Private foundation · EIN 23-7052778 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Eleanor Cray Cottle Charitable 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $56K total, median $3,000. 69% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: n/a

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
16
$56K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in MA
69%
of grants
Deadline
n/a
Assets
$1.2M

How to apply

written application-information regarding charities and contact information Contact: Philip Holt, 10 Cranberry Circle, Plymouth, Ma, 5087470038 Deadlines: n/a Restrictions: n/a

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wildlands TrustPlymouth, MAconservation$10K
Dana Farber Cance Research InstituteBoston, MAPromotes research$7,000
WgbhBoston, MAPromote Public TV$5,000
St Vincent de Paul'sKingston, MAhumanitarian aid$5,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYpromote international health care$4,000
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MAhumanitarian aid$4,000
Pine Street InnBoston, MAhumanitarian aid$4,000
Plympton Teachers AssocPlympton, MApromote education$3,000
Alzheimer's AssociationNewton, MAprovides humanitarian aid and research$3,000
Plymouth Public LibraryPlymouth, MAfurther literacy/promote education$2,000
Care Gift CenterMerifield, VAhealth education$2,000
Project HopeHagerstown, MDhealth education$2,000
NPRWashington, DCpromotes cultural programming and news reporting$2,000
Save the ChildrenWashington, DChumanitarian aid$1,000
Appalachian Mountain ClubBoston, MApromote conservation$1,000
Black Feather Horse RescuePlymouth, MAanimal rescue$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 11 · New York 1 · District of Columbia 2 · Virginia 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Eleanor Cray Cottle Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, administered in care of Carl Young Esq, tax-exempt since 1970. 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 Eleanor Cray Cottle Charitable Trust 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 Eleanor Cray Cottle Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $56K across 16 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does Eleanor Cray Cottle Charitable Trust give?

Massachusetts (11 grants), New York (1 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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