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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 04-3425998

Singing Field Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Waltham, MA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 37 grants and $274,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending May 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $274,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,645,152
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,858,889
  • Tax year 2021

    $407,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $3,795,212
  • Tax year 2020

    $412,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,778,798
  • Tax year 2019

    $463,966

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,576,351
  • Tax year 2018

    $423,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,826,327
  • Tax year 2017

    $440,500

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $4,117,675

Grants paid in 2023

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Clean Water FundWashington, DC

    General support grant

    $25,000
  2. The Sierra Club FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support grant

    $25,000
  3. Yale School for the EnvironmentNew Haven, CT

    Environmental fellows program 2023

    $24,000
  4. Lebanon Opera HouseLebanon, NH

    General support grant

    $16,000
  5. CommonwealBolinas, CA

    General support grant

    $15,000
  6. Indigenous Environmental Network of Turtle IslandBemidji, MN

    General support grant

    $12,500
  7. As You SowOakland, CA

    Aligning mission & investment education initiative

    $10,000
  8. BargemusicBrooklyn, NY

    General support grant

    $10,000
  9. Confluence PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    General support grant

    $10,000
  10. Environmental Protection NetworkWashington, DC

    General support grant

    $10,000
  11. MspcaangellJamaica Plain, MA

    General support grant

    $10,000
  12. New England Grassroots Environmental FundNewmarket, NH

    General support grant

    $10,000
  13. Yankee Golden Retriever RescueHudson, MA

    General support grant

    $10,000
  14. Community Water CenterVisalia, CA

    General support grant

    $7,500
  15. League of Conservation Voters Educational FundWashington, DC

    General support grant

    $7,500
  16. Movimiento Cosecha Support NetworkEasthampton, MA

    General support grant

    $7,500
  17. Dinosaur Hill Nature PreserveRochester, MI

    General support grant

    $6,000
  18. Environmental Grantmakers AssociationNew York, NY

    General support grant

    $6,000
  19. Mangrove EducationBainbridge Island, WA

    General support grant

    $6,000
  20. Bat Conservation InternationalAustin, TX

    General support grant

    $5,000
  21. Brighter Boston IncChestnut Hill, MA

    General support grant

    $5,000
  22. Earth ShareBethesda, MD

    General support grant

    $5,000
  23. Lakes Region Conservation TrustCenter Harbor, NH

    General support grant

    $5,000
  24. American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-SalamSherman Oaks, CA

    General support grant

    $4,000
  25. Global Greengrants FundBoulder, CO

    General support grant

    $2,500
  26. Virginia OrganizingCharlottesvle, VA

    Health & environmental funders network

    $2,500
  27. Community Dispute Settlement CenterCambridge, MA

    General support grant

    $2,000
  28. International Fund for Animal WelfareYarmouth Port, MA

    General support grant

    $2,000
  29. Island Press - Ctr for Resource EconomicsWashington, DC

    General support grant

    $2,000
  30. Juneau Jazz & ClassicsJuneau, AK

    General support grant

    $2,000
  31. Lake Placid Forum for the Arts & HumanitiesLake Placid, NY

    General support grant

    $2,000
  32. International Child Art FoundationWashington, DC

    General support grant

    $1,500
  33. R Community BikesRochester, NY

    General support grant

    $1,500
  34. Water for South SudanPenfield, NY

    General support grant

    $1,500
  35. Braddock Bay Bird ObservatoryRochester, NY

    General support grant

    $1,000
  36. Center for WildlifeCape Neddick, ME

    General support grant

    $1,000
  37. UndercurrentSausalito, CA

    General support grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment6 grants $56,00043% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $18,50014% of the total
  3. Animals4 grants $14,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $13,50010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $7,5006% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $9,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $62,500
  2. District of Columbia6 grants $48,000
  3. New York7 grants $32,000
  4. New Hampshire3 grants $31,000
  5. Massachusetts4 grants $27,000
  6. Connecticut1 grant $24,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $12,500
  8. New Jersey1 grant $7,500
  9. Michigan1 grant $6,000
  10. Washington1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jonathan A ScottPRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kathryn S ScottDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Janet BushSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Barbara WagnerDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Peter Dunlap-ShohlDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Deborah J ScottDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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