The Bigbird Fund
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 45-4072533 · reported 2023–2025
61grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington Theatre Company INC | Boston, MA | $625,000 |
| The Base | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 |
| Huntington Theatre Company INC | Boston, MA | $40,000 |
| Huntington Theatre Company INC | Boston, MA | $34,000 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | Chelsea, MA | $28,060 |
| Arbor Brothers INC | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | Chelsea, MA | $25,000 |
| The Odyssey School | Timonium, MD | $25,000 |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Newport, RI | $15,000 |
| Institute OF Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | Chelsea, MA | $15,000 |
| Womens Foundation OF Boston | Boston, MA | $13,400 |
| Institute OF Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $13,000 |
| Massart - Massachusetts College OF Art and Design Foundation INC | Boston, MA | $11,750 |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | $10,000 |
| Massart - Massachusetts College OF Art and Design Foundation INC | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | $10,000 |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen INC | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | $10,000 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Newport, RI | $10,000 |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | $10,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INC | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Seal Legacy Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| Site Santa FE | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Womens Foundation OF Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| President and Fellows OF Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $8,400 |
| Nativity Preparatory School OF Boston | Boston, MA | $7,500 |
| Nativity Preparatory School OF Boston | Boston, MA | $7,500 |
| Norman Bird Sanctuary | Middletown, RI | $5,000 |
| Soccer Unity Project | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| The Camphill School | Glenmoore, PA | $5,000 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $5,000 |
| Iamholdenon INC (dba Hope Givers) | Lagrange, GA | $5,000 |
| The Camphill School | Glenmoore, PA | $5,000 |
| Womens Foundation OF Boston | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Boston Art Review | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Friends OF Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Healthy Waltham | Waltham, MA | $5,000 |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | $4,750 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | $3,875 |
| The Norman Bird Sanctuary | Middletown, RI | $3,000 |
| Hms Medscience | Boston, MA | $2,650 |
| Institute OF Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INC | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | $2,500 |
| York Land Trust | York, ME | $2,500 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,330 |
| Friends OF the High Line | New York, NY | $2,250 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $1,500 |
| Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund | Norton, MA | $1,001 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Gaining Ground | Concord, MA | $1,000 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Root North Shore INC | Salem, MA | $1,000 |
| The Philanthropy Connection INC | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 |
| United South End Settlements | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| The Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
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