Brickbottom Foundation
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 47-2493555 · reported 2023–2025
51grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$19smallest grant
$943Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 51 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1 Post Office Square 24TH Floor
Boston, MA 02109-2106
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Community Health Center TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. | Lynn, MA | $250,000 |
| Edward Kennedy Institute EDUCATING VISITORS ABOUT THE US SENATE | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| Edward Kennedy Institute EDUCATING VISITORS ABOUT THE US SENATE. | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| Read TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO ORPHANED SCHOOLCHILDREN IN NAIROBI, KENYA | Ashville, NC | $14,500 |
| Empath TO HELP LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES BUILD THEIR OWN PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCETO HELP | Boston, MA | $11,000 |
| Element Care TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS SO THEY CAN REMAIN IN THEI | Lynn, MA | $10,000 |
| Young Storytellers TO DEVELOP LITERACY THROUGH THE ART OF STORYTELLING | Los Angeles, CA | $8,500 |
| Empath TO HELP LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES BUILD THEIR OWN PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Young Storytellers AN ARTS NON-PROFIT THAT EMPOWERS AUTHENTIC, ESSENTIAL NEW VOICES AND CHANGES WHAT'S POSSIBLE. | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| Perkins School for the Blind TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BLIND, DEAF-BLIND | Watertown, MA | $6,000 |
| The Read Project IF ANYONE IS SEEKING ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND THE COST OF GETTING THAT EDUCATION IS A BARRIER, READ E | Portland, OR | $5,500 |
| Empath TO HELP LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES BUILD THEIR OWN PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Saint George Greek Orthodox Church TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. | Lynn, MA | $5,000 |
| Food Allergy and Research Foundation TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OF THOSE WITH FOOD ALLERGY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH | McLean, VA | $5,000 |
| Hilarity for Charity TO CARE FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, ACTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ALZHEIMER'S AD | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 |
| New England Mountain Bike Association TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE MOUNTAIN BIKING AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE NEW ENGLAND TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE | Acton, MA | $5,000 |
| Project Grace TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR SCARBOROUGH NEIGHBORS BY IDENTIFYING BOTH THOSE IN NEED AND THOSE WILLIN | Scarborough, ME | $5,000 |
| Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland TO NURTURE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PETS TO ADVANCE ANIMAL WELFARE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY | Westbrook, ME | $5,000 |
| Southern Maine Agency on Aging THE FOCAL POINT IN CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES FOR RESOURCES, SERVICES AND INFORMATION TO EMPOWER O | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| Camp Ketcha TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES AND GEAR, PROMOTING WELL-BEING, SUSTAINABILITY, A | Scarborough, ME | $5,000 |
| Leukemia Soceity Lls-Georgia AT THE FOREFRONT TO CURE CANCER | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Hilarity for Charity TO RAISE AWARENESS, INSPIRE CHANGE, AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS CONTEN | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 |
| Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, TEACH AND SPREAD THE ORTHODOX CHRISTINA FAITH | Somerville, MA | $5,000 |
| Saint George Greek Orthodox Church TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. | Lynn, MA | $5,000 |
| Reel Start TO UPLIFT YOUNG VOICES TO EQUIP THEM FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE WITHIN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. | Towson, MD | $3,000 |
| Stand UP to Cancer TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUND RESEARCH TO DETECT AND TREAT CANCERS WITH THE ASPIRATION TO CURE ALL PAT | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of America PROVIDES SEXUAL HEALTH CARE IN THE US AND GLOBALLY | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Stand UP to Cancer TO RAISE FUNDS TO ACCELERATE GROUND-BREAKING CANCER RESEARCH AND BRING NEW THERAPIES TO PATIENTS SOO | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY. | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Detroit Creativity Project TO MAKE SURE ALL CHILDREN IN DETROIT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. WE'RE USING IMPROV TRAINING TO | Detroit, MI | $2,500 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY. | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Equal Justice Initiative TO END MASS INCARCERATION AND EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT IN THE U.S., CHALLENGING RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJU | Montgomery, AL | $2,500 |
| Feeding America TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE FOOD AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Children's Dyslexia Center of Portland ME TO HELP CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA LEARN TO READ AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TO HELP THEIR FAMILI | Portland, ME | $2,500 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND PROMOTE HEALING WHEN CHI | Portland, ME | $2,500 |
| Saco Food Pantry TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR LOCAL MAINERS IN NEED THROUGH SHORT-TERM AND INTERMITTENT HELP, AND LONG-TERM HE | Saco, ME | $2,500 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN MAINE BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD FOR | Auburn, ME | $2,500 |
| Eastern Trail Alliance TO BUILD, MAINTAIN, AND PROMOTE THE USE OF THE EASTERN TRAIL, A RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION GREENW | Saco, ME | $2,500 |
| Reel Start DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE CREATORS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY | S Towson, MD | $2,500 |
| The Library Foundation of Los Angeles PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Feeding America TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD DONATIONS TO FRONT-LINE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FOOD BANKS, FOOD PANTRIES, | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| The Detroit Creativity Project MAKE SURE ALL CHILDREN IN DETROIT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED | Venice, CA | $2,500 |
| Food Allergy and Research Foundation TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WITH FOOD ALLERGIES | McLean, VA | $2,500 |
| Equal Justice Initiative WORKS TO END MASS INCARCERATION, EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT, AND RACIAL INEQUALTIY | Montgomery, AL | $2,500 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO FIGHT HUNGER IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| Marblehead Dollars for Scholars DEDICATED TO PROVIDING NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS | Marblehead, MA | $1,000 |
| National Golf Player Development Foundation SUPPORT ASPIRING GOLFERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. | Gilbert, AZ | $250 |
| Boston Police Association ENFORCE, PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF ITS MEMBERS | Nahant, MA | $250 |
| National Golf Player Development Foundation SUPPORT ASPIRING GOLFERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS | Gilbert, AZ | $250 |
| National Golf Player Development Foundation SUPPORT ASPIRING GOLFERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. | Gilbert, AZ | $250 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc TO FIGHT CIVIL LIBERTIES VIOLATIONS WHEREVER AND WHENEVER THEY OCCUR. | New York, NY | $19 |
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