Foundations that fund organizations in Sheffield, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Sheffield nonprofits
110 private foundations gave $4.3M to Sheffield organizations in their latest filings; 25 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
128 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Sheffield around $7,500. 17 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 110
- Accept applications
- 25
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Sheffield
- $4.3M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 128
- Typical median grant
- $7,500
- Based in MA
- 17%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Sheffield organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $760K | $380K | Yes | General & Unrestricted; To support r.o.p.e. |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $500K | $250K | Preselected only | To support the arts build community initiative |
| Allyn Family Foundation Inc | Skaneateles, NY | 2 | $405K | $203K | Preselected only | Annual fund (donor fund); Endowed chair in science (donor fund) |
| Carson Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $372K | $372K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Fulton I Kent UW Fdn Comm Health | Dallas, TX | 1 | $371K | $371K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Donald C McGraw Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rose D Wright Tr U W Frank Wright Memorial Fu | Dallas, TX | 1 | $119K | $119K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $110K | $110K | Preselected only | special grant toward the Berkshire Forever Campaign - $100k… |
| Lennox Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Leading with Equity |
| The Klungness Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $99K | $50K | Preselected only | Wireless Safety Education Projects; General & Unrestricted |
| Jerome and Marlene Brody Foundation Inc | Ghent, NY | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | General |
| The Lorne Weil Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General |
| Cloud Mountain Foundation C/O Wffa Pllc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Environmental |
| Hrbt Foundation | Hudson, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Guaranteed income columbia county pilot |
| Gilson Family Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| Allattwalsh Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 3 | $46K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Norman B Williams Educatnl Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Allen Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Contribution towards the allen family scholarship fund |
| Raynsford William G & Mary C Tr | Dallas, TX | 2 | $34K | $17K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Pittsfield, MA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Local journalism initiative; Operating support |
| Comeau Family Foundation | Needham Heights, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General charitable donation |
| The Dyson Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | A multi-year grant for general operating support. |
| Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation C/O Cameron K Mackey | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Prince Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | capital campaign |
| Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Fund for Columbia County |
| Crawford Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Pm Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | Support of community foundation; Support for scholarship |
| Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Restricted to annual fund |
| Beatrice P Delany Char Tr Xxxxx7003 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General |
| Roaring Brook Family Foundation | Lenox, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Neighbor to neighbor |
| J F Schoellkopf IV Berkshire Scholarship Fund | Sheffield, MA | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | To benefit students in liberal arts studies |
| Hathaway Family Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Katharine Lw and Winthrop M Crane 3d Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | 25% to purchase fuel for citizens for heat; 75% to assist c… |
| The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support for programs |
| The Fb Heron Foundation | New Haven, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General Support |
| The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc | Sea Girt, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. |
| The Kovner Foundation | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Community needs |
| Arkay Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| The McGue Millhiser Family Trust James McN Millhiser Trustee | Richmond, VA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Education |
| Tortimaki Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General, operating, endowment or capital. |
| The George Whalen Jr Fdtn Inc | Millbrook, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operations |
| Woodshouse Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the organization's mission. |
| The Noto Family Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | Garden City, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Muriel F Siebert Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Helga S. Orthofer Memorial Fund |
| Burrows Foundation | Little Falls, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | 2025 donation |
| Fredd and Marjorie Isaksen Family Foundation Inc | Oyster Bay, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Crane Fund for Widows and Children | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 2 | $9,000 | $4,500 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Margo and Irwin Winkler Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General use |
| The Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation | Agawam, MA | 3 | $6,940 | $2,500 | Yes | Local farmers awards general |
| Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General purposes - religion |
| E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc | East Hartford, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Support for academic, artistic & athletic |
| The Mortimer & Barbara Klaus Family Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Hooper R Fbo Hooper Found Co Ir Tua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Fairfield Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Health services |
| The Robert & Helen Hardman Family Fund #95-290240 | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Wood Family Foundation Trust William | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| T Backer Fund Inc C/O Daniel Grunberg | Lexington, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Arthur and Eileen Newman Family Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Non Nobis Solum Foundation Inc | Canaan, NY | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Kmd Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Support independent journalism |
| Paul F and Joyce Kilmartin Beneficent Fund | Barrington, RI | 1 | $3,550 | $3,550 | Preselected only | Education access |
| Flood-Gamble Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General operations |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Henry Schein Cares Foundation Inc | Melville, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Schechter Family Foundation | Weston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Non-restricted |
| Parker Poe Charitable Trust | Thomasville, GA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $2,200 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Kieve Foundation | Los Gatos, CA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Education |
| The Warburg Pincus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Strengthen communities through philanthropy and leadership |
| Frederick H Gillmore Fund | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| John L & Margaret Riegel Foundation | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Funds to Provide Education |
| Shoval Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Joseph C Day Foundation | Hartford, CT | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Education |
| Louis N Cassett Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | To further exempt purpose |
| Usta Western Massachusetts Inc | East Longmeadow, MA | 1 | $1,179 | $1,179 | Yes | High school grant |
| Chubb Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,024 | $1,024 | Yes | Matching Gifts |
| The Baird Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Weeden Foundation | Bedford Hills, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Grant |
| Swig Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Create an inclusive community where students are known well… |
| Jacob Burns Foundation Inc | Pleasantville, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Richardson Foundation | Katonah, NY | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Preselected only | General funding |
| Messinger Family Foundation Inc | Stockbridge, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General charitable or educational purposes |
| Wicks Chapin Inc | Piscataway, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted support of organization's exempt purpose |
| Robert Bildner and Elisa Spungen Bildner Charitable Trust | Montclair, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt pur… |
| Bryce C Turner Memorial Foundation Inc | Prospect, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Ben paley music scholarship |
| Ruth B Wood Foundation Inc | Clemson, SC | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Otzen Family Foundation Incorporated | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Public charity gift |
| The Harmon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Lee Bank Foundation Inc | Lee, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Preselected only | Religion; Education |
| Oristaglio Family Foundation | Stockbridge, MA | 1 | $512 | $512 | Yes | Charity's exempt purpose |
| Richard & Jane Katzman Foundation | Sagaponack Ny, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General support |
| One Hive Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | F/b/o mumbet's freedom farm |
| Malcolm Gibbs Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | 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 Sheffield, Massachusetts?
Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc, Barr Foundation, Allyn Family Foundation Inc, Carson Family Charitable Trust, Fulton I Kent UW Fdn Comm Health and 95 others reported grants to Sheffield 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 Sheffield. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.