Private foundation · EIN 22-6945393 · Holyoke, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Walter and Clitheroe Engel Charitable Foundation Trust

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: 23 grants paid, $273K total, median $14K. 17% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: No restrictions

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$273K
Median grant
$14K
Stays in MA
17%
of grants
Deadline
No deadline
Assets
$2.5M

How to apply

No specific format Contact: Peter H Engel, 435 North Hampton St, Holyoke, Ma, 8454620733 Deadlines: No deadline Restrictions: No restrictions

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.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bardavonhudson Valley PhilPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Childrens Home of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Comm Fdn of Hudson ValleyKingston, NYGeneral$14K
Covenant HouseNew York, NYGeneral$14K
Dutchess OutreachPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Fdn for Vassar Brothers MedicalPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Hudson Valley Hospice FoundationPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Meals on WheelsWoodstock, NYGeneral$14K
Mental Health of America of DutchesPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Packer Collegiate InstituteBrooklyn, NYGeneral$14K
Planned ParenthoodPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Poly Prep Country Day SchoolBrooklyn, NYGeneral$14K
Save the ChildrenNew York, NYGeneral$14K
The June and Aaron Gillespie ForumPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$14K
Unitarian Universalist FellBoston, MAGeneral$14K
Wesleyan Univ Offic of AdvanMiddletown, CTGeneral$14K
FIRST Unitarian ChurchBrooklyn, NYGeneral$7,000
Mowglis School of the OpenHebron, NHGeneral$7,000
Tanglewood Boston SymphonyBoston, MAGeneral$7,000
The Eleanor Roosevelt CenterHyde Park, NYGeneral$7,000
Unitarian Universalist AssociationKingston, NYGeneral$7,000
Unitarian Universalist ServiceCambridge, MAGeneral$7,000
The Pilgram John Howland SocietyBridgewater, MAGeneral$7,000

By state: New York 17 · Massachusetts 4 · Connecticut 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Walter and Clitheroe Engel Charitable Foundation Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Holyoke, Massachusetts, administered in care of Greenbaum Rowe, tax-exempt since 2003. 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 Walter and Clitheroe Engel Charitable Foundation Trust 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 Walter and Clitheroe Engel Charitable Foundation Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $273K across 23 grants, a median of $14K.

Where does Walter and Clitheroe Engel Charitable Foundation Trust give?

New York (17 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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