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Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)

Accepts applications Woburn, Massachusetts · EIN 800681389

Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) is a private foundation in Woburn, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $38.2 million in 658 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $3.5 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $26.1 million the year before.

32% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26.1 million567$730 million
2024$38.2 million658$869 million

How to apply

ContactJoyce Vyriotes
200 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801
Phone or email(781) 935-8000
What to submitThe foundation encourages applicants to review the foundation's grant guidelines on its website (www.cummingsfoundation.org) prior to applying for a foundation grant.
Deadlines, restrictionsSee www.cummingsfoundation.org for guidelines

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts645$35.5 million
Rhode Island2$1.1 million
Washington2$1.1 million
New York2$322,211
California1$100,000
New Hampshire4$46,000
Connecticut1$30,000
Arkansas1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 658 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
Education$3.5 million
Harvard University-Sro Outside
Cambridge, MA
Education$2.1 million
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Education$1.1 million
Benjamin Franklin Institute of
Boston, MA
Education$1.1 million
Regis College
Weston, MA
Education$1.0 million
Gates Philanthropy Partners
Seattle, WA
Healthcare$1.0 million
Winchester Hospital Foundation
Winchester, MA
Healthcare$500,000
Fordham Universitycontroller
Bronx, NY
Education$272,211
Catholic Charities of Boston
Boston, MA
Human Services$250,000
Girls Incorporated of Greater
Lowell, MA
Education$150,000
Found in Translation
Dorchester, MA
Human Services$150,000
Lawrence Family Development Inc
Lawrence, MA
Education$150,000
Marie Esther Health Center Inc
Marlborough, MA
Healthcare$150,000
Aaron's Presents Inc
Andover, MA
Human Services$135,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc
Boston, MA
Human Services$130,000
Centerboard Inc
Lynn, MA
Human Services$130,000
Tsne
Boston, MA
Human Services$128,333
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Education$125,000
Middlesex County Foundation
Ashby, MA
Education$125,000
Social Innovation Forum Inc
Boston, MA
Misc Community Support$120,000
The Psychological Center Inc
Lawrence, MA
Human Services$115,000
Nurtury
Roxbury, MA
Education$115,000
Supportive Living Inc
Woburn, MA
Healthcare$110,000
Commonwealth Kitchen Inc
Dorchester, MA
Human Services$105,000
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
Human Services$102,000
Louis D Brown Peace Institute
Dorchester, MA
Human Services$101,000
Archdiocese of Boston
Canton, MA
Misc Community Support$100,000
Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham Inc
Stoneham, MA
Human Services$100,000
Salem State University Foundation
Salem, MA
Education$100,000
Mission of Deeds Inc
Reading, MA
Human Services$100,000
Lawrence Communityworks Inc
Lawrence, MA
Human Services$100,000
Top Notch Scholars Inc
Lawrence, MA
Education$100,000
Experimental Science Now
Stanford, CA
Education$100,000
Rcba Clergy Benefit Funding Trust
Braintree, MA
Misc Community Support$100,000
The Gavin Foundation
Boston, MA
Human Services$100,000
Sportmen's Tennis & Enrichment
Dorchester, MA
Education$100,000
Camp Harbor View
Boston, MA
Misc Community Support$100,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc
Boston, MA
Human Services$100,000
School of Leadership Afghanistan
Boston, MA
Education$100,000
New England Legal Foundation
Boston, MA
Social Justice$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See www.cummingsfoundation.org for guidelines.

How much does Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) give?

$38.2 million in tax year 2024, across 658 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)?

Its 2024 filing lists Andrew Bishop (Deputy Director), Dennis A Clarke (Trustee), Eric S Anderson (Trustee) and Joyce M Cummings (Treasurer & Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and health.

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