Rands Foundation
Private foundation · Westwood, MA · EIN 87-0757900 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Rands Foundation
113grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$3.6Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 113 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $108K 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
157 Grove St
Westwood, MA 02090-1027
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | $250,000 |
| Beacon Academy | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $100,000 |
| Higher Achievement Program | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| World Central Kitchens | Washington, DC | $95,000 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $75,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $75,000 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Vietnam Health Improvement Project | Denver, CO | $75,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $75,000 |
| Generic Ministry | Needham, MA | $65,000 |
| Bellesini Academy | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 |
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $50,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Second Nature Inc (aka Nature Conservancy) | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $50,000 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Martin W Richard Charitable Foundation Inc | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $50,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $50,000 |
| Oxfam-America | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Round the Bend Farm | Dartmouth, MA | $35,000 |
| Saint Catherine of Siena | Norwood, MA | $30,000 |
| Project Citizenship | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $25,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $25,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York City, NY | $25,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $25,000 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $25,000 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Brunswick School | Greenwich, CT | $25,000 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $25,000 |
| First Parish in Needham | Needham, MA | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $25,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $25,000 |
| Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | $25,000 |
| Oxfam-America | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Wellington Management Foundation | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $25,000 |
| Brunswick School | Greenwich, CT | $25,000 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Metrowest | Natick, MA | $25,000 |
| Hale Education | Westwood, MA | $25,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | Dorchester, MA | $25,000 |
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