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Private Foundation · MA

The Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Foundation

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 223432161  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$1.4M

Total Giving

$3.1M

Grants on File

135

Average Grant

$23K

Giving Radius

Where The Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — no grants on file CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $125K across 5 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $2.9M across 127 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $15K across 3 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 31 recipients across 3 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($1.7M, 71 grants), JAMAICA PLAIN ($220K, 11 grants), CAMBRIDGE ($170K, 7 grants), BOYLSTON ($150K, 5 grants), BEVERLY ($140K, 4 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Mgh Healing Garden at Yawkee $10K 2020
Tower Hill Botanical Garden $30K 2020
Boys & Girls Club of Boston $20K 2020
Massachusetts General Hospital $50K 2020
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts $25K 2020
The Trustees of Reservations $35K 2020
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University $15K 2020
Boston Symphony Orchestra INC $30K 2020
Coalition for Buzzards Bay $5K 2020
Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit $20K 2020
North Bennet Street School $20K 2020
Perkins School for the Blind $15K 2020
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $35K 2020
The Garden Conservancy $5K 2020
152 Commonwealth Foundation $50K 2020
Accessportamerica $10K 2020
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $25K 2020
Boston Public Library Foundation $15K 2020
Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital $20K 2020
Charles River Conservancy $5K 2020
Emerald Necklace Conservancy $25K 2020
Friends of Mgh Cancer Center $5K 2020
Museum of Fine Arts $20K 2020
National Trust for Historic Preservation $25K 2020
Westwood Land Trust INC $20K 2020

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2024 $1.4M $157K $462K $697K
2023 $1.6M $169K $570K $657K
2022 $1.7M $224K $502K $702K
2021 $1.9M $234K $449K $621K
2020 $2.1M $226K $66K $606K
2019 $2.6M $220K $632K $603K
2016 $3.1M $226K $164K $439K
2015 $3.4M $250K $526K $422K
2014 $3.3M $249K $385K $424K
2013 $3.4M $229K $195K $397K

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