M S Worthington Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 05-0632497
Foundation Overview
Based in Boston, MA, M S Worthington Foundation has awarded 114 grants totaling $889,097 to organizations in Massachusetts, New Jersey and 9 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $261 to $33,000, with a median award of $6,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 12 recipients (17%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
68% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Nantucket (73%), Woods Hole (9%), Lincoln (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 50% decrease over 7 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 general purposes (44%). 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 M S Worthington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Mitchell Association | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $5,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Raptor Trust | $5,000 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Cattrap Inc | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Nantucket Lighthouse School | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Nantucket Arts Council | $15,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Nantucket Chamber Music Center | $3,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $5,000 | Lincoln, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2023 |
| Relief Association Inc In Nantucket | $3,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Cat Companions | $2,500 | Newtow, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Artists Assn Of Nantucket | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Charitable | 2023 |
| Maria Mitchell Association | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $10,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Nantucket Community Music Center | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Financial Aid For Private Music Instruction For Students. | 2022 |
| Raptor Trust | $6,000 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Cattrap Inc | $7,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| The Bridge School | $20,000 | Hillsborough, CA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Nantucket Arts Council | $25,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Nantucket Disc Golf | $10,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Chimp Haven | $20,000 | Keithville, LA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Mary Walker His Edu Foundation | $20,000 | Chattanooga, TN, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $15,000 | Lincoln, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Wild Bird Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2022 |
| Relief Association Inc In Nantucket | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Live And Let Live Farm Inc | $2,000 | Chitester, NH, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Neads World Class Service Dogs | $2,500 | Princeton, MA, US | Charitable | 2022 |
| Maria Mitchell Association | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $10,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Egan Maritime Institute | $2,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Nantucket Community Music Center | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Financial Aid For Private Music Instruction For Students. | 2021 |
| Raptor Trust | $6,000 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Cattrap Inc | $7,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Pascon | $1,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| World Ocean School | $518 | Boston, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Nantucket Arts Council | $25,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Nantucket Disc Golf | $10,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Nantucket Community Foundation | $1,031 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $15,000 | Lincoln, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Wild Bird Fund | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2021 |
| Relief Association Inc In Nantucket | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Live And Let Live Farm Inc | $2,000 | Chitester, NH, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Neads World Class Service Dogs | $2,500 | Princeton, MA, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| The Chapin School | $500 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Ymca Camp Belknap | $261 | Mirror Lake, NH, US | Charitable | 2021 |
| Maria Mitchell Association | $11,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Foster Parrots Ltd | $2,000 | Hopkinton, RI, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $6,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Egan Maritime Institute | $500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Raptor Trust | $4,500 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Cattrap Inc | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Saci | $33,000 | Firenze, N/A, IT | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Historical Assn | $515 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $4,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Pascon | $500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Dreamland Foundation | $3,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Plimoth Plantation | $2,000 | Plymouth, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Arts Council | $12,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| The Findhorn Foundation | $12,000 | Forres, N/A, UK | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Disc Golf | $5,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Community Foundation | $516 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Mystic Foundation | $500 | Mystic, CT, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Nantucket Chamber Music Center | $9,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Children's Health Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Cape Cod Community College | $4,000 | West Barnstable, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $6,000 | Lincoln, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Wild Bird Fund | $4,000 | New York, NY, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| New York Foundation For The Arts | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2020 |
| Maria Mitchell Association | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $7,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Nantucket Community Music Center | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Financial Aid For Private Music Instruction For Students. | 2018 |
| The Raptor Trust | $5,000 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Cattrap Inc | $4,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| The Bridge School | $10,000 | Hillsborough, CA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Saci | $20,000 | Firenze, N/A, IT | Saci Website Development And Library Needs | 2018 |
| New England Wildlife Center | $5,000 | South Weymouth, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Nantucket Lighthouse School | $12,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Nantucket Historical Assn | $9,500 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2018 |
| Plimoth Plantation | $7,656 | Plymouth, MA, US | Charitable | 2018 |
| Nantucket Arts Council | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| The Findhorn Foundation | $12,000 | Forres, N/A, UK | Contribution | 2018 |
| Maria Mitchell Association | $10,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Foster Parrots Ltd | $5,000 | Hopkinton, RI, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $6,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Nantucket Community Music Center | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Financial Aid For Private Music Instruction For Students. | 2017 |
| The Raptor Trust | $8,000 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Cattrap Inc | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| The Bridge School | $15,000 | Hillsborough, CA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Palliative Supportive Care Of Nantu | $5,000 | Nantucket, N/A, OC | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Saci | $16,500 | Firenze, N/A, IT | Saci Website Development And Library Needs | 2017 |
| Nantucket Lighthouse School | $20,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Nantucket Historical Assn | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2017 |
| Nantucket Dreamland Foundation | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| World Ocean School | $6,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Plimoth Plantation | $7,600 | Plymouth, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Maria Mitchell Association | $6,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Foster Parrots Ltd | $12,000 | Hopkinton, RI, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Woods Hole Ocean Institute | $7,000 | Woods Hole, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Egan Maritime Institute | $5,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Making Re-prints And A Short Film Of "marshall The Sea Dog, A Nantucket Shipwreck Story. | 2016 |
| Nantucket Community Music Center | $6,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Financial Aid For Private Music Instruction For Students. | 2016 |
| The Raptor Trust | $5,000 | Millington, NJ, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Cattrap Inc | $6,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| The Bridge School | $14,000 | Hillsborough, CA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Saci | $15,000 | Firenze, N/A, IT | Saci Website Development And Library Needs | 2016 |
| Nantucket Lighthouse School | $14,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Nantucket Historical Assn | $12,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor For Animals | $12,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Oklahoma Institute For Child Advoca | $5,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
| Pascon | $7,000 | Nantucket, MA, US | Grant In Support Of Organization's Charitable Purpose. | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 05-0632497 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1 ENTERPRISE CIR Nantucket, MA 02554-4327 |
Key People (1)
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| President | Sabrina Elwell |
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