The Singing Field Foundation is a foundation based in Waltham, MA, that donates largely to left-of-center environmentalist organizations.
Among the organizations that received Singing Field donations are As You Sow, League of Conservation Voters Educational Fund, and the Sierra Club Foundation. 1
Leadership
Jon Scott is the president of the Singing Field Foundation. He was also previously the director of corporate relations and legacy gifts at Clean Water Action. 2 Since Scott became president of the foundation, he has divested from fossil fuel companies and has invested in alternatives to fossil fuels. 3
The foundation has no employees. 4
Finances
According to the 2018 tax return, the foundation spent $445,361 in that year. It currently has $3.8 million in assets. 5
Donations
The bulk of the foundation’s donations have gone to environmentalist organizations. Among the most prominent groups to receive donations in 2018 were:6
- As You Sow $10,000
- Clean Water Fund $50,000
- Environmental Grantmakers Association $33,000
- Environmental Protection Network $10,000
- League of Conservation Voters Educational Fund $5,000
- The Sierra Club Foundation $45,000
References
- Form 990. 2018. Ebook. Guidestar. https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2019/043/425/2019-043425998-202011069349100211-F.pdf?_gl=1*1sjckn7*_ga*MTcyOTQwMTk5OC4xNTczNDQ5NDky*_ga_0H865XH5JK*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..&_ga=2.205015571.228013951.1620013328-1729401998.1573449492.
- Roberts, Ben. 2014. “Putting Your Money Where Your Heart Is”. Resilience. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-10-20/putting-your-money-where-your-heart-is/.
- Roberts, Ben. 2014. “Putting Your Money Where Your Heart Is”. Resilience. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-10-20/putting-your-money-where-your-heart-is/.
- Form 990. 2018. Ebook. Guidestar. https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2019/043/425/2019-043425998-202011069349100211-F.pdf?_gl=1*1sjckn7*_ga*MTcyOTQwMTk5OC4xNTczNDQ5NDky*_ga_0H865XH5JK*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..&_ga=2.205015571.228013951.1620013328-1729401998.1573449492.
- Form 990. 2018. Ebook. Guidestar. https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2019/043/425/2019-043425998-202011069349100211-F.pdf?_gl=1*1sjckn7*_ga*MTcyOTQwMTk5OC4xNTczNDQ5NDky*_ga_0H865XH5JK*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..&_ga=2.205015571.228013951.1620013328-1729401998.1573449492.
- Form 990. 2018. Ebook. Guidestar. https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2019/043/425/2019-043425998-202011069349100211-F.pdf?_gl=1*1sjckn7*_ga*MTcyOTQwMTk5OC4xNTczNDQ5NDky*_ga_0H865XH5JK*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTYyMDAxMzM0NC4xOS4wLjE2MjAwMTMzNDQuMA..&_ga=2.205015571.228013951.1620013328-1729401998.1573449492.