Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 82-5201485Education

Who funds Upward Project?

5 private foundations gave Upward Project in Dorchestr Ctr, MA $135,500 across 7 grants, in tax years 2023 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2023 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

7 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family FoundationWellesley, MA 2025

    General purposes of the organization

    $20,000
  2. MFS Investment Management Foundation IncBoston, MA 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,500
  3. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    Operating support

    $40,000
  4. MFS Investment Management Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Internship and Career Development Program

    $5,500
  6. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    Operating support

    $40,000
  7. Trefler FoundationNewton, MA 2023

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $7,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Massachusetts and are not among Upward Project’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 6,039 grants Preselected only $1,003,003 to similar organizations
  2. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 3,062 grants Accepts applications $43,637,540 to similar organizations
  3. Eastern Bank FoundationWakefield, MA 596 grants Accepts applications $5,079,741 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1,526 grants Accepts applications $9,337,656 to similar organizations
  5. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 480 grants Preselected only $775,687 to similar organizations
  6. American Tower Corporation Foundation IncBoston, MA 235 grants Preselected only $606,759 to similar organizations
  7. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 708 grants Preselected only $899,404 to similar organizations
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 290 grants Accepts applications $719,908 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-5201485 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.