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Grant recipient EIN 83-2950864Food and agriculture

Who funds Roots Rising Inc?

26 private foundations gave Roots Rising Inc in Pittsfield, MA $1.3 million across 74 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

74 grants

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

  1. Gilson Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2025

    Charitable donation

    $30,500
  2. Agnes M Lindsay TrustChelmsford, MA 2025

    Food pantry/food bank

    $5,000
  3. Lee Bank Foundation IncLee, MA 2025

    Exempt purpose

    $5,000
  4. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2025

    General support

    $3,000
  5. Price Chopper's Golub FoundationSchenectady, NY 2025

    General support/capital campaign

    $1,000
  6. Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick TrustStockbridge, MA 2024

    New farm and education center grant

    $100,000
  7. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2024

    Matching challenge grant

    $100,000
  8. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2024

    Roots rising program

    $75,000
  9. The Feigenbaum Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2024

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  10. Amelia Peabody FoundationTopsfield, MA 2024

    Roots Rising General and Capital Support

    $35,000
  11. Gilson Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2024

    Charitable donation

    $25,500
  12. The Feigenbaum Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2024

    Youth Crews & Pittsfield Farmers Market

    $25,000
  13. The Ruettgers Family Charit FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  14. JD Finish Line Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Louder Than Words

    $10,000
  15. Agnes M Lindsay TrustChelmsford, MA 2024

    Food pantry/food bank

    $5,000
  16. Wild Geese Foundation IncHull, MA 2024

    General purpose

    $5,000
  17. Earth Rising FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  18. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2024

    General support

    $4,000
  19. Berkshire Bank Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2024

    Roots rising youth crews

    $2,500
  20. Alku Foundation IncAndover, MA 2024

    General operating grant

    $2,500
  21. Schwartz Charitable FoundationWorcester, MA 2024

    Further tax exemptpurpose

    $2,000
  22. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Messinger Family Foundation IncStockbridge, MA 2024

    General charitable or educational purposes

    $1,000
  24. Price Chopper's Golub FoundationSchenectady, NY 2024

    General support/capital campaign

    $1,000
  25. Henry P Kendall FoundationMarion, MA 2024

    Unrestricted operating support

    $500
  26. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2023

    Roots rising program

    $125,000
  27. Amelia Peabody FoundationTopsfield, MA 2023

    Roots Rising Operations Support

    $30,000
  28. The Feigenbaum Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2023

    Youth Crews & Pittsfield Farmers Market

    $25,000
  29. Gilson Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2023

    Charitable donation

    $15,500
  30. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Lee Bank Foundation IncLee, MA 2023

    Exempt purpose

    $5,000
  32. Price Chopper's Golub FoundationSchenectady, NY 2023

    General support/capital campaign

    $2,500
  33. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  34. Messinger Family Foundation IncStockbridge, MA 2023

    General charitable or educational purposes

    $1,000
  35. Jodi and Paul Tartell Family Foundation IncGolden Beach, FL 2023

    To enable the organization to perform its charitable function

    $1,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $48
  37. The Feigenbaum Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2022

    Youth Crews & Pittsfield Farmers Market

    $25,000
  38. Amelia Peabody FoundationTopsfield, MA 2022

    Operations

    $25,000
  39. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2022

    Roots rising program

    $25,000
  40. Donald C McGraw Foundation IncDelray Beach, FL 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  41. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2022

    Roots rising's youth crews

    $20,000
  42. Gilson Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2022

    Charitable donation

    $15,500
  43. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2022

    General purpose fund

    $4,000
  44. Berkshire Bank Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2022

    Roots risings youth crews

    $2,500
  45. Deupree Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  46. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  47. Messinger Family Foundation IncStockbridge, MA 2022

    General charitable or educational purposes

    $1,000
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $74
  49. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2021

    Roots rising program

    $125,000
  50. Josephine and Louise Crane FoundationFalmouth, MA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  51. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2021

    Re-launching our youth crews and planning an urban youth farm

    $20,000
  52. The Feigenbaum Foundation IncPittsfield, MA 2021

    Youth Crews & Pittsfield Farmers Market

    $10,000
  53. Donald C McGraw Foundation IncDelray Beach, FL 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  54. Lee Bank Foundation IncLee, MA 2021

    Exempt purpose

    $10,000
  55. Lee Bank Foundation IncLee, MA 2021

    Exempt purpose

    $10,000
  56. Jodi and Paul Tartell Family Foundation IncGolden Beach, FL 2021

    To enable the organization to perform its charitable function

    $5,192
  57. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2021

    General purpose fund

    $3,000
  58. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  59. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $55
  60. Gilson Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2020

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  61. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2020

    Roots rising program

    $25,000
  62. Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick TrustStockbridge, MA 2020

    Covid-19 emergency relief grant

    $20,000
  63. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2020

    Increase the scale and impact of our youth development and food access work

    $20,000
  64. Josephine and Louise Crane FoundationFalmouth, MA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  65. Malley Family FoundationSouthfield, MA 2020

    general

    $5,000
  66. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2020

    General purpose fund

    $3,000
  67. Schwartz Charitable FoundationWorcester, MA 2020

    To support exempt purposes

    $1,500
  68. Messinger Family Foundation IncStockbridge, MA 2020

    General charitable or educational purposes

    $1,000
  69. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $56
  70. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2019

    Roots rising program

    $20,000
  71. Gilson Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2019

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  72. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2019

    General purpose fund

    $3,000
  73. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2018

    Roots rising program

    $15,000
  74. The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncBridgeport, CT 2018

    General purpose fund

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Pittsfield, MA and are not among Roots Rising Inc’s funders above.

  1. Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation IncWilmington, DE 1 grant Accepts applications $75,000 to similar organizations
  2. Wintman Family Charitable Trust BPittsfield, MA 4 grants Preselected only $8,000 to similar organizations
  3. Massachusetts Bankers Association Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 1 grant Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations
  4. Marguerite Jossel Charitable FoundationHaydenville, MA 1 grant Accepts applications $5,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Soul Support Foundation IncSarasota, FL 1 grant Accepts applications $1,700 to similar organizations
  6. KMD FoundationBoca Raton, FL 1 grant Preselected only $1,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-2950864 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.