Eos Foundation
Eos Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation based in Harwich Port, Massachusetts. It supports efforts addressing hunger and nutrition, children’s health and education, economic opportunity, and equitable representation in leadership.
Eos Foundation at a glance
In short: Eos Foundation gave $2.5M across 74 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,467,150
- +18.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 74
- +124.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,340
- -47.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $46,198,234
- +13.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Eos Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligible schools can apply online for a Breakfast in the Classroom grant. Applicants should provide district contact information, enrollment statistics including class sizes and breakfast and lunch participation rates, identified barriers to student food security, and goals and plans for any awarded funding. No deadline is noted.
- Contact
Application contact: Megan Martino
Mailing address: 537 Main Street Suite 12, Harwich Port, MA 02646
Phone: (413) 992-4059
Email: martino@eosfoundation.org
Website: https://eosfoundation.org/
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Eos Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Southern Vision Alliance ($500K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($3,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
238 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 178 grants of 238 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Eos’s Breakfast in the Classroom grants and related school breakfast work focus on Massachusetts. In filing year 2025, 52% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, 26% to recipients in Washington, DC, and 20% to recipients in North Carolina. The remaining reported shares were 1% in New York and less than 1% in Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 74 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Eos Foundation gives
- 10% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 189% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 201% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $853K (2022) to $4.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 74 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Vision Alliance Durham, NC | Civic Engagement | $500,000 |
| Focus for Democracy Fund Washington, DC | Civic Engagement | $300,000 |
| Indivisible Civics Washington, DC | Civic Engagement | $300,000 |
| Growing Places Garden Project Inc Leominster, MA | Hunger-Other | $283,000 |
| Springfield Public Schools Springfield, MA | $33,000 Healthy Start Award; $200,000 Nourishing Kids Initiative | $233,000 |
| Center for Women and Enterprise Boston, MA | Women's Power Gap Grants | $100,000 |
| Fidelity Charitable Boston, MA | Charitable Grants | $100,000 |
| We Are ALX Inc Wellesley, MA | Racial Equality/Justice Grant | $55,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Boston Boston, MA | Racial Equality/Justice Grant | $50,000 |
| Root Change Washington, DC | Racial Equality/Justice Grant | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,198,234 | $3,649,882 | $4,156,680 | $2,467,150 | 74 | $3,953,146 | $3,449,891 | $1,970,103 |
| 2024 | $40,732,125 | $-876,414 | $3,977,415 | $2,083,413 | 33 | $3,770,431 | — | $1,942,021 |
| 2023 | $38,143,701 | $1,399,603 | $3,374,421 | $1,336,188 | 29 | $3,186,734 | $1,212,686 | $1,972,444 |
| 2022 | $42,653,276 | $863,506 | $2,607,227 | $852,502 | 31 | $2,474,616 | $689,327 | $1,941,980 |
| 2021 | $36,608,075 | $6,380,573 | $5,777,648 | $3,995,458 | 71 | — | $6,101,349 | $1,759,287 |
| 2020 | $38,285,850 | $9,738,956 | $4,785,679 | $3,230,779 | 1 | — | $9,631,914 | $1,806,146 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Eos Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Eos’s Breakfast in the Classroom Initiative seeks to increase school breakfast participation in high-poverty Massachusetts districts through launch grants, technical assistance, an annual School Breakfast Report Card, and Healthy Start Awards. The foundation also supports research, publications, and events through its Women’s Power Gap initiative, which aims to increase the representation of women from diverse backgrounds in leadership.
Its 2025 grants included organizations working in civic engagement, hunger relief, racial equality and justice, and women’s leadership. Grantee-described missions illustrate this range: Growing Places Garden Project says it works to expand equitable access to healthy food and environmental sustainability in North Central Massachusetts; Family Table Collaborative says it provides cooked meals to families and seniors in need across Cape Cod; and We Are ALX says it advances Latino entrepreneurship, workforce participation, civic leadership, and economic inclusion across Massachusetts. Southern Vision Alliance describes itself as supporting grassroots organizing projects and leaders in the U.S. South, while Indivisible Civics says it builds grassroots civic leadership.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Eos reported 74 grants totaling $2,467,150. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $500,000, with a median grant of $7,500.
Among the largest reported grants were $500,000 to Southern Vision Alliance for civic engagement; $300,000 each to Focus for Democracy Fund and Indivisible Civics for civic engagement; $283,000 to Growing Places Garden Project for hunger-related work; and $233,000 to Springfield Public Schools, including $33,000 for a Healthy Start Award and $200,000 for the Nourishing Kids Initiative. Other reported grants included $100,000 to the Center for Women and Enterprise for Women’s Power Gap Grants and $50,000 each to We Are ALX, Junior Achievement of Greater Boston, and Root Change for racial equality and justice grants.
Eos offers eligible Massachusetts public schools and public charter schools Breakfast in the Classroom grants and technical assistance. The program provides up to $20,000 per school; districts may request district-wide grants. The grant structure includes up to $5,000 per school as an implementation incentive, an additional $5,000 for reaching 80% student participation, and $10,000 for school nutrition department operating expenses. Funds may support equipment, operating costs, and incentives for building school support for the program. Funded schools are asked to set an 80% breakfast participation goal.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kenneth Nickerson and Katherine Deyst as trustees, Andrea Silbert as president, and Kellie Marchant as vice president.
Eos Foundation is led by Andrea Silbert, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrea Silbert
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$241K (2020) → $334K (2025)
Katherine Deyst
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Nickerson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Marchant
Vice President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$138K (2021) → $185K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $334K, to Andrea Silbert (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Eos Foundation
How much does Eos Foundation give each year?
Eos Foundation gave $2.5M across 74 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.1M across 33 grants.
What is Eos Foundation's typical grant size?
Eos Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $33,340, across 74 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Eos Foundation give grants?
Eos Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (26%) and North Carolina (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (13 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants), Leominster, MA (2 grants) and Roxbury, MA (2 grants).
Does Eos Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 74 grants with a stated purpose on Eos Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Healthy Start Award" (33 grants), "Racial Equality/Justice Grant" (8 grants) and "Hunger-Other" (6 grants).
Who are Eos Foundation's largest grantees?
Eos Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Southern Vision Alliance ($500,000), Focus for Democracy Fund ($300,000) and Indivisible Civics ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($3,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Eos Foundation?
Eos Foundation reported $46.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Eos Foundation fund?
Eos’s Breakfast in the Classroom Initiative seeks to increase school breakfast participation in high-poverty Massachusetts districts through launch grants, technical assistance, an annual School Breakfast Report Card, and Healthy Start Awards. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Eos Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Eos Foundation's EIN?
Eos Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3494831. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Eos Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Eos Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/eos-foundation-morg_a11f0271699344ca97a7ccc608913007
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