Foundations that fund organizations in Becket, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Becket nonprofits
84 private foundations gave $7.2M to Becket organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 84 that say either way accept applications.
96 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Becket around $5,500. 21 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 84
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 84 that state a policy
- Dollars to Becket
- $7.2M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 96
- Typical median grant
- $5,500
- Based in MA
- 25%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Becket organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $2.8M | $1.4M | Yes | To support a new doris duke theatre; To support the first year of programming in the new doris d… |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $775K | $388K | Yes | To continue support for the pillow lab residency program; To continue support for a dance archiving initiative for a… |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $525K | $263K | Preselected only | Gibney recitals fund; General & Unrestricted |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 3 | $510K | $5,000 | Yes | To support the use of digital technology by choreographers…; To establishment an endowment to fund digital integration a… |
| Arison Arts Foundation C/O Richard Kohan Afo LLC | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $421K | $421K | Preselected only | General support |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $360K | $360K | Preselected only | To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leade… |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $227K | $227K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | General support and core support for the choreodaemonic pla… |
| The Jonathan and Amy Poorvu Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $157K | $157K | Yes | Benevolent |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | General operating support for dance productions and activit… |
| Jonathan P Formanek Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $115K | $115K | Yes | To engage the public's appreciation and support for dance w… |
| Blavatnik Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | support for the Presentation, Creation, Education, Preserva… |
| Robert W Deutsch Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General operating grant |
| Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General purposes |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $64K | $64K | Yes | Trustee - arts and educational program |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Support for nyc artists at jacob's pillow |
| The Helen D Rodbell - Alpert Family Foundation Inc | New Hyde Park, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose contribution |
| The Risc Foundation Inc | New Haven, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Program support |
| William S Kaiser Family Foundation C/O Scs Financial Services | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Support |
| Galler Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| October Mountain Foundation Inc | Lynbrook, NY | 3 | $27K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Alphadyne Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Pittsfield, MA | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Support for community engagement; Sound system equipment |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Thomas G Evans Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Walker Adams Charitable Trust | Hopkinton, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Support of public charity |
| The John & Katherine Morris Foundation | Stockbridge, MA | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | To support dance creation, presentation, education, and pre… |
| Malcolm Gibbs Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General |
| Israel Meir Foundation Inc | Brookline, MA | 2 | $13K | $6,450 | Preselected only | Operations Budget Assistance |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Trustee grant - general operating support |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Dr Robert C & Tina Sohn Foundation | Sheffield, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rohit & Katharine Desai Family Foundation | Bethpage, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General/ education/ religious |
| Farmor Foundation C/O Eleutherian Trust Company | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Harkness Foundation for Dance Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Program grant |
| Alpern Family Foundation Inc | Huntington Station, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Michael D Achey and Susan E Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc | North Easton, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Contributions to public charities |
| E Dawson Foundation | Amherst, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General |
| Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General & Unrestricted |
| The Bob & Barbara McCord Private Foundation Inc | Allegany, NY | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General |
| The Non Nobis Solum Foundation Inc | Canaan, NY | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Jeannette Barron Charitable Trust | White Plains, NY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Schechter Family Foundation | Weston, MA | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Preselected only | Non-restricted |
| Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Preselected only | For operations |
| Lee Bank Foundation Inc | Lee, MA | 2 | $5,380 | $2,690 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Orchard Street Foundation | Newton, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Grant support |
| Jerome Robbins Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable purposes |
| The Halperin Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To provide support for breathless: catie and the robot perf… |
| Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Anthony and Susan Consigli Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Patton Charitable Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Arts |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Hinman Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The John Bickford Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General & Unrestricted |
| Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries | Newton, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | For arts and culture. |
| The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Jacob Burns Foundation Inc | Pleasantville, NY | 1 | $3,900 | $3,900 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Gross Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | General operations |
| Oristaglio Family Foundation | Stockbridge, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Charity's exempt purpose |
| Suttin Family Foundation Inc | Aventura, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Support contribution |
| The Brind Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $2,200 | $2,200 | Yes | Charitable |
| The Robert J Stransky Foundation | Punta Gorda, FL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Current operations |
| Mb and Edna Zale Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Arts / cultural |
| The Dobbins Foundation Co Michele Dodge Director | Worthington, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Program |
| The Roger O Goldman and Fern Portnoy Family Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | to further the organization's mission |
| The Jennifer Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Mark and Victoria Drozdov Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Trio Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| The Jane & Martin Schwartz Family Foundation | Merrick, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Operational |
| Ben & Estelle Sommers Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,410 | $1,410 | Yes | General use |
| Barbara & Gary Brandt Family Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Ross Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | For general purposes |
| Luria Family Foundation Inc | Coconut Grove, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Community support |
| Shoval Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The David W Knapp Charitable Foundation | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $855 | $855 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 2 | $500 | $250 | Yes | Matching gift |
| The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc | Somerville, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| The Herman Karpel Memorial Foundation Inc | Great Barrington, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Support charitable works |
| The Endurance Fund | Nicasio, CA | 1 | $250 | $250 | Yes | General Support |
| The Steven E and Michelle Karol Charitable Foundation Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| The Gorbach Family Foundation Inc C/O Pamina M Gorbach | Topanga, CA | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | General contribution. |
| Siff Charitable Foundation C/O Grkb | Worcester, MA | 1 | $50 | $50 | Preselected only | General |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Becket, Massachusetts?
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc, John S and James L Knight Foundation, Arison Arts Foundation C/O Richard Kohan Afo LLC and 79 others reported grants to Becket organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Becket. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.