Private foundation · EIN 22-3305742 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Gerald & Paul Damour Founders Schlrshps for Acdmc Excll Char Tr

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (2 1 2025) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 393 grants paid, $280K total, median $1,000. 44% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: Scholarships limited to students in Big Y marketing area MA & CT

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
393
$280K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in MA
44%
of grants
Deadline
2 1 2025
Assets
$2.6M

How to apply

Printed forms should include transcripts of student grades college board scores and 3 letters of recommendations. Contact: Scholarship Committee, 2145 Roosevelt Ave, Springfield, Ma, 4135044080 Deadlines: 2 1 2025 Restrictions: Scholarships limited to students in Big Y marketing area MA & CT

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

About this foundation

Gerald & Paul Damour Founders Schlrshps for Acdmc Excll Char Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Springfield, Massachusetts, administered in care of Charles L Damour, tax-exempt since 1994. 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 Gerald & Paul Damour Founders Schlrshps for Acdmc Excll Char Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Printed forms should include transcripts of student grades college board scores and 3 letters of recommendations. Deadlines: 2 1 2025.

How much does Gerald & Paul Damour Founders Schlrshps for Acdmc Excll Char Tr give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $280K across 393 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Gerald & Paul Damour Founders Schlrshps for Acdmc Excll Char Tr give?

Connecticut (218 grants), Massachusetts (174 grants), New Hampshire (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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