Private foundation · EIN 27-4129667 · Beverly, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Quonochontaug 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: 38 grants paid, $1.5M total, median $15K. 42% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
38
$1.5M
Median grant
$15K
Stays in MA
42%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$32M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mass General HospitalBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$500K
Winsor School IncBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$230K
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAGeneral & unrestricted$125K
Tenacre Country Day School (wellesley)Westerly, RIGeneral & unrestricted$75K
Boch CenterBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$60K
Teach for AmericaBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$50K
Mark Garwood Share FoundationStuart, FLGeneral & unrestricted$35K
Jupiter Island Medical ClinicHobe Sound, FLGeneral & unrestricted$30K
The Westerly Hospital FoundationWesterly, RIGeneral & unrestricted$30K
Columbia University Law SchoolNew York, NYGeneral & unrestricted$25K
Mspcaangell Animal Medical CenterBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$25K
Mystic Seaport MuseumMystic, CTGeneral & unrestricted$25K
Uss Constitution Museum IncBoston, MACommunications and it infrastructure upgrades$25K
Massachusetts Historical SocietyBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$20K
MasschallengeBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$20K
Museum of Science BostonBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$20K
Westerly Library & Wilcox ParkWesterly, RIGeneral & unrestricted$20K
Jonnycake Center of WesterlyWesterly, RIGeneral & unrestricted$15K
Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FLGeneral & unrestricted$15K
Noble and Greenough SchoolDedham, MAGeneral & unrestricted$15K
Wellesley Free Library FoundationWellesley, MAGeneral & unrestricted$13K
Barnard CollegeNew York, NYGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Dexter Southfield FundBrookline, MAGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, MEGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Jupiter Island Garden Club for Harbor Island FundHobe Sound, FLGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Lighthouse ArtcenterTequesta, FLGeneral & unrestricted$10K
New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Rails-To-Trails ConservancyWashington, DCGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Save the BayProvidence, RIGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Stray Pets in NeedNatick, MAGeneral & unrestricted$10K
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Treasure Coast Food BankFort Pierce, FLGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Westerly Animal ShelterWesterly, RIGeneral & unrestricted$10K
Consumer Reports IncYonkers, NYGeneral & unrestricted$5,000
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral & unrestricted$5,000
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJGeneral & unrestricted$5,000
St Andrew's Episcopal ChurchWellesley, MAGeneral & unrestricted$5,000
Warm Center Shelter (westerly)Westerly, RIGeneral & unrestricted$5,000

By state: Massachusetts 16 · Rhode Island 7 · Pennsylvania 1 · Florida 7 · New York 3 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Quonochontaug Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Beverly, Massachusetts, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Quonochontaug 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 Quonochontaug Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.5M across 38 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Quonochontaug Foundation give?

Massachusetts (16 grants), Rhode Island (7 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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