Private foundation · EIN 30-0674291 · Boston, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

E & L Campbell Family 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: 19 grants paid, $392K total, median $10K. 74% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$392K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MA
74%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.5M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimer's AssociationNewton, MAMa/nh health care systems transformation initiative$100K
Community Music Center of BostonBoston, MAGeneral support$50K
Rehearsal for LifeJamaica Plain, MAGeneral support$50K
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MAGeneral support$30K
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School (fmr Thompson Island)Boston, MAGeneral support$20K
Mass Audubon - Boston Nature CenterMattapan, MABnc installment 3 of 5 (2024)$20K
Wesleyan FundMiddletown, CTGeneral support$20K
Southern Harbor Eldercare ServicesNorth Haven, MEGeneral support$15K
United Way - Mass Bay and Merrimack Valley General FundBoston, MAGeneral support$15K
Greater Food Bank of BostonBoston, MAGeneral support$10K
Hurricane Island AssociationRockland, MEGeneral support$10K
Land Trust AllianceWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, MAGeneral support$10K
North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, MAGeneral support$10K
Charles River Watershed AssociationBoston, MAGeneral support$5,000
Community Music Center of BostonBoston, MAGeneral support$5,000
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NCGeneral support$5,000
Shady Hill SchoolCambridge, MAGeneral support$5,000
Epiphany SchoolDorchester, MAGeneral support$2,000

By state: Massachusetts 14 · Maine 2 · Connecticut 1 · District of Columbia 1 · North Carolina 1

About this foundation

E & L Campbell Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Saltonstall & Co, 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.

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Does E & L Campbell Family 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 E & L Campbell Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $392K across 19 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does E & L Campbell Family Foundation give?

Massachusetts (14 grants), Maine (2 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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