The Bigbird Fund | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 45-4072533

Foundation Overview

Based in Boston, MA, The Bigbird Fund has awarded 223 grants totaling $6,363,713 to organizations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and 14 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $966,960, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$6,363,713
Total Assets
$357,422
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
19
Median Grant
$5,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 42%

8 of 19 recipients (42%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

79% 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 (52%), Cambridge (7%), Roxbury (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+228%

Strong 228% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Bigbird Fund'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
Appalachian Mountain Club $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Aquidneck Land Trust $10,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute Inc $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Hms Medscience $2,650 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Horizons For Homeless Children $5,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2023
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $625,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Iamholdenon Inc (Dba Hope Givers) $5,000 Lagrange, GA, US General Support 2023
Institute Of Contemporary Art $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Nativity Preparatory School Of Boston $7,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Newport Festivals Foundation $10,000 Newport, RI, US General Support 2023
Newton Wellesley Hospital $2,500 Newton, MA, US General Support 2023
Phoenix Charter Academy $15,000 Chelsea, MA, US General Support 2023
Root North Shore Inc $1,000 Salem, MA, US General Support 2023
The Base $50,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2023
The Camphill School $5,000 Glenmoore, PA, US General Support 2023
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2023
United South End Settlements $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Womens Foundation Of Boston $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
York Land Trust $2,500 York, ME, US General Support 2023
About Fresh Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $1,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Aquidneck Land Trust $10,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2022
Belmont High School $2,500 Belmont, MA, US General Support 2022
Commonwealth Kitchen $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $966,960 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Institute Of Contemporary Art $6,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Massart - Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Foundation Inc $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
My Life My Choice $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Newton Wellesley Hospital $5,000 Newton, MA, US General Support 2022
Rosie's Place $2,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Site Santa Fe $50,000 Santa Fe, NM, US General Support 2022
St Paul's Episcopal Church $1,000 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2022
The Base $50,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $3,500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
The Reaching Back Foundation $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
World Central Kitchen Inc $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
About Fresh Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $1,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Aquidneck Land Trust $10,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2022
Belmont High School $2,500 Belmont, MA, US General Support 2022
Commonwealth Kitchen $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $966,960 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Institute Of Contemporary Art $6,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Massart - Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Foundation Inc $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
My Life My Choice $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Newton Wellesley Hospital $5,000 Newton, MA, US General Support 2022
Rosie's Place $2,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Site Santa Fe $50,000 Santa Fe, NM, US General Support 2022
St Paul's Episcopal Church $1,000 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2022
The Base $50,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $3,500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
The Reaching Back Foundation $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
World Central Kitchen Inc $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
About Fresh Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $1,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Aquidneck Land Trust $10,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2022
Belmont High School $2,500 Belmont, MA, US General Support 2022
Commonwealth Kitchen $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $966,960 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Institute Of Contemporary Art $6,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Massart - Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Foundation Inc $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
My Life My Choice $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Newton Wellesley Hospital $5,000 Newton, MA, US General Support 2022
Rosie's Place $2,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Site Santa Fe $50,000 Santa Fe, NM, US General Support 2022
St Paul's Episcopal Church $1,000 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2022
The Base $50,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $3,500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
The Reaching Back Foundation $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
World Central Kitchen Inc $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $2,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Aquidneck Land Trust $14,500 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2021
Beacon Academy $1,500 Roslindale, MA, US General Support 2021
Brooklyn Youth Sports Club $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
Canine Companions For Independence $1,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General Support 2021
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation $1,000 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2021
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund $10,000 Norton, MA, US General Support 2021
Heading Home Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Healthy Waltham $5,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2021
Hms Medscience $500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $74,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Institute Of Contemporary Art $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Massart - Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Foundation Inc $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Massinc $7,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Newport Film $1,000 Newport, RI, US General Support 2021
Rosie's Place $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
St Anthony Shrine $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Susan F Smith Campus Center $2,500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2021
The Base $50,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2021
The Food Project $100,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2021
About Freshinc $7,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Aquidneck Land Trust $5,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2020
Callahan Elementary School Pta $4,000 Norwood, MA, US General Support 2020
Foodcorps $25,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2020
Harvard Medical School $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Horizons For Homeless Children $10,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2020
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $300,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc $10,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2020
More Than Words $500 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2020
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $500 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
New England Aquarium $25,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Newport Film $1,000 Newport, RI, US General Support 2020
Newport Hospital $10,000 Newport, RI, US General Support 2020
North Hill Needham $25,000 Needham, MA, US General Support 2020
On The Rise $2,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2020
Phoenix Charter Academy $50,000 Chelsea, MA, US General Support 2020
Seal Legacy Foundation $1,000 Austin, TX, US General Support 2020
Susan F Smith Campus Center $2,500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2020
The Food Project $104,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2020
The Greater Boston Food Bank $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
The Norman Bird Sanctuary $1,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2020
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $1,175 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2020
The Pine Street Inn $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Aquidneck Land Trust $27,000 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2018
Boston Medical Center $2,400 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Camp Harbor View Foundation $4,700 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Charity Warriors Llc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Commonwealth Kitchen $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Cradles To Crayons $5,000 Brighton, MA, US General Support 2018
Crossroads For Kids $1,810 Duxbury, MA, US General Support 2018
Dana-farber Cancer Institute Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Flying Kitesinc $2,500 Wellesley, MA, US General Support 2018
Foodcorps $10,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2018
Fresh Truck Inc $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Friends Of Dana Farber Cancer Institute $11,674 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Handel & Haydn Society $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Harvard Medical School $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Harvard Medical School $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Heading Home Inc $3,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Horizons For Homeless Children $35,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2018
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $255,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Lovin Spoonfuls Inc $2,500 Brighton, MA, US General Support 2018
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc $15,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2018
Massart - Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Foundation Inc $53,200 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
My Life My Choice $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Neighborhood House Charter School Foundation $8,333 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2018
Phoenix Charter Academy $8,800 Chelsea, MA, US General Support 2018
Reach Beyond Domestic Violence $2,500 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2018
Roanoke College Campaign $50,000 Salem, VA, US General Support 2018
The Base (boston Astros Baseball Club Incorporated) $53,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2018
The Boston Foundation $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
The Food Project $129,600 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2018
The Greater Boston Food Bank $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
The Home For Little Wanderers $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $1,125 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2018
Urbanity Dance $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2018
Watertown Boys & Girls Club $50,000 Watertown, MA, US General Support 2018
Ymca Of Lynn Ma $10,000 Lynn, MA, US General Support 2018
Aquidneck Land Trust $15,800 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2017
Community Servings Inc $1,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2017
Congregation Of Sisters Of St Joseph Of Boston $2,000 Brighton, MA, US General Support 2017
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Crossroads For Kids $2,000 Duxbury, MA, US General Support 2017
Dana-farber Cancer Institute Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Evans Scholars Foundation $8,400 Golf, IL, US General Support 2017
Farm Fresh Rhode Island $500 Pawtucket, RI, US General Support 2017
Flying Kitesinc $2,500 Wellesley, MA, US General Support 2017
Fresh Truck Inc $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Harvard Medical School $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Heading Home Inc $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $48,190 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Institute Of Contemporary Art $11,600 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Justice Resource Institute Inc $10,000 Needham, MA, US General Support 2017
Lovin Spoonfuls Inc $1,000 Brighton, MA, US General Support 2017
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc $10,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2017
Massart - Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Foundation Inc $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Mattapan Community Health Center Inc $5,000 Mattapan, MA, US General Support 2017
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $500 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Neighborhood House Charter School Foundation $8,333 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2017
New England Parkinsons Ride $2,500 Merrimack, NH, US General Support 2017
Philanthropy Massachusetts $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
Seal Legacy Foundation $5,000 Austin, TX, US General Support 2017
Site Santa Fe $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US General Support 2017
The Base (boston Astros Baseball Club Incorporated) $1,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2017
The Boma Project Inc $24,000 Manchester Center, VT, US General Support 2017
The Boston Foundation $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
The Farm School Inc $5,000 Athol, MA, US General Support 2017
The Food Project $55,750 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2017
The Home For Little Wanderers $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2017
The Philanthropy Connection Inc $1,125 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2017
Advocates For Human Potential $1,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2016
Aquidneck Land Trust $2,500 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2016
Belmont High School $5,000 Belmont, MA, US General Support 2016
Boys & Girls Club Of Boston $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Brookline Teen Center $500 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2016
Charles River Center $1,000 Natick, MA, US General Support 2016
City Sprouts $500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2016
Combined Jewish Philanthropies $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Commonwealth Kitchen $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Community Outreach Group $500 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2016
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation $500 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2016
Cradles To Crayons $5,000 Brighton, MA, US General Support 2016
Evans Scholars Foundation $8,300 Evanston, IL, US General Support 2016
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund $2,370 Norton, MA, US General Support 2016
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank $5,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Support 2016
Grubstreet Inc $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Heading Home $4,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Hms Medscience $1,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Huntington Theatre Co $52,190 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Jdrf $5,000 Warwick, RI, US General Support 2016
Kids Clothes Club $500 Brookline, MA, US General Support 2016
Lovin' Spoonfuls $1,000 Brighton, MA, US General Support 2016
Mass Audubon Society $10,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2016
Massachusetts College Of Art And Design $25,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Neighborhood House Charter School Foundation $15,833 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2016
New York Stage & Film $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Pan-mass Challenge $1,500 Needham, MA, US General Support 2016
Phoenix Charter Academy $4,500 Chelsea, MA, US General Support 2016
Site Santa Fe $1,000 Santa Fe, NM, US General Support 2016
Susan F Smith Center $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
The Base $5,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2016
The Boston Foundation $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
The Farm School $1,000 Athol, MA, US General Support 2016
The Food Project $40,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2016
The Institute Of Contemporary Art $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
The Norman Bird Sanctuary $500 Middletown, RI, US General Support 2016
The Philanthropy Connection $1,125 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2016
The Second Step $500 Newtonville, MA, US General Support 2016
Urbanity Dance $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016
Wbur $500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 45-4072533
Website N/A
Address 800 BOYLSTON ST STE 1390 Boston, MA 02199-7077

Key People (2)

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Trustee William P Mcquillan
Trustee Linda M Criniti

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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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.