The Devonshire Foundation

• The Devonshire Foundation is based in Boston and funds in New England, with a priority on the Metro Boston area, and it does not fund organisations outside that region, so groups elsewhere should not apply.
• It does not accept unsolicited proposals, so the first step is a short note of one or two paragraphs about your organisation and its potential for growth, after which it will reach out if it is interested.
• It provides multi-year capacity-building funding for work with economically disadvantaged children and young adults, environmental sustainability and justice, and the impact of the nonprofit sector, and it looks for measurable impact on a systemic social issue and a vision for growth.
• About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $2,500 and $210,000, with a median of $25,000 and a largest grant of $300,000, so a request near $25,000 is typical rather than a ceiling.
• The filing shows 95% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so a relationship or a warm introduction is likely to matter more than a cold approach.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Tech Goes Home · 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.
  $290,4712024 tax year
• 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.
  $279,6002024 tax year
• 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.
  $251,0002024 tax year
• 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.
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Friends of the Children Boston · Three-year grant supports increasing fundraising capacity.
  $250,0002024 tax year
• 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
  $249,8432024 tax year
• Science Club for Girls · Three-year grant supports the development, operations, and communications teams to increase fundraising and support operational infrastructure.
  $200,0002024 tax year
• 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
  $200,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.