Private foundation · EIN 04-6136550 · Boston, Massachusetts

Saquish Foundation

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 38 grants paid, $1.2M total, median $30K. 89% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
38
$1.2M
Median grant
$30K
Stays in MA
89%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$20M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Project PlaceBoston, MACharitable$65K
Crossroads for KidsDuxbury, MACharitable$55K
The Red Sox FoundationBoston, MACharitable$40K
Umdfwerly ScholarshipDartmouth, MACharitable$40K
Boston Public LibraryBoston, MACharitable$30K
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MACharitable$30K
Boys & Girls Club of BostonBoston, MACharitable$30K
Carolina HillMarshfield, MACharitable$30K
Catholic Social ServicesFall River, MACharitable$30K
Cranberry HospicePlymouth, MACharitable$30K
Duxbury Bay Maritime SchoolDuxbury, MACharitable$30K
Food Bank of El DoradoCameron Park, CACharitable$30K
Friends of the Public Garden and CommonBoston, MACharitable$30K
Habitat for HumanityBraintree, MACharitable$30K
Hale-Barnard CorporationBoston, MACharitable$30K
Heritage Museums & GardensSandwich, MAEducational$30K
Historic New EnglandBoston, MACharitable$30K
Lend a Hand SocietyBoston, MACharitable$30K
Lloyd Center for the EnvironmentDartmouth, MACharitable$30K
Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MACharitable$30K
Museum of ScienceBoston, MACharitable$30K
New England AquariumBoston, MAEducational$30K
Old Sturbridge VillageSturbridge, MACharitable$30K
Pine Street InnBoston, MACharitable$30K
Plimoth PatuxetPlymouth, MACharitable$30K
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MSCharitable$30K
Shoals Marine LaboratoryPortsmouth, NHCharitable$30K
Smfa at TuftsBoston, MACharitable$30K
Southcoast Health SystemsNew Bedford, MACharitable$30K
The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MACharitable$30K
The McLean Fund McLean HospitalBelmont, MACharitable$30K
The Women's CenterCambridge, MACharitable$30K
The Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MACharitable$30K
Trustees of the ReservationsBeverly, MACharitable$30K
WgbhBoston, MACharitable$30K
Charles Werly Memorial Scholarship (ithaca College)Ithaca, NYCharitable$25K
Mass General HospitalBoston, MAMedical$25K
Salem Food BankSalem, MACharitable$25K

By state: Massachusetts 34 · California 1 · Mississippi 1 · New Hampshire 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Saquish Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of C M Werly, tax-exempt since 1966. 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 Saquish Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Saquish Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.2M across 38 grants, a median of $30K.

Where does Saquish Foundation give?

Massachusetts (34 grants), California (1 grants), Mississippi (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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