Summer Star Foundation For Nature Art | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 04-3504566
Foundation Overview
Based in Boston, MA, Summer Star Foundation For Nature Art has awarded 138 grants totaling $1,535,811 to organizations in Indiana, Massachusetts and 4 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $50 to $89,987, with a median award of $3,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 13 recipients (23%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
59% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in North Grafton (16%), Boston (16%), Lowell (13%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 67% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (48%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Summer Star Foundation For Nature Art's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Chinese Alliance Church (Gbcca) | $3,125 | West Newton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Lucile Packand Foundation For Children's Health | $3,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| New England Chinese Youth Summer Camp (Necysc) | $1,320 | West Newton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Robinson Middle School | $42,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Rockport Art Assn And Museum | $3,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Rockport Music | $3,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Sierra Club | $75 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Student Conservation Association | $500 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $50 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $22,500 | North Grafton, MA, US | Cummings School Of Vet Med | 2024 |
| Trustess Of Reservations | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | $3,000 | Falmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Bedford Charter Services | $744 | Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Boylston Police Union | $100 | Boylston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| City Of Bloomington | $6,622 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2023 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2023 |
| Gbcca | $2,500 | West Newton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $78,148 | Bloomington, IN, US | Research Assistant Grant | 2023 |
| Land's Sake Farm | $825 | Weston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, Foreign, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Rockport Art Assn And Museum | $3,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Seniorcare | $500 | Gloucester, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sierra Club | $150 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sierra Club | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Student Conservation Association | $500 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $500 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $13,500 | North Grafton, MA, US | Cummings School Of Vet Med | 2023 |
| Trustess Of Reservations | $140 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Umass Lowell | $5,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Age Friendly Scholars | 2023 |
| Bedford Charter Services | $1,140 | Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,328 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2022 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $50,017 | Bloomington, IN, US | Research Assistant Grant | 2022 |
| Land's Sake Farm | $1,250 | Weston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, Foreign, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2022 |
| Rockport Art Assn And Museum | $3,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sierra Club | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Student Conservation Association | $1,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $800 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $13,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Cummings School Of Vet Med | 2022 |
| Trustess Of Reservations | $125 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Umass Lowell | $25,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Age Friendly Scholars | 2022 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | $3,000 | Falmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Bedford Charter Services | $1,140 | Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,328 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2022 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $50,017 | Bloomington, IN, US | Research Assistant Grant | 2022 |
| Land's Sake Farm | $1,250 | Weston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, Foreign, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2022 |
| Rockport Art Assn And Museum | $3,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sierra Club | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Student Conservation Association | $1,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $800 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $13,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Cummings School Of Vet Med | 2022 |
| Trustess Of Reservations | $125 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Umass Lowell | $25,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Age Friendly Scholars | 2022 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | $3,000 | Falmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Bedford Charter Services | $1,140 | Bedford, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,328 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2022 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $50,017 | Bloomington, IN, US | Research Assistant Grant | 2022 |
| Land's Sake Farm | $1,250 | Weston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, Foreign, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2022 |
| Rockport Art Assn And Museum | $3,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sierra Club | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Student Conservation Association | $1,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $800 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $13,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Cummings School Of Vet Med | 2022 |
| Trustess Of Reservations | $125 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Umass Lowell | $25,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Age Friendly Scholars | 2022 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | $3,000 | Falmouth, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Parks And Recreation | 2021 |
| City Of Bloomington | $2,231 | Bloomington, IN, US | Griffy Lake Nature Day | 2021 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $47,097 | Bloomington, IN, US | Research Assistant Grant | 2021 |
| Mass Audubon | $150 | Lincoln, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $4,000 | Taipei, N/A, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2021 |
| Rockport Art Assn And Museum | $500 | Rockport, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $500 | Sudbury, MA, US | Protect Horse Meadows Knoll | 2021 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $6,500 | North Grafton, MA, US | Summer Student Loon Field Research | 2021 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $67,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Shalin Liu Fellowship | 2021 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Nature Day | 2020 |
| City Of Bloomington | $4,239 | Bloomington, IN, US | Griffy Lake Nature Day | 2020 |
| Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Wildlife | $100 | Westborough, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Assn | $2,100 | West Newton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Mongabay | $500 | Menlo Park, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, N/A, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2020 |
| Robinson Middle School | $42,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Yellowstone Trip | 2020 |
| Sierra Club | $100 | San Francisco, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The Society Of Wilderness | $18,000 | Taipei City, N/A, TW | Education | 2020 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $6,500 | North Grafton, MA, US | Research Grant | 2020 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $67,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Shalin Liu Fellowship | 2020 |
| Bloomington Griffy Lake Nature Day | $4,967 | Bloomington, IN, US | Nature Day | 2018 |
| Bloomington Parks And Recreation | $4,860 | Bloomington, IN, US | Benneker Nature Program | 2018 |
| Cummings School Of Vet Medicine At Tufts University | $6,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Summer Research | 2018 |
| Girl Scouts Of Central And Western Ma | $200 | Worcester, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Assn | $2,100 | West Newton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Ifkids Theatre Company | $15,000 | Taipei, N/A, TW | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $45,874 | Bloomington, IN, US | Fairview Elementary School String Project | 2018 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $81,762 | Bloomington, IN, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| National Pingtung University Of Science And Technology | $15,000 | Pingtung, N/A, TW | Pingtung Rescue Center For Endangered Wildlife Animals | 2018 |
| National Pingtung University Of Science And Technology | $15,000 | Pingtung, N/A, TW | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, N/A, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2018 |
| New England Chinese Youth Summer Camp | $4,658 | Weston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Robinson Middle School | $42,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Yellowstone Expedition | 2018 |
| Rockport Music | $11,500 | Rockport, MA, US | Education Education | 2018 |
| Snowy Owl Project - Ma Audubon | $200 | Lincoln, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $12,320 | Sudbury, MA, US | Protect Horse Meadows Knoll | 2018 |
| The Links Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| The Society Of Wilderness | $20,235 | Taipei City, N/A, TW | Education | 2018 |
| The Stoked Mentoring Inc | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Trustees Of Tufts College | $9,250 | North Grafton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Bloomington Parks And Recreation | $9,328 | Bloomington, IN, US | Benneker Nature Program | 2017 |
| Land's Sake Necysc Summer Camp | $2,890 | Weston, MA, US | New England Chinese Youth Summer Camp | 2017 |
| Lowell Public Schools | $42,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Henry J. Robinson School | 2017 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, N/A, TW | Scholarship Fund | 2017 |
| Rockport Music | $10,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Education Fund For Bohemian Quartet Musiceducation Fund For Bohemian Quartet Music | 2017 |
| Roger Williams College | $2,760 | Bristol, RI, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $3,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| The Society Of Wilderness | $18,460 | Taipei City, N/A, TW | Camp Sponsorship | 2017 |
| The Stoked Mentoring Inc | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Tufts Univ Cummings School Of Veterinary Medicine | $6,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | N.e. Summer Research Internship | 2017 |
| U Mass Lowell | $5,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Nursing Scholarship | 2017 |
| Usgbc Massachusetts Chapter | $500 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Bloomington Griffy Lake Nature Day | $4,484 | Bloomington, IN, US | Nature Day | 2016 |
| Bloomington Parks And Recreation | $4,340 | Bloomington, IN, US | Benneker Nature Program | 2016 |
| Indiana University Foundation | $89,987 | Bloomington, IN, US | Jacobs School Of Music | 2016 |
| Land's Sake Necysc Summer Camp | $1,570 | Weston, MA, US | New England Chinese Youth Summer Camp | 2016 |
| National Pingtung University Of Science And Technology | $30,000 | Pingtung, TAIWAN, TW | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| National Taipei University Of Nursing And Health | $2,000 | Taipei, TAIWAN, TW | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Robinson Middle School | $42,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Rockport Music | $10,000 | Rockport, MA, US | Education Fund | 2016 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | $2,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| The Society Of Wilderness | $28,750 | Taipei City, TAIWAN, TW | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| The Stoked Mentoring Inc | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Trustees Of Tufts Vet School Wildlife Clinic | $15,000 | North Grafton, MA, US | Wildlife Clinic | 2016 |
| U Mass Lowell | $5,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Nursing Scholarship | 2016 |
| Usgbc Massachusetts Chapter | $500 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
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| EIN | 04-3504566 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | ONE LIBERTY SQ 13FL Boston, MA 02109-0000 |
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| Director, Pres - As Needed | Shalin Liu |
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