Private foundation · EIN 36-3705143 · Lincoln, Massachusetts

Clemens Family 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: 11 grants paid, $194K total, median $8,000. 9% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
11
$194K
Median grant
$8,000
Stays in MA
9%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.0M

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nexial Systems FoundationWhistler, CAGeneral$70K
Earth JusticeWashington, DCGeneral$40K
Pathfinder InternationalWashington, DCGeneral$40K
Global Fund for WomenWashington, DCGeneral$15K
Planned Parenthood of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Greenpeace USAWashington, DCGeneral$8,000
Codman Community FarmsLincolnm, MAGeneral$3,500
Doctors Without BoardersNew York, NYGeneral$3,000
UNICEFNew York, NYGeneral$3,000
Institute for the Study of Energy & Our FutureRed Wing, MNGeneral$500
Wikimedia FoundationWashington, DCGeneral$500

By state: District of Columbia 5 · INTL 1 · New York 3 · Massachusetts 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Clemens Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Lincoln, Massachusetts, administered in care of Schiff Hardin Llp-T Abendroth, tax-exempt since 1990. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Clemens Family 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 Clemens Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $194K across 11 grants, a median of $8,000.

Where does Clemens Family Foundation give?

District of Columbia (5 grants), INTL (1 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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