Transition House
Cambridge, MA
$116.4KTax year 2025
Housing and shelter grants
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Franklin Square House Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 04-2103780 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Robert E Goldstein
- Phone
- (617) 312-3400
- Deadlines
- Yes, submission deadlines are set for each annual grant cycle.
- Application materials
- Potential grantees are required to contact the executive director and go through an initial screening process via telephone to determine if the organization is within the parameters of the foundation's mission and appropriate for funding. The application is available on the foundation's website. Grant submissions are submitted via mail to the foundation's po box and electronically, in advance of the deadline. The executive director then reviews the applications for completeness, writes a summary and distributes a list of all submissions and the amount of all grant requests to the board of directors. Site visits are conducted by board members. The following items are required as part of the application process: a completed standard application form, IRS determination letter, 1st page of form 990, most recently audited financial statements, project budget, list of other funding sources, organization budget and project timeline.
- Restrictions
- Must be housing related and in support of the foundation's mission. The franklin square house foundation, inc. Is committed to the belief that all women and families deserve access to high quality housing, shelter and supportive services required to live productive and successful lives. To this end, the foundation supports the creation and upkeep of affordable housing and affordable childcare with essential services, thereby preserving the founding principles of the franklin square house apartments.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ROBERT E GOLDSTEIN
- Address
- PO BOX 78037 BELMONT, MA, 02478
- Phone
- 6173123400
- Deadlines
- YES, SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE SET FOR EACH ANNUAL GRANT CYCLE.
- Application materials
- POTENTIAL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GO THROUGH AN INITIAL SCREENING PROCESS VIA TELEPHONE TO DETERMINE IF THE ORGANIZATION IS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION AND APPROPRIATE FOR FUNDING. THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. GRANT SUBMISSIONS ARE SUBMITTED VIA MAIL TO THE FOUNDATION'S PO BOX AND ELECTRONICALLY, IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS FOR COMPLETENESS, WRITES A SUMMARY AND DISTRIBUTES A LIST OF ALL SUBMISSIONS AND THE AMOUNT OF ALL GRANT REQUESTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SITE VISITS ARE CONDUCTED BY BOARD MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS: A COMPLETED STANDARD APPLICATION FORM, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, 1ST PAGE OF FORM 990, MOST RECENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROJECT BUDGET, LIST OF OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, ORGANIZATION BUDGET AND PROJECT TIMELINE.
- Restrictions
- MUST BE HOUSING RELATED AND IN SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. THE FRANKLIN SQUARE HOUSE FOUNDATION, INC. IS COMMITTED TO THE BELIEF THAT ALL WOMEN AND FAMILIES DESERVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HOUSING, SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES REQUIRED TO LIVE PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL LIVES. TO THIS END, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION AND UPKEEP OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES, THEREBY PRESERVING THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THE FRANKLIN SQUARE HOUSE APARTMENTS.
Reported organization name: FRANKLIN SQUARE HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 27 | $1.1M |
Where Franklin Square House Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Nurtury
Roxbury, MA
$100KTax year 2024
Childcare grants
People Incorporated
Fall River, MA
$86.6KTax year 2025
Childcare grant
Emmaus
Haverhill, MA
$81.1KTax year 2024
Housing and shelter grants
Northstar Learning Centers Inc
New Bedford, MA
$77.4KTax year 2025
Childcare grant
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (52 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Franklin Square House Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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