Grants awarded
Who does The Rands Foundation fund?
The Rands Foundation has awarded $5.9 million across 228 grants to 109 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$5.9M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
109
Grants
228
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$390K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester INC
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| F Foundation for Metrowest | $225K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $215K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$210K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy INC | $190K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Ceres INC
|
$185K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Connecticut College
|
$150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
Project Citizenship INC
|
$145K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Trustees of Reservations
|
$135K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Wildlife Conservation Society
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$135K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Massachusetts Audubon Society INC
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$125K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Brunswick School INC
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford INC
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Caties Closet INC
|
$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Beacon Academy | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wellington Management Foundation | $100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Yale University | $100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Higher Achievement Program INC
|
$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
The Nature Conservancy
|
$100K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Spark the Wave
|
$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $95K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| R Round the Bend Farm | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Trustees of Reservations | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Vietnam Health Improvement Project | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Nature Conservancy | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wildlife Conservation Society | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Ceres INC | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Massachusetts Audubon Society | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Oxfam-America INC
|
$70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
|
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$65K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
|
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Boston Debate League
|
$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Center for Reproductive Rights INC
|
$55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Boston College | $55K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Martin W Richard Charitable
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Bellesini Academy | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Second Nature INC (aka Nature Conservancy) | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Esperanza Academy | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Nativity School of Worcester INC
|
$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| H Helping Hands Monkey Helpers for the Disabled | $45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Social Innovation Forum INC
|
$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
|
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Westwood Community Chest
|
$40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| D Doug Flutie JR Foundation for Autism INC | $35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oxfam-America | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Vietnam Health Improvement Project
|
$35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| Z Zack Heger Foundation INC | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| S Saint Catherine of Siena | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Global Spokes INC | $28K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| I International Rescue Committee | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Occidental College
|
$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W World Resources Institute | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Louis D Brown Peace Institute | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Save the Children | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| C Center for Reproductive Rights | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hope INC | $25K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
|
$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
Hale Education INC
|
$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Boston Children's Hospital | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
|
$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Thrive Scholars
|
$20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| S St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Spark the Wave | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boston Debate League | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St John's Episcopal Church Endowment Fund INC | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | VA | |
|
|
$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | GA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Oberlin College
|
$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| A Addison County Community Action Group INC (hope) | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C City Blossoms | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Westwood Community Chest | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Police Assisted Addiciton and Recovery Initiative (paari) | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
|
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| B Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
|
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Z Zack Heger Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Philanthropy Connection INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Louisiana School Msa Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nazareth Regional High School | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| S Schwachman Diamond Syndrome Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project Place | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Hebrew College
|
$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| T Tufts Medical Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| M Massachusetts General Hospital | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Plummer Youth Promise INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| M Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY |
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