Private foundation · EIN 04-6772671 · Boston, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Clermont 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: 72 grants paid, $1.5M total, median $6,325. 8% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
72
$1.5M
Median grant
$6,325
Stays in MA
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$53M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 72 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bath & Tennis Historic Bldg Preservation FoundationPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$200K
Aspen InstituteWashington, DCGeneral operating$105K
Business Executives for National SecurityWashington, DCGeneral operating$100K
Glazer HallPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$100K
Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NYGeneral operating$100K
Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHGeneral operating$100K
The 1882 House FoundationChestnut Hill, MAGeneral operating$100K
Chapel and York US FoundationNew York, NYGeneral operating$63K
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJGeneral operating$61K
Cox Science Center and AquariumWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$50K
Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$50K
Wikimedia FoundationWashington, DCGeneral operating$50K
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MAGeneral operating$30K
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXGeneral operating$25K
Brookings InstitutionWashington, DCGeneral operating$25K
The Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$25K
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MAGeneral operating$20K
Glades Academy FoundationWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$20K
The Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$20K
Venetian HeritageNew York, NYGeneral operating$20K
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLGeneral operating$20K
Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$15K
The Church of Bethesda By the SeaPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$15K
St Christopher's Episcopal ChurchWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$13K
The Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DCGeneral operating$13K
Elephant Family USAHercules, CAGeneral operating$11K
Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MAGeneral operating$10K
East End HospiceWesthampton Beach, NYGeneral operating$10K
Palm Beach Country Club FoundationPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$10K
Palm Beach Police & Fire FoundationWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$10K
Palm Beach Zoo ConservationWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$10K
Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$10K
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MAGeneral operating$10K
Promise Fund of FlPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$10K
White House Historical AssociationWashington, DCGeneral operating$10K
Gentleman of the GardenWellington, FLGeneral operating$7,500
St Andrew's Dune ChurchSouthampton, NYGeneral operating$5,150
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MAGeneral operating$5,000
Citizens for National SecurityAustin, TXGeneral operating$5,000
Hope for Depression ResearchNew York, NYGeneral operating$5,000
Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$5,000
Peggy Adams Animal RescueWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$5,000
Northern Ny Community FoundationWatertown, NYGeneral operating$5,000
Quogue Wildlife RefugeQuogue, NYGeneral operating$5,000
Association of Fundraising ProfessionalsWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$5,000
Cia Officers Memorial FoundationHerndon, VAGeneral operating$5,000
Aopa FoundationFrederick, MDGeneral operating$5,000
Everest Leadership AcademyChappaqua, NYGeneral operating$5,000
Center for Creative EducationWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral operating$2,500
Quogue Junior Theater TroupeQuogue, NYGeneral operating$2,500
The National Wwii MuseumNew Orleans, LAGeneral operating$2,500
Future Wavemakers LivingstonPalm Beach, FLGeneral operating$2,500
Collegiate SchoolNew York, NYGeneral operating$2,000
The James C Ferrer Education FundSouthampton, NYGeneral operating$2,000
The Order of St JohnWashington, DCGeneral operating$2,000
St Marks ChurchWesthampton Beach, NYGeneral operating$2,000
The Boys Club of NyNew York, NYGeneral operating$1,500
FIRST ServeKey Biscayne, FLGeneral operating$1,500
Friends of SmithsonianWashington, DCGeneral operating$1,250
Friends of ClermontGermantown, NYGeneral operating$1,000

By state: Florida 24 · District of Columbia 9 · New York 24 · Massachusetts 6 · New Hampshire 1 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

Clermont Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Howard E Cox Jr, 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 Clermont 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 Clermont Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.5M across 72 grants, a median of $6,325.

Where does Clermont Foundation give?

Florida (24 grants), District of Columbia (9 grants), New York (24 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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