Funding search · EIN 042748890 · Manchester, MA

The Colburn Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

69
grants reported
$401,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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2 grants matching “campaignoperations · $19,000

  • $10,000

    The Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2023

    Captial campaignoperations

  • $9,000

    The Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2022

    Captial campaignoperations

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston2 grants · $62,000
  • The Art Institute of Chicago1 grant · $60,000
  • Museum of Fine Artsboston2 grants · $52,000
  • Massachusetts General Hospital4 grants · $41,000
  • The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA2 grants · $21,000
  • The National Trust for Scotland Foundation2 grants · $20,000
  • The Trustees of Reservations2 grants · $19,000
  • The Trustee of Reservation2 grants · $18,000
  • Gbh2 grants · $13,500
  • The Boston Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$85,000
2022
$139,000
2023
$81,000
2024
$96,000
2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

  • $60,000

    The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Exhibit

  • $33,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $29,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $28,000

    Museum of Fine Artsboston · Boston, MA · 2022

    Generalannual fund

  • $24,000

    Museum of Fine Artsboston · Boston, MA · 2023

    Generalannual fund

  • $16,500

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    General

  • $11,000

    The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA · Boston, MA · 2022

    Generalannual fund

  • $10,000

    The National Trust for Scotland Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $10,000

    The National Trust for Scotland Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $10,000

    The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA · Boston, MA · 2023

    Generalannual fund

  • $10,000

    The Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2023

    Captial campaignoperations

  • $9,500

    Gbh · Brighton, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $9,000

    The Trustee of Reservation · Beverly, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $9,000

    The Trustee of Reservation · Beverly, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $9,000

    The Trustees of Reservations · Beverly, MA · 2022

    Captial campaignoperations

  • $8,500

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    General

  • $8,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $8,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $7,000

    The Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $5,000

    The Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $5,000

    Boston Symphony · Boston, MA · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $5,000

    Manchester Essex Conservation Trust · Manchester, MA · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Boston Symphony · Boston, MA · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $4,000

    Gbh · Brighton, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $4,000

    Wgbh · Brighton, MA · 2023

    Annual

  • $4,000

    Wgbh · Brighton, MA · 2022

    Annual

  • $3,000

    Beverly Hospital · Beverly, MA · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Beverly Hospital · Beverly, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Manchester Essex Conservation · Manchester, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Spaulding Rehab Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    The United Way of Bay · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Historic New England · Saunderstown, RI · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Manchester Essex Conservation · Manchester, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Spaulding Rehab Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $2,000

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2023

    General

  • $2,000

    American Red Cross · Danvers, MA · 2022

    General

  • $2,000

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2022

    General

  • $1,500

    The Boston Alhenaeum · Boston, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,500

    Library of the Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2023

    General

  • $1,500

    Library of the Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2022

    General

  • $1,200

    American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute · New York, NY · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,200

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,200

    Sheldrick Wildlife Trust US · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,200

    Surfride Foundation · Wilimington, NC · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,200

    The Frick Collections · New York, NY · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    Historic New England · Saunderstown, RI · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    St John Church · Manchester, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    The Boston Alhenaeum · Boston, MA · 2025

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    Beverly Hospital · Beverly, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    Sheldrick Wildlife Trust US · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    St John Church · Manchester, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    Surfride Foundation · Wilimington, NC · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    The Frick Collections · New York, NY · 2024

    General cash donation

  • $1,000

    Historic New England · Saunderstown, RI · 2023

    General

  • $1,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exhibit

  • $1,000

    Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023

    General

  • $1,000

    St Johns Church · Manchester, MA · 2023

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Surfrider Foundation · Wilimington, NC · 2023

    General

  • $1,000

    The Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2023

    General

  • $1,000

    American Friend of Courtauld Inst of Arts · New York, NY · 2022

    Exhibit

  • $1,000

    Historic New England · Saunderstown, RI · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exhibit

  • $1,000

    Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    Surfrider Foundation · Wilimington, NC · 2022

    General

  • $1,000

    The Frick Collection · New York, NY · 2022

    General

  • $500

    Manchester By the Sea Museum · Manchester By the Sea, MA · 2024

    General cash donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.