Funding search · EIN 043363695 · Boston, MA

Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust

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

130
grants reported
$362,000
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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Funding pattern

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12 grants matching “meserve · $64,000

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2024

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $2,500

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2024

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $2,500

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2024

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2023

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $3,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2023

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $3,000

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2023

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $12,500

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2022

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $3,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2022

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $3,000

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2022

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2021

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $2,500

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2021

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $2,000

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2021

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

Top recipients

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

  • Trustees of Tufts College4 grants · $42,500
  • Appalachian Mountain Club4 grants · $26,500
  • Afs-USA4 grants · $23,000
  • American Academy of Arts & Sciences4 grants · $20,000
  • Creative Cauldron4 grants · $20,000
  • Friends of Casco Bay4 grants · $19,500
  • Afs Intercultural Programs4 grants · $18,500
  • Natural Resources Council3 grants · $16,500
  • Greater Boston Legal Services4 grants · $14,000
  • Razom4 grants · $13,500

Giving over time

$83,000
2021
$93,500
2022
$86,500
2023
$99,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 130 grants.

  • $12,500

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2022

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2024

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2023

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2021

    A gift to the principal of the robert w. And gladys s. Meserve scholarship fund.

  • $7,500

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Charlestown, MA · 2022

    Contribution is for the maine woods initiative for land acquisition and/or to support trail construction and maintenance and other projects in the maine woods.

  • $7,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Charlestown, MA · 2024

    Contribution is for the maine woods initiative for land acquisition and/or to support trail construction and maintenance and other projects in the maine woods.

  • $7,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Charlestown, MA · 2023

    Contribution is for the maine woods initiative for land acquisition and/or to support trail construction and maintenance and other projects in the maine woods.

  • $6,000

    Afs-USA · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $6,000

    Afs-USA · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $6,000

    Afs-USA · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $6,000

    Natural Resources Council · Augusta, ME · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $5,500

    Natural Resources Council · Augusta, ME · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $5,000

    Afs Intercultural Programs · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Creative Cauldron · Falls Church, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Casco Bay · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Natural Resources Council · Augusta, ME · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $5,000

    Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Razom · New York, NY · 2024

    To purchase medical & humanitarian supplies & to support volunteers in ukraine.

  • $5,000

    Afs Intercultural Programs · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Creative Cauldron · Falls Church, VA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Casco Bay · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Afs Intercultural Programs · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Creative Cauldron · Falls Church, VA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Casco Bay · South Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Afs-USA · New York, NY · 2021

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2021

    Pleasant river headwaters land acquisition project or the construction and/or maintenance of trails in the maine woods.

  • $5,000

    Creative Cauldron · Falls Church, VA · 2021

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2021

    For general operating support

  • $5,000

    Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2021

    In memory of doris blunt.

  • $4,500

    Friends of Casco Bay · South Portland, ME · 2021

    General operating support

  • $4,000

    Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $4,000

    World Food Program USA · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $4,000

    Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2021

    General operating support

  • $3,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2024

    Food and homeless programs

  • $3,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2023

    Food and homeless programs

  • $3,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022

    Food and homeless programs

  • $3,500

    Razom · New York, NY · 2022

    To purchase medical & humanitarian supplies & to support volunteers in ukraine.

  • $3,500

    Afs Intercultural Programs · New York, NY · 2021

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    World Food Program USA · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2023

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $3,000

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2023

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $3,000

    Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    Razom · New York, NY · 2023

    To purchase medical & humanitarian supplies & to support volunteers in ukraine.

  • $3,000

    World Food Program USA · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2022

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $3,000

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2022

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $3,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2021

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2024

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $2,500

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2024

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $2,500

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    To support public affairs broadcasting

  • $2,500

    Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Brighton, MA · 2024

    To support public affairs broadcasting on radio and television

  • $2,500

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $2,500

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Lower Merrimack Valley · Salisbury, MA · 2021

    General operating support. In recognition of former director john e meserve

  • $2,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2021

    Food and homeless programs

  • $2,000

    Lawyers Defending American Democracy · Framingham, MA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Lawyers Defending American Democracy · Framingham, MA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Hias · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2021

    Initiative to secure adequate legal representation for indigent criminal defendants

  • $2,000

    Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2021

    General operating support. In honor of matthew meserve and his parents erik and sarah meserve.

  • $2,000

    Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2021

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2021

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Razom · New York, NY · 2021

    To purchase medical & humanitarian supplies & to support volunteers in ukraine.

  • $1,500

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    General operating support.

  • $1,500

    Tedford Housing · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    General operating support.

  • $1,500

    Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Tedford Housing · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $1,500

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2021

    General operating support

  • $1,500

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2021

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Augusta Heritage Center · Elkins, WV · 2024

    For the discretionary fund

  • $1,000

    Concord Coalition To End Homelessness · Concord, NH · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Homeless Health Care Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    The Art Effect · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    The Wd Palmer Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Black Mamas Matter Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Center for Carbon Renewal · Newark, NJ · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Concord Coalition To End Homelessness · Concord, NH · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Homeless Health Care Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Hope for Hallie · Swarthmore, PA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Mighty Writers · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General operating support.

  • $1,000

    Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $1,000

    Concord Coalition To End Homelessness · Concord, NH · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Earful of Fiddle Music and Dance Camp · Remus, MI · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Heading Home · Boston, MA · 2022

    General operating support.

  • $1,000

    Homeless Health Care Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Inner City Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General operating support.

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