Private foundation · EIN 87-0757900 · Westwood, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Rands Foundation's grants went
It reported $1.14M in grants paid across 38 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 84.6% of those dollars to 35 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $960K 35 lines
- No confident match $175K 3
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 38 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut College C/O Controller's Office New London, CT · EIN 06-0646587 | $100,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Beacon Academy Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | General Operating Support | Unmatched Help match |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Lawrence, MA · EIN 04-3585445 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Ceres Boston, MA · EIN 22-3053747 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Known alias 1.00 |
| Esperanza Academy Lawrence, MA · EIN 73-1722348 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Lincoln, MA · EIN 04-2104702 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Worcester, MA · EIN 03-0385377 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same city 1.00 |
| The Trustees of Reservations Boston, MA · EIN 04-2105780 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1740011 | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Second Nature Inc (aka Nature Conservancy) Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | General Operating Support | Unmatched Help match |
| Round the Bend Farm S Dartmouth, MA · EIN 47-3505492 | $35,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Project Citizenship Boston, MA · EIN 37-1769643 | $30,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Brunswick School Greenwich, CT · EIN 06-0646562 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Catie's Closet Dracut, MA · EIN 27-2531953 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Foundation for Metrowest Natick, MA · EIN 04-3266789 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corp Dorchester, MA · EIN 26-3068254 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford New Bedford, MA · EIN 04-3501206 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Oxfam-America Boston, MA · EIN 23-7069110 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring Boston, MA · EIN 04-3575764 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Wellington Management Foundation Boston, MA · EIN 04-6700836 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Known alias 1.00 |
| First Parish in Needham Needham, MA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | General Operating Support | Unmatched Help match |
| Spark the Wave Washington, DC · EIN 58-2682680 | $20,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $20,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Boston Debate League Roxbury Xing, MA · EIN 59-3789722 | $15,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| The Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY · EIN 13-3669731 | $15,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 1.00 |
| Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · EIN 04-2103545 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same street 0.79 |
| Dedham Country Day School Dedham, MA · EIN 04-2106704 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| The Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism Newton, MA · EIN 04-3543134 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Exact name 1.00 |
| Hebrew College Newton, MA · EIN 04-2104300 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund Cambridge, MA · EIN 71-1000061 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same city 1.00 |
| Vietnam Health Improvement Project Denver, CO · EIN 75-3137938 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Westwood Community Chest Westwood, MA · EIN 20-0542258 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Zack Heger Foundation Norwell, MA · EIN 56-2656657 | $10,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Global Spokes Atlanta, GA · EIN 85-0492047 | $7,500 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Hope New London, CT · EIN 06-1269812 | $7,500 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 |
| Amazing Life Games Preschool Washington, DC · EIN 52-1008522 | $5,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 0.77 |
Foundations that fund the same organizations
- Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
30 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
16 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
13 recipients in common - Eastern Bank Foundation Lynn, MA
12 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
10 recipients in common - Fidelity Foundation Boston, MA
9 recipients in common - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
9 recipients in common - Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) Woburn, MA
8 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.