The Devonshire Foundation
Preselected recipients only
The Devonshire Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.0 million in 40 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $290,471. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$3.0 million
- Number of grants40
- Typical grant$25,000
- Largest grant$290,471
- Assets$64.0 million
- New grantees37%
Giving in 2024 was down from $3.1 million the year before.
37% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.1 million | 41 | $59.0 million |
| 2024 | $3.0 million | 40 | $64.0 million |
How to apply
The Devonshire Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Devonshire Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 36 | $2.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $21,602 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Goes Home Incorporated | Tech goes home's three-year grant supports expansion of their development and earned revenue teams to increase fundraising and earned revenue income. The grant will help tech goes home build internal capacity to support long-term expansion and deepen their impact. | $290,471 |
| Boston Food Forest Coalition | Three-year grant to support building out a fully staffed development department with the tools needed to support and increase fundraising efforts and sustainability. | $279,600 |
| United South End Settlements | United south end settlements' (uses) three-year grant supports uses's financial sustainability through improved fundraising and earned revenue. The grant supports development staffing needs, upgrading uses's website and working with a government affairs and relations consultant. | $251,000 |
| Friends of the Children-Boston | Three-year grant supports increasing fundraising capacity. | $250,000 |
| Urban Farming Institute | Three-year grant supports building their internal capacity to strengthen fundraising, finance and marketing infrastructure allowing the organization to grow overall revenue and fundraising. | $250,000 |
| Third Sector New England (Mattapan Food and Fitness) | Three-year grant supports program, operations, and development staff hires to help expand mffc's programmatic reach and increase fundraising | $249,843 |
| Science Club for Girls Inc | Three-year grant supports the development, operations, and communications teams to increase fundraising and support operational infrastructure. | $200,000 |
| Young Man With A Plan | Three-year grant supports development and operations staff hires to help increase fundraising and the number of young men served | $200,000 |
| Breaktime United Inc | Three-year capacity building grant to support breaktime's statewide expansion through building organizational capacity and increased development efforts. | $180,000 |
| Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust | Three-year grant supports development, operations and program staff hires to help increase fundraising and expand programmatic reach. | $155,000 |
| Coaching for Change | Coaching for change's three-year grant supports the hiring of a director of development, the implementation of a learning management system and systems integration throughout the grant period, c4c aims to increase fundraising revenue by 50% and improve organizational efficiency. | $127,500 |
| The Loop Lab | The loop lab's (tll) three-year, capacity building grant supports expanding tll's income earning production capacity and significantly enhancing development efforts, enabling tll to increase the annual number of media arts apprentices they graduate. | $80,000 |
| Building Audacity Inc | Building audacity's three-year grant supports overall fundraising and the hiring the strategic partnerships director to help scale building audacity's, on the grow program. | $55,000 |
| Roca Inc | Matching grant | $50,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Matching grant | $30,000 |
| College for Social Innovation | General operating grant | $25,000 |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Matching grant | $25,000 |
| Institute for Nonprofit Practice | Matching grant | $25,000 |
| Social Innovation Forum Inc | General operating grant | $25,000 |
| The Boston Foundation | Distribution for the devonshire foundation's board member donor advisory account | $25,000 |
| YWCA Boston | General operating grant | $25,000 |
| Hale Education Inc | Hale's three-year, capacity building grant supports building hales digital presence through a new website, accessible applications, and targeted communications. | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Gma environmental justice collaborative fund | $20,000 |
| Tufts University | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $16,779 |
| Tufts University | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $15,805 |
| Chica Project | Matching grant | $15,000 |
| Resist (Boston Climate Action Network) | One-year grant to support general operating. | $10,000 |
| Browning the Green Space | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Elevated Thought | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Sociedad Latina | General operating grant | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Annual membership | $8,975 |
| American Foreign Service Association Scholarship Fund | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $8,593 |
| American Foreign Service Association Scholarship Fund | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund | $8,009 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Annual membership | $2,500 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Annual membership | $2,500 |
| Doc Wayne Youth Services | General operating grant | $1,000 |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | General operating grant | $1,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | General operating grant | $1,000 |
| More Than Words | General operating grant | $1,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Weston Howland III
- Charles E Clapp III
- Susan Davidson
- Jennifer Geyer
- Kit Howland
Questions people ask
Does The Devonshire Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does The Devonshire Foundation give?
$3.0 million in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.
Who runs The Devonshire Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Weston Howland III (President), Charles E Clapp III (Treasurer), Susan Davidson (Trustee) and Jennifer Geyer (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.
What does The Devonshire Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, food and hunger and youth programs.