Robert L Corkin Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so organisations not already on its list should not send it an application.
- If you are already in contact with it or have been invited, a modest request fits its record: about 8 in 10 of its 204 grants to organisations fall between $500 and $50,000, half were $7,500 or less, and the largest was about $335,000.
- Its giving is largely repeat giving, with 94% of its grant dollars to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the relationship matters more than a new approach.
- Its grants have mainly gone to Massachusetts and New York recipients, though no geographic focus is stated, and all are described as general support across health, education, arts, food banks, youth and animal-welfare work.
Overview
Robert L Corkin Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sudbury, 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
The filing does not state a funding field or applicant profile. Its grant record shows general support for a broad mix of organisations, including hospitals and health charities, universities and schools, arts and cultural institutions, food banks, youth organisations, religious organisations and animal-welfare groups. Examples in the record range from medical centres and universities to museums, food banks, youth services, faith communities and animal-welfare organisations. Most recorded grants went to Massachusetts recipients, although grants also reached organisations in other states. All grants are described as general support, so the record does not specify project-level priorities or restrictions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and New York.
How to apply
The filing says the foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% 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 204 grants to organisations were $7,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Robert L Corkin Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 59 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boston Children's Hospital · General support$334,6832024 tax year
- Boston University · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Institute of Contemporary Art · General support$105,0002024 tax year
- Zoo New England · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Smart from the Start · General support$60,0002024 tax year
- The National Jewish Center For Learning And Leadership Inc · General support$60,0002024 tax year
- Horace Mann Educational Associates · General support$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lee Manning — Trustee
- Dale F Eck — Trustee
- Thomas O Katz — Trustee
- Marjorie C Kaplan — Trustee
- Steven Corkin — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,200,421 | $1,715,897 | $33,747,901 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,249,462 | $1,786,500 | $40,370,799 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,226,024 | $1,690,246 | $45,250,857 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Sudbury, MA