Private foundation · EIN 81-3015972 · Abington, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Abington Bank Community 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 93 grants paid, $387K total, median $1,150. 99% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
93
$387K
Median grant
$1,150
Stays in MA
99%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.3M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 93 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV. Part XV itemizes $387K; Part I reports $319K in contributions paid

RecipientPurposeAmount
Imagine IncNorwell, MAExempt purpose$50K
Neighborworks Housing SolutionsQuincy, MAExempt purpose$30K
Self Help IncBrockton, MAExempt purpose$30K
Quincy College FoundationQuincy, MAExempt purpose$25K
South Shore Health FoundationWeymouth, MAExempt purpose$25K
Wellspring Multi ServicesHull, MAExempt purpose$25K
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MAExempt purpose$10K
Quincy Community Action ProgramQuincy, MAExempt purpose$10K
Interfaith Social ServicesNorth Quincy, MAExempt purpose$9,200
Canton Area HelplineCanton, MAExempt purpose$7,200
Food Pantry FoundationStoughton, MAExempt purpose$7,200
Friendly Food PantryRandolph, MAExempt purpose$7,200
St Vincent de Paul Society Food PantryAbington, MAExempt purpose$7,200
South Shore YMCAQuincy, MAExempt purpose$5,500
The Charity GuildBrockton, MAExempt purpose$5,500
Friends of Abington SeniorsAbington, MAExempt purpose$5,000
Plymouth Philharmonic OrchestraPlymouth, MAExempt purpose$5,000
South Shore Habitat for HumanityNorwell, MAExempt purpose$5,000
Veterang Legal ServicesBoston, MAExempt purpose$5,000
Avon Baptist ChurchAvon, MAExempt purpose$4,700
Scituate Church PantryScituate, MAExempt purpose$4,200
South Shore YMCA Food PantryQuincy, MAExempt purpose$4,200
YMCA Southcoasts the Full Plate ProjectNew Bedford, MAExempt purpose$4,200
Quincy Animal ShelterQuincy, MAExempt purpose$4,000
Shaloh School Oholei Torah of StoughtonStoughton, MAExempt purpose$3,700
Abington Rotary ClubAbington, MAExempt purpose$3,000
Avon Baptist Church - Food PantryAvon, MAExempt purpose$3,000
Cardinal Cushing CentersHanover, MAExempt purpose$3,000
Scituate Food PantryScituate, MAExempt purpose$3,000
Wellspring Inc Aunt Dot's Food PantryHull, MAExempt purpose$3,000
YMCA Southcoast's the Full Plate ProjectMarion, MAExempt purpose$3,000
Abington Education FoundationAbington, MAExempt purpose$2,570
Arc of the South ShoreHingham, MAExempt purpose$2,500
Brockton Area ArcBrockton, MAExempt purpose$2,500
Friends of Holly Hill FarmCohasset, MAExempt purpose$2,500
Holbrook Community Access and MediaHolbrook, MAExempt purpose$2,500
Marion Art CenterMarion, MAExempt purpose$2,500
Plymouth County Family SupportPlymouth, MAExempt purpose$2,500
South Shore Support ServicesWeymouth, MAExempt purpose$2,500
The Arc of the South ShoreHingham, MAExempt purpose$2,500
United Way of Greater Plymouth CountyBrockton, MAExempt purpose$2,500
Gleason Family YMCANew Bedford, MAExempt purpose$2,000
My Brother's KeeperNorth Dartmouth, MAExempt purpose$2,000
Southcoast Community FoundationNew Bedford, MAExempt purpose$1,840
Cohasset Local Education Foundation LtdCohasset, MAExempt purpose$1,825
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MAExempt purpose$1,500
Clarke Schools for Hearing & SpeechCanton, MAExempt purpose$1,150
Makayla Guerriero Memorial FundBridgewater, MAExempt purpose$1,100
Trinity Episcopal ChurchStoughton, MAExempt purpose$1,100
School on WheelsEast Bridgewater, MAExempt purpose$1,030
Abington CelebratesAbington, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Abington Youth Football and CheerAbington, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MaBrockton, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood CenterBoston, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for HumanityMattapoisett, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Chapman Farm SchoolNorwell, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Downtown Brockton MuseumBrockton, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Joshua Kaye FoundationBraintree, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Old Colony HospiceWest Bridgewater, MAExempt purpose$1,000
Old Colony YMCABrockton, MAExempt purpose$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 92 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Abington Bank Community Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Abington, Massachusetts, administered in care of Reed Whitman, tax-exempt since 2016. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Abington Bank Community Foundation 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 Abington Bank Community Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $387K across 93 grants, a median of $1,150.

Where does Abington Bank Community Foundation give?

Massachusetts (92 grants), Texas (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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