Private foundation · EIN 36-6108355 · West Boxford, Massachusetts

Glore Fund

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (No submission deadlines) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 70 grants paid, $433K total, median $2,500. 31% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: No restrictions except organizations must be qualified 501 (c) (3) organizations

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
70
$433K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in MA
31%
of grants
Deadline
See below
No submission deadlines
Assets
$7.5M

How to apply

No formal form Contact: Frederick H Glore, Po Box 11, West Boxford, Ma, 3128990130 Deadlines: No submission deadlines Restrictions: No restrictions except organizations must be qualified 501 (c) (3) organizations

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

Top 60 of 70 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arts Council of Big SkyBig Sky, MTGeneral support$55K
Tasis Foundation IncAlexandria, VAGeneral support$50K
Lacrosse County Historical SocietyLA Crosse, WIGeneral support$30K
Human Resource Development Council of District Ix IncBozeman, MTGeneral support$25K
Pierre Monteux Memorial FoundationHancock, MEGeneral support$25K
Warren Miller Performing Arts CenterGallatin Gateway, MTGeneral support$25K
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILGeneral support$20K
Pingree SchoolSouth Hamilton, MAGeneral support$19K
Women for Healthy Rural LivingMillbridge, MEGeneral support$15K
The North Parish of North AndoverNorth Andover, MAGeneral support$14K
Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation IncNorth Andover, MAGeneral support$13K
Rush University System for HealthChicago, ILGeneral support$11K
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CTGeneral support$10K
Big Sky Community OrganizationBig Sky, MTGeneral support$8,000
Bellesini AcademyLawrence, MAGeneral support$5,000
Better MilbridgeSanford, NCGeneral support$5,000
Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MAGeneral support$5,000
Gateway MilbridgeMilbridge, MEGeneral support$5,000
Ipswich River Water Shed AssociationIpswich, MAGeneral support$5,000
Northeastern University School of LawBoston, MAGeneral support$5,000
Sierra ClubOakland, CAGeneral support$5,000
Wheaton CollegeNorton, MAGeneral support$4,000
Natural Resources Defense CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral support$3,500
Ecker Center for Behavioral HealthElgin, ILGeneral support$3,000
Friends of the Big Sky Community LibraryBig Sky, MTGeneral support$3,000
History Center of Lake Forest Lake BluffLake Forest, ILGeneral support$3,000
Lake Forest Open Lands AssociationLake Forest, ILGeneral support$3,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MAGeneral support$2,500
Bta BoltBoxford, MAGeneral support$2,500
Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MAGeneral support$2,500
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Gorton Community CenterLake Forest, ILGeneral support$2,500
Merrimack Repertory TheatreLowell, MAGeneral support$2,500
Mothers Out Front IncBoston, MAGeneral support$2,500
One Valley Community FoundationBozeman, MTGeneral support$2,500
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCGeneral support$2,500
Falls Church Elementary PTAFalls Church, VAGeneral support$2,000
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Northwestern UniveristyChicago, ILGeneral support$2,000
Center for Amazon Community EcologyLemoyne, PAGeneral support$1,500
Church of the Holy SpiritLake Forest, ILGeneral support$1,500
Cornell Laboratory of OrnithologyIthaca, NYGeneral support$1,500
Friends of Big Sky EducationBig Sky, MTGeneral support$1,500
Glen Urquhart School IncBeverly Farms, MAGeneral support$1,500
Lake Forest AcademyLake Forest, ILGeneral support$1,500
Maine Woodland OwnersAugusta, MEGeneral support$1,500
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MAGeneral support$1,200
ACLU Foundation of Colorado IncDenver, COGeneral support$1,000
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, ILGeneral support$1,000
Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes ClosetBatavia, ILGeneral support$1,000
Crohns & Colitis Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Denison Pequotsepos Nature CenterMystic, CTGeneral support$1,000
Denison Society IncMystic, CTGeneral support$1,000
Derby Academy TrusteesHingham, MAGeneral support$1,000
Essex County Arts CouncilWestport, NYGeneral support$1,000
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, COGeneral support$1,000
Food Project IncLincoln, MAGeneral support$1,000
Friends of the 1836 Meeting HouseNorth Andover, MAGeneral support$1,000
Hook Arts MediaBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$1,000
Marine Biological LaboratoryWoods Hole, MAGeneral support$1,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MAGeneral support$1,000

By state: Montana 7 · Massachusetts 22 · Illinois 16 · Virginia 2 · Maine 4 · Wisconsin 1

About this foundation

Glore Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in West Boxford, Massachusetts, tax-exempt since 1947. 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 Glore Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No formal form Deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does Glore Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $433K across 70 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Glore Fund give?

Montana (7 grants), Massachusetts (22 grants), Illinois (16 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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