Private foundation · EIN 13-6114419 · Hockessin, Delaware

Boquet Foundation Inc

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: 49 grants paid, $311K total, median $2,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
49
$311K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.1M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 49 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
St John's Episcopal ChurchEssex, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$45K
American Friends of Christ Church IncWillsboro, NYThe Christopher Lewis Fund for the Christ Church Meadow$25K
American Friends of Christ Church IncWillsboro, NYThe Edward H. Burn Tutorship Endowment Fund$25K
American Friends of Christ Church IncWillsboro, NYThe Music Trust in Support of the Choir's Performances in the United States$25K
Nature Conservancy - Adirondack ChapterKeene Valley, NYANC's Work on Lower Boquet River$20K
Nature Conservancy - Adirondack ChapterKeene Valley, NYSupport of Operations$20K
Paine Memorial Free LibraryWillsboro, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$19K
Adirondack Land Trust IncKeene, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$16K
Church of the Heavenly RestNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
New York-Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Open Space Institute IncNew York, NYThe Lake Placid Trailhead$10K
Chapin School LtdNew York, NYClass of 1955 70th Reunion Fund$7,000
Adirondack Explorer IncSaranac Lake, NYZach Matson's Deep-Dive Journalism Fund$5,000
Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NYCharitable Event$5,000
Adirondack Garden Club IncKeene, NYEllen Lea Paine Memorial Fund at the Garden Club$5,000
Center for Comprehensive Health Practice IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Cvph Foundation IncPlattsburgh, NYTo Support of the Residency Program for Family Physicians$5,000
Lakeside PreschoolEssex, NYDaycare Center Plan Fund$5,000
University of VermontBurlington, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Chapin School LtdNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000
American Friends of Christ Church IncWillsboro, NYAmerican Friends' Scholarship Fund$3,000
Covenant House New YorkNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NCStudy abroad program$3,000
St Pauls SchoolConcord, NHThe SPS Fund (Alumni)$2,500
St Pauls SchoolConcord, NHGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Adirondack Community Action Programs IncElizabethtown, NYProgram for Willsboro$2,000
American Friends of Christ Church IncWillsboro, NYIn support of Cathedral Music Trust Fund$2,000
Princeton University Rowing AssociationPebble Beach, CAFor Princeton Rowing Association$2,000
St Bernards School IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Hope for Depression Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,750
Cfes Brilliant Pathways IncEssex, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
564 Park Avenue Preservation FoundationNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Adirondack Research ConsortiumPaul Smiths, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
American Friends of Christ Church IncWillsboro, NYthe Edward H. Burn Tutorship Endowment FUND$1,000
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Champlain Area Trails IncWestport, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Cornell UniversityWillsboro, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown, NYSmith House Health Care Center$1,000
Empire State Forestry Foundation IncRensselaer, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000

By state: New York 39 · Vermont 3 · New Hampshire 2 · North Carolina 1 · California 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Boquet Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hockessin, Delaware, administered in care of Brandywine Trust Company, tax-exempt since 1962. 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 Boquet Foundation Inc 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 Boquet Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $311K across 49 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Boquet Foundation Inc give?

New York (39 grants), Vermont (3 grants), New Hampshire (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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