Private foundation · EIN 04-6772532 · Boston, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

McCance Foundation Tr

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: 156 grants paid, $7.1M total, median $5,000. 20% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
156
$7.1M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in MA
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$91M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 156 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NYGeneral Support$1.0M
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAGeneral Support$503K
National Educational Equity LabNew York, NYGeneral Support$502K
Ceres IncBoston, MAGeneral Support$250K
Fishers Island SchoolFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$250K
Lift IncWashington, DCGeneral Support$200K
The Lighthouse WorksFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$180K
Henry L Ferguson MuseumFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$171K
Forest Trends AssociationWashington, DCGeneral Support$150K
Island Health Project IncFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$149K
Lake Wales Charter Schools FoundationLake Wales, FLGeneral Support$105K
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation (dba Cure Alzheimer's Fund)Wellesley Hills, MAGeneral Support$102K
Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NYGeneral Support$101K
Children's Hospital Corporation (dba Boston Children's Hospital)Boston, MAGeneral Support$100K
Echoing GreenNew York, NYGeneral Support$100K
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGeneral Support$100K
Harlem Children's ZoneNew York, NYGeneral Support$100K
Khan AcademyMountain View, CAGeneral Support$100K
Kipp FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$100K
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (aka Milt)Bethesda, MDGeneral Support$100K
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation (aka Lustgarten Foundation)Woodbury, NYGeneral Support$100K
Measures for Justice InstituteRochester, NYGeneral Support$100K
New Profit IncBoston, MAGeneral Support$100K
PeerforwardWashington, DCGeneral Support$100K
Prime CoalitionCambridge, MAGeneral Support$100K
Project DrawdownSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$100K
RareArlington, VAGeneral Support$100K
Right to PlayShreveport, LAGeneral Support$100K
Social FinanceBoston, MAGeneral Support$100K
Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$100K
Year UpBoston, MAGeneral Support$100K
Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkManhattan Beach, CAGeneral Support$75K
The Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral Support$75K
St John's ChurchPawcatuck, CTGeneral Support$72K
Union ChapelFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$65K
Fishers Island Community CenterFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$61K
Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$54K
FoodcorpsPortland, ORGeneral Support$52K
Billion Oyster ProjectNew York, NYGeneral Support$51K
BravenChicago, ILGeneral Support$50K
Build (business United in Investing Lending and Development)Redwood, CAGeneral Support$50K
Center for Climate and Energy SolutionsArlington, VAGeneral Support$50K
Code for America LabsSan Francisco, CAGeneral Support$50K
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MAGeneral Support$50K
Deployus IncBoston, MAGeneral Support$50K
Lawrence General HospitalLawrence, MAGeneral Support$50K
Save the SoundNew Haven, CTGeneral Support$50K
The Aspen Institute (fbo This Is Planet Ed)Washington, DCGeneral Support$50K
University of Louisville (fbo Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute)Louisville, KYGeneral Support$50K
Fishers Island Library AssociationFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$37K
Epiphany SchoolSeattle, WAGeneral Support$35K
Island People's ProjectFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$35K
Camelback VenturesNew Orleans, LAGeneral Support$30K
Evergreen Climate InnovationsChicago, ILGeneral Support$30K
New York Community Trust (fbo Long Island Sound Community Foundation)Melville, NYGeneral Support$30K
Fishers Island ConservancyFishers Island, NYGeneral Support$28K
Hope for Depression Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral Support$27K
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral Support$25K
PowermylearningNew York, NYGeneral Support$25K
Solon Center for Research and PublishingSolon, MEGeneral Support$25K

By state: New York 43 · Massachusetts 31 · California 16 · District of Columbia 10 · Virginia 7 · Connecticut 9

About this foundation

McCance Foundation Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Greylock, tax-exempt since 1995. 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 McCance Foundation Tr 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 McCance Foundation Tr give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $7.1M across 156 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does McCance Foundation Tr give?

New York (43 grants), Massachusetts (31 grants), California (16 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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