Private foundation · EIN 04-6016303 · Boston, Massachusetts

Trust Uw Elisha V Ashton C/O Choate Hall & Stewart

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $997K total, median $47K. 100% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
16
$997K
Median grant
$47K
Stays in MA
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$21M

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MAGeneral$235K
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MAGeneral$94K
Boston Pilot's Relief SocietyEast Boston, MAGeneral$58K
Boston Fatherless & Widows SocietyBoston, MAGeneral$47K
Boston Seaman's Friend Society IncChelsea, MAGeneral$47K
Dimock Community Health CenterRoxbury, MAGeneral$47K
Goddard HouseBrookline, MAGeneral$47K
Managers of Boston Port & Seamen's Aid SocietySalem, MAGeneral$47K
Massachusetts Eye & Ear InfirmarySomerville, MAGeneral$47K
Massachusetts Medical Benevolent SocietyWaltham, MAGeneral$47K
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsBoston, MAGeneral$47K
Rogerson CommunitiesRoslindale, MAGeneral$47K
The Boston Marine SocietyBoston, MAGeneral$47K
The Chickering FoundationBoston, MAGeneral$47K
The Fragment SocietyBoston, MAGeneral$47K
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MAGeneral$47K

About this foundation

Trust Uw Elisha V Ashton C/O Choate Hall & Stewart is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Choate Hall & Stewart, tax-exempt since 1957. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Trust Uw Elisha V Ashton C/O Choate Hall & Stewart accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Trust Uw Elisha V Ashton C/O Choate Hall & Stewart give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $997K across 16 grants, a median of $47K.

Where does Trust Uw Elisha V Ashton C/O Choate Hall & Stewart give?

Massachusetts (16 grants), per its latest filing.

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