Private foundation · EIN 22-3043340 · Boston, Massachusetts

Edith H Overly 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 33 grants paid, $1.7M total, median $48K. 76% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
33
$1.7M
Median grant
$48K
Stays in MA
76%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$41M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Tufts CollegeMedford, MAGeneral Support$180K
Museum of ScienceBoston, MAGeneral Support$125K
Old Sturbridge VillageSturbridge, MAGeneral Support$105K
New England AquariumBoston, MAGeneral Support$95K
American Alpine ClubGolden, COGeneral Support$80K
Unity Farm SanctuarySherborn, MAGeneral Support$74K
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GAGeneral Support$70K
Mass Eye & Ear InfirmaryBoston, MAGeneral Support$60K
Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalBoston, MAGeneral Support$60K
Wgbh Educational FoundationBoston, MAGeneral Support$60K
Dana-Farber Cancer CenterBoston, MAGeneral Support$50K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral Support$50K
New England Wildlife CenterWeymouth, MAGeneral Support$50K
Robert Treat Paine Historical TrustWaltham, MAGeneral Support$50K
The Metropolitan Opera AssociationNew York, NYGeneral Support$50K
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCGeneral Support$50K
Wildstar Equine Assisted ActivitiesSherborn, MAGeneral Support$48K
Boston AthenaeumBoston, MAGeneral Support$40K
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MAGeneral Support$40K
Sudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury, MAGeneral Support$40K
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral Support$40K
Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MAGeneral Support$30K
Shady Hill SchoolCambridge, MAGeneral Support$30K
Thompson's Island Outward Bound CenterBoston, MAGeneral Support$30K
Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MAGeneral Support$30K
Winsor SchoolBoston, MAGeneral Support$30K
Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MAGeneral Support$25K
New England Equine Rescue NorthWest Newbury, MAGeneral Support$24K
Appalachian Mountain ClubBoston, MAGeneral Support$20K
Caritas CommunitiesBraintree, MAGeneral Support$20K
Carolina Horse Park FoundationRaeford, NCGeneral Support$20K
Mass General Hospital (mgh Cancer)Boston, MAGeneral Support$20K
Walthour-Moss FoundationSouthern Pines, NCGeneral Support$20K

By state: Massachusetts 25 · New York 2 · Colorado 1 · Georgia 1 · District of Columbia 1 · North Carolina 2

About this foundation

Edith H Overly Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Choate Hall & Stewart, tax-exempt since 1990. 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 Edith H Overly Foundation 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 Edith H Overly Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.7M across 33 grants, a median of $48K.

Where does Edith H Overly Foundation give?

Massachusetts (25 grants), New York (2 grants), Colorado (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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