Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a grant writer should not expect to approach it cold.
- Its recorded giving spans a broad mix of causes, including universities, hospitals, schools, museums and heritage bodies, conservation and environmental groups, public broadcasters, libraries and community-service and advocacy organisations, with grants recorded as unrestricted rather than tied to a named project.
- Typical grants run from $2,500 to $165,000, covering about 8 in 10 of its 146 grants, with a median grant of $10,000, so a modest request is realistic, even though the largest grant recorded was about $3,000,000.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
- With 79% of grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the previous two filings, this looks like a relationship-led funder that favours repeat recipients, and since it does not accept unsolicited requests, organisations without an existing connection should not plan to apply directly.
Overview
Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation is a US private foundation based in Concord, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across its recorded grants, the foundation makes unrestricted contributions to a broad mix of charitable organisations. Recipients include a university, hospitals, schools, museums and heritage bodies, conservation and environmental organisations, public broadcasters, libraries, community-service organisations and advocacy groups. Grants are recorded as unrestricted rather than tied to a named project or expenditure, and the examples span organisations based mainly in Massachusetts as well as recipients elsewhere. The filings do not state a field of giving, applicant eligibility criteria or a geographic limit; the recipient mix describes its recorded giving rather than a published funding policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 146 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $14,515 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mit · Unrestricted contribution$3,012,5002024 tax year
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear · Unrestricted contribution$1,260,0002024 tax year
- Harwich Conservation Trust · Unrestricted contribution$210,0002024 tax year
- WGBH · Unrestricted contribution$205,0002024 tax year
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Unrestricted contribution$200,0002024 tax year
- Boston Children's Hospital · Unrestricted contribution$200,0002024 tax year
- Mass Audubon · Unrestricted contribution$130,0002024 tax year
- Save Our Heritage · Unrestricted contribution$130,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susan W Winter — Trustee
- Neil And Anna Rasmussen — Trustees
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,692,750 | $813,060 | $61,519,406 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,309,920 | $5,967,499 | $58,933,119 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,579,234 | $6,249,353 | $60,228,985 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
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Contact
- Concord, MA