023 |
| Mary's Place | $5,000 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Southcoast Community Foundation | $5,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | Norton, MA, US | General Operating Funds | 2022 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2022 |
| The Kiran Anjali Project | $2,000 | Mercer Island, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Food Lifeline | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Roberto Clemente-santa Ana Health C | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Crea Nicaragua | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Change Makers Network | $2,000 | Towson, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Fessenden School | $250 | West Newton, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2022 |
| St George's School | $250 | Newport, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| St Lawrence University | $250 | Canton, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Office Of Alumni Engagement And Ann | $250 | Babson Park, MA, US | Babsons Graduate Program | 2022 |
| Instituto Nueva Escuela | $35,000 | San Juan, PR, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| William And Mary | $35,000 | Williamsburg, VA, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| The Orchard Foundation | $35,000 | Alexandria, LA, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| Ecorise | $35,000 | Austin, TX, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| University Of Central Missouri | $35,000 | Warrensburg, MO, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary Eco | $15,000 | Ellicott City, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Furniture Friends | $2,000 | Westbrook, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | Norton, MA, US | General Operating Funds | 2022 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2022 |
| The Kiran Anjali Project | $2,000 | Mercer Island, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Food Lifeline | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Roberto Clemente-santa Ana Health C | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Crea Nicaragua | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Change Makers Network | $2,000 | Towson, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Fessenden School | $250 | West Newton, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2022 |
| St George's School | $250 | Newport, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| St Lawrence University | $250 | Canton, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Office Of Alumni Engagement And Ann | $250 | Babson Park, MA, US | Babsons Graduate Program | 2022 |
| Instituto Nueva Escuela | $35,000 | San Juan, PR, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| William And Mary | $35,000 | Williamsburg, VA, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| The Orchard Foundation | $35,000 | Alexandria, LA, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| Ecorise | $35,000 | Austin, TX, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| University Of Central Missouri | $35,000 | Warrensburg, MO, US | Grant Request | 2022 |
| Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary Eco | $15,000 | Ellicott City, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Furniture Friends | $2,000 | Westbrook, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Duke University Pratt School Of Eng | $2,000 | Durham, NC, US | Quasi Fund | 2021 |
| Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition | $2,000 | Portland, ME, US | Designated For The Afghan Community | 2021 |
| Friends Of Jack Foundation | $1,000 | Mattapoisett, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | Norton, MA, US | General Operating Funds | 2021 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2021 |
| South Coast Lgbtq Network Inc | $2,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Kvc Behavioral Healthcare West Virg | $35,000 | Charleston, WV, US | Initiative Detailed In Grant Request | 2021 |
| Shorewood School District | $32,500 | Shorewood, WI, US | Support Initiative Detailed In Grant Request | 2021 |
| The Kiran Anjali Project | $2,000 | Mercer Island, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Our Sisters' School | $2,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Telling Room | $2,000 | Portland, ME, US | Literacy Arts Programs For Youth | 2021 |
| Change Is Simple | $34,000 | Beverly, MA, US | Empower Teachers To Integrate Enviromental Sustainability And Climate Science Into Their Classrooms | 2021 |
| Northern Arizona University Foundat | $35,000 | Flagstaff, AZ, US | Cstl-dine Robotics Curriculum | 2021 |
| Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Co | $35,000 | Fullerton, CA, US | Support "titan Future Teachers" | 2021 |
| School Of Leadership Afghanastan | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Prevention Point Philadelphia | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Food Lifeline | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Profound Gentlemen Inc | $2,000 | Charlotte, NC, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Maine Organic Farmers And Gardners | $2,000 | Unity, ME, US | Support Writers In The Schools | 2020 |
| Friends Of Jack Foundation | $2,000 | Mattapoisett, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | $2,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2020 |
| Morningside Academy | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Transgender Emergency Fund | $2,000 | Worcester, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Community Nurse Home Care | $1,000 | Fairhaven, MA, US | Mary Billington Fund | 2020 |
| Wecount | $2,000 | Florida City, FL, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Our Sisters' School | $2,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | $1,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Lgbt Fund | 2020 |
| Rainier Scholars | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Restricted To The Rooted In Rights Program | 2020 |
| Immschools | $35,000 | Helotes, TX, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The North Carolina Museum Of Histor | $35,000 | Raleigh, NC, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Eastern Michigan University | $17,500 | Ypsilanti, MI, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Dc Language Immersion Project | $33,959 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Audubon International | $2,000 | Troy, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| University Of Vermont Foundation | $32,756 | Burlington, VT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Seattle Arts Lectures | $1,000 | Settle, WA, US | Support Writers In The Schools | 2018 |
| Side X Side | $2,000 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Boston Prep | $2,000 | Hyde Park, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2018 |
| School Of Leadership | $2,000 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Lloyd Center For The Environment | $1,000 | Dartmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Barnard College | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Mary Billington Fund | 2018 |
| Charity Water | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Sylvia Rivera Law Project | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| St Therese Church School | $2,000 | Portland, OR, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Our Sisters School | $2,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Rainier Scholars | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Profound Gentlemen | $35,000 | Charlotte, NC, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| I Civics | $35,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| The 1881 Research Institute | $35,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Us Sailing Foundation | $1,000 | Bristol, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Harlem Lacrosse | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Kqed | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Community Guilds | $35,000 | Sw Atlanta, GA, US | Support Literacy For Struggling Teen And Young Adult Readers | 2017 |
| Advocates For Youth | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support For The Performing Arts | 2017 |
| Naca-inspired School Network | $35,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2017 |
| Urban College Of Boston | $34,000 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Lloyd Center For The Environment | $1,500 | Dartmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| City Lore | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Community Foundation Of Southeaster | $500 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Open Learning Exchange | $1,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | $500 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Our Sisters School | $2,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Boys Girls Clubs | $2,000 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Ymca Southcoast | $500 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Seattle Arts Lectures | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Mit Museum | $1,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Harlem Lacrosse | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Project H Design | $35,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Story Shares | $35,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | Support Literacy For Struggling Teen And Young Adult Readers | 2016 |
| Sundog Theatre Inc | $35,000 | Staten Island, NY, US | Support For The Performing Arts | 2016 |
| Our Sister's School | $1,000 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Vase | $3,000 | Marion, MA, US | To Support The Reading Is Fundamental Program And Performing Arts | 2016 |
| The Dedham Exchange | $1,000 | Dedham, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Lloyd Center For The Environment | $500 | Dartmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Westminster School | $500 | Simsbury, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Travis Roy Foundation | $500 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Open Learning Exchange | $2,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | $500 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Maine Access Immigration Network | $1,000 | Portland, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Wind Over Wings | $1,000 | Dresden, ME, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Ymca Southcoast | $500 | New Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Canton Country Day School | $500 | Canton, OH, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Brunswick School | $1,000 | Greenwich, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Morningside Academy | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Northwest Center | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Harlem Lacrosse | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for The Braitmayer Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 04-6112131 |
| Website | http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org |
| Address | PO BOX 576 Marion, MA 02738-0010 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Braitmayer Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Eric A Braitmayer |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Anina E Hewey |
| Trustee | Karen L Braitmayer |
| Trustee | Kristina B Hewey |
| Trustee | Anita Erskine |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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