Private foundation · EIN 23-6928009 · Winchester, Massachusetts

Snave Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 67 grants paid, $639K total, median $2,000. 9% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
67
$639K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in MA
9%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.5M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 67 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of DorchesterDorchester, MAGeneral purpose$52K
The Museum SchoolDecatur, GAGeneral purpose$50K
Addison Housing WorksVergennes, VTGeneral purpose$50K
Friends World Committee for ConsultationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$50K
InspiritusAtlanta, GAGeneral purpose$50K
The Carroll SchoolLincoln, MAGeneral purpose$50K
Westfield Friends SchoolCinnaminson, NJGeneral purpose$50K
Reading Partners Los AngelesOakland, CAGeneral purpose$45K
William Penn CharterPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$40K
The Clothesline for Arlington KidsArlington, VAGeneral purpose$25K
Thee Quaker ProjectPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$25K
Loyola University & Ecovoice ProjectChicago, ILGeneral purpose$20K
Middlebury Community Music CenterMiddlebury, VTGeneral purpose$20K
Avondale Elementary School Education FoundationAvondale Estates, GAGeneral purpose$17K
Germantown Friends SchoolPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$9,500
Arch Street Meeting House Prreservation TrustPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$5,000
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTGeneral purpose$5,000
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MAGeneral purpose$5,000
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation IncFort Lauderdale, FLGeneral purpose$4,000
St Brendan SchoolDorchester Center, MAGeneral purpose$4,000
Natural Resources Defense Council (nrdc)New York, NYGeneral purpose$3,250
Mal's Pals FoundationBraintree, MAGeneral purpose$3,000
Library Company of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$2,500
The Guilford FoundationGuilford, CTGeneral purpose$2,500
Friends of the Ilsley LibraryMiddlebury, VTGeneral purpose$2,030
Cityarts IncNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,000
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CAGeneral purpose$2,000
Eagles Autism Challenge IncPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$2,000
Friends Council on EducationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$2,000
Friends of United HatzalahincBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$2,000
Joy's Promise Canine RescueJackson, GAGeneral purpose$2,000
Operation Airdrop IncDecatur, TXGeneral purpose$2,000
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$2,000
St James SchoolPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$2,000
The Fiaria Project IncDoylestown, PAGeneral purpose$2,000
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special AssetPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$2,000
Zionist Organization of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,000
Jenkintown Food CupboardJenkintown, PAGeneral purpose$1,500
Jenkintown Education FoundationJenkintown, PAGeneral purpose$1,350
Abington HealthPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$1,000
Addison County Humane Society (homeward Bound)Middlebury, VTGeneral purpose$1,000
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood CanWynnewood, PAGeneral purpose$1,000
American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJGeneral purpose$1,000
American Friends of the Rambam Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Counseling Service of Addison CountyMiddlebury, VTGeneral purpose$1,000
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGeneral purpose$1,000
Handel Choir of BaltimoreTimonium, MDGeneral purpose$1,000
Hope (helping Overcome Poverty's Effects)Middlebury, VTGeneral purpose$1,000
Mass AudubonLincoln, MAGeneral purpose$1,000
National Save the Sea Turtle FoundationFort Lauderdale, FLGeneral purpose$1,000
Outright VermontBurlington, VTGeneral purpose$1,000
Power Forward FoundationFlourtown, PAGeneral purpose$1,000
Rebuilding Together PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$1,000
Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice ColAtlanta, GAGeneral purpose$1,000
The Tubman Travel ProjectDallas, TXGeneral purpose$1,000
University of Virginia Accessuva ScholarshipsCharlottesville, VAGeneral purpose$1,000
Washington Bach ConsortWashington, DCGeneral purpose$1,000
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral purpose$687
Middlebury Vt Elementary School AssociationMiddlebury, VTGeneral purpose$600
Friends Center for ChildrenNew Haven, CTGeneral purpose$518

By state: Pennsylvania 19 · Georgia 6 · Massachusetts 6 · Vermont 8 · New Jersey 2 · California 2

About this foundation

Snave Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Winchester, Massachusetts, administered in care of Brian Durant, tax-exempt since 1989. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Snave Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Snave Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $639K across 67 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Snave Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (19 grants), Georgia (6 grants), Massachusetts (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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