Oedipus Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-6999201

Foundation Overview

Based in Dover, MA, Oedipus Foundation has awarded 243 grants totaling $286,176 to organizations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and 9 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $42 to $12,276, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$286,176
Total Assets
$210,423
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
23
Median Grant
$1,000
% Median Grant Growth
+381% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 9%

2 of 23 recipients (9%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

69% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 10 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Dover (25%), Boston (23%), Jamaica Plain (13%).

Funding Trajectory
+648%

Strong 648% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Oedipus Foundation'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
Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston Inc $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Asian Task Force $1,223 Lowell, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Bellforge Arts Center $1,041 Medfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2024
Claddagh Fund $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Community Servings $12,240 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Dover Neighbors Fund $100 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Jenna's Promise $104 Johnson, VT, US Unrestricted 2024
Multiple Sclerosis $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Sam & Dewrah Foundation $325 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2024
Stop Handgun Violence $1,041 Beverly, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Various Charities $2,104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,041 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2024
With A Little Help From My Friends $129 Santa Ysabel, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Wmbr $208 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Chanel Foundation $1,000 New York City, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Conservation Law Foundation $1,041 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2024
Globalgiving $1,041 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston Inc $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Asian Task Force $1,041 Lowell, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Bellforge Arts Center $1,041 Medfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Broadcasters Foundation $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Cambridge Center For Adult Education $104 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Caring Bridge $104 Bloomington, MN, US Unrestricted 2023
Claddagh Fund $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Community Servings $12,276 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Conservation Law Foundation $1,041 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Neighbors Fund $100 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Electric Literature $1,041 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Foundation For Independent Artists Inc $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Jenna's Promise $104 Johnson, VT, US Unrestricted 2023
Les Dames D'escoffier $1,600 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Mars Willams Cancer $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Multiple Sclerosis $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Sam & Dewrah Foundation $325 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Squash Busters $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Stop Handgun Violence $1,041 Beverly, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Trinity Boston Connects $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Various Charities $3,336 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,505 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2023
With A Little Help From My Friends $129 Santa Ysabel, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wmbr $1,040 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston Inc $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Asian Task Force $1,041 Lowell, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Bellforge Arts Center $1,041 Medfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Broadcasters Foundation $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Cambridge Center For Adult Education $104 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Caring Bridge $104 Bloomington, MN, US Unrestricted 2023
Claddagh Fund $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Community Servings $12,276 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Conservation Law Foundation $1,041 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Neighbors Fund $100 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Electric Literature $1,041 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Foundation For Independent Artists Inc $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Jenna's Promise $104 Johnson, VT, US Unrestricted 2023
Les Dames D'escoffier $1,600 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Mars Willams Cancer $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Multiple Sclerosis $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Sam & Dewrah Foundation $325 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Squash Busters $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Stop Handgun Violence $1,041 Beverly, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Trinity Boston Connects $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Various Charities $3,336 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,505 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2023
With A Little Help From My Friends $129 Santa Ysabel, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wmbr $1,040 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston Inc $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Asian Task Force $1,041 Lowell, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Bellforge Arts Center $1,041 Medfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Broadcasters Foundation $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Cambridge Center For Adult Education $104 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Caring Bridge $104 Bloomington, MN, US Unrestricted 2023
Claddagh Fund $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Community Servings $12,276 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Conservation Law Foundation $1,041 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Neighbors Fund $100 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Electric Literature $1,041 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Foundation For Independent Artists Inc $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Jenna's Promise $104 Johnson, VT, US Unrestricted 2023
Les Dames D'escoffier $1,600 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Mars Willams Cancer $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Multiple Sclerosis $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Sam & Dewrah Foundation $325 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Squash Busters $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Stop Handgun Violence $1,041 Beverly, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Trinity Boston Connects $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Various Charities $3,336 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,505 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2023
With A Little Help From My Friends $129 Santa Ysabel, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wmbr $1,040 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston Inc $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Asian Task Force $1,041 Lowell, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Bellforge Arts Center $1,041 Medfield, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Broadcasters Foundation $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Cambridge Center For Adult Education $104 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Caring Bridge $104 Bloomington, MN, US Unrestricted 2023
Claddagh Fund $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Community Servings $12,276 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Conservation Law Foundation $1,041 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Dover Neighbors Fund $100 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Electric Literature $1,041 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Foundation For Independent Artists Inc $104 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Jenna's Promise $104 Johnson, VT, US Unrestricted 2023
Les Dames D'escoffier $1,600 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Mars Willams Cancer $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Multiple Sclerosis $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Sam & Dewrah Foundation $325 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2023
Squash Busters $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Stop Handgun Violence $1,041 Beverly, MA, US Unrestricted Unrestricted 2023
Trinity Boston Connects $104 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Various Charities $3,336 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,505 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2023
With A Little Help From My Friends $129 Santa Ysabel, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Wmbr $1,040 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2023
Community Servings $10,630 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Conservation Law Foundation $1,030 Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Stop Handgun Violence $1,000 Beverly, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Friends Of Boston's Homeless $76 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Wmbr $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Walk Ms $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Various Charities $2,147 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,041 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2022
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Eddie's Saloon Animation $104 Arlington, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Brain Arts Organization $480 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Stand Up To Cancer $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Boston Sea Rovers Inc $42 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Sam & Devorah Foundation $104 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
2500 Rolls Of Film - Gofundme $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Greyson Leblanc Fund- Gofundme $504 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Community Servings $10,630 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Conservation Law Foundation $1,030 Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Stop Handgun Violence $1,000 Beverly, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Friends Of Boston's Homeless $76 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Wmbr $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Walk Ms $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Various Charities $2,147 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,041 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2022
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Eddie's Saloon Animation $104 Arlington, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Brain Arts Organization $480 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Stand Up To Cancer $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Boston Sea Rovers Inc $42 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Sam & Devorah Foundation $104 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
2500 Rolls Of Film - Gofundme $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Greyson Leblanc Fund- Gofundme $504 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Community Servings $10,630 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Conservation Law Foundation $1,030 Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Stop Handgun Violence $1,000 Beverly, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Friends Of Boston's Homeless $76 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Pan Mass Challenge $208 Needham, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Wmbr $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,041 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Walk Ms $104 Waltham, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Various Charities $2,147 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,041 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2022
Bustin' Barriers $1,041 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Eddie's Saloon Animation $104 Arlington, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Zumix $104 East Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Friends Of Dover Library $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Brain Arts Organization $480 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Stand Up To Cancer $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Boston Sea Rovers Inc $42 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Dover Historical Society $104 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2022
Non-event $1,041 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2022
Sam & Devorah Foundation $104 Chatham, NJ, US Unrestricted 2022
2500 Rolls Of Film - Gofundme $104 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Greyson Leblanc Fund- Gofundme $504 Redwood City, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Community Servings $5,675 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Conservation Law Foundation $1,030 Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestrictedunrestricted 2021
Stop Handgun Violence $1,000 Beverly, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2021
Girls Rock Campaign Boston $712 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Help Hope Live $504 Radnor, PA, US Unrestricted 2021
Wmbr $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Interim House $1,041 Boston, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Various Charities $5,014 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,000 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2021
Bustin' Barriers $1,000 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2021
New England Musicians Relief Fund $1,000 Arlington, MA, US Unrestricted 2021
Health Access Sumbawa $104 Nobleboro, ME, US Unrestricted 2021
Community Servings $6,600 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
Conservation Law Foundation $1,000 Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestrictedunrestricted 2020
Stop Handgun Violence $1,000 Beverly, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2020
Wmbr $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,000 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
Various Charities $8,389 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2020
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,082 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2020
Bustin' Barriers $985 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2020
Community Servings $5,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2018
Conservation Law Foundation $1,000 Boston, MA, US Unrestrictedunrestricted 2018
Community Servings $10,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2017
Mobius $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2017
Dover Land Conservation Trust $500 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2017
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary $1,000 Ramah, NM, US Unrestricted 2017
Community Servings $1,040 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Unrestricted 2016
Mobius $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Unrestricted 2016
Dover Land Conservation Trust $1,500 Dover, MA, US Unrestricted 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 04-6999201
Website http://www.oedipus1.com
Address PO BOX 373 Dover, MA 02030-0373

Key People (1)

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Trustee Edward Hyson

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.