Broad Reach Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Broad Reach Foundation gives priority to Maine, so work based there is the clearest fit, and its programmes also cover healthy ecosystems, community resilience, climate action, beaver conservation and theatre arts.
- About 8 in 10 of its 26 grants to organisations fall between $250,000 and $6,500,000, with a median of $950,000, so a request well below that range would sit outside its typical grants.
- Most applications are by invitation through its online portal, and 90% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so building contact with the foundation first is likely to matter more than a cold approach.
- Do not apply for capital or endowment campaigns, scholarships, religious activities, grants to individuals, lobbying or electioneering, and 501c4 organisations and PACs are excluded, while eligible applicants include public charities, fiscally sponsored charitable projects, public and tribal entities, municipalities and certain charitable foreign organisations.
Overview
Broad Reach Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Broad Reach Foundation describes its mission as fostering healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being. It seeks to nurture new ideas, champion underrepresented viewpoints and advance innovative approaches to sustainable change. Its programme areas include eliminating chemicals and pollution, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, supporting thriving beaver populations, improving quality of life and climate resilience in Maine, supporting policies that help communities feed and care for themselves, broadening debate about America's role in the world, and supporting ambitious new work for the stage and its writers. It provides general operating, project and programme support. Eligible recipients include public charities, fiscally sponsored charitable projects, public and tribal entities, municipalities and certain charitable foreign organisations. Most grant applications are by invitation through its online portal.
Themes
- Healthy ecosystems
- Coexistence
- Community resilience
- Human well-being
- Climate action
- Beaver conservation
- Theatre arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: Maine.
What They Don't Fund
- Capital or endowment campaigns
- For-profit commercial ventures or product development
- Scholarships
- Religious activities
- Sponsorship for events primarily focused on fundraising
- 501c4 organizations or Political Action Committees (PACs)
- Grants to individuals
- Electioneering, including campaigns for candidates for public office, electoral campaigns or any activities designed to directly support a candidate for public office
- Direct or Grassroots lobbying
How to apply
Most grant applications are by invitation through the online portal; invited organisations submit through that application system.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% 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 26 grants to organisations were $950,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Maine programme seeks forward-thinking solutions to social and environmental challenges.
- The Maine programme emphasises support for Native American tribes in ways envisioned and defined by their communities.
- The climate programme favours ambitious, creative efforts to persuade institutions and other actors to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Broad Reach Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 100% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $875k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Maine Community Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$7,600,0002024 tax year
- Maine Community Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$6,500,0002024 tax year
- Fidelity Charitable · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$2,500,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$2,200,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$1,700,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience and human well-being.$1,700,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Erin H Kahn — Executive Director
- Adam Richards — Secretary
- Peter Richards — Treasurer
- Carol Richards — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $21,007,700 | $18,300,000 | $182,108,611 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,211,475 | $8,470,000 | $221,229,219 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $34,956,723 | $31,450,000 | $263,494,120 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- Boston, MA
- broadreachfdn.org