Funding search · EIN 046023784 · Worcester, MA
The George I Alden 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.
- 249
- grants reported
- $34.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $100,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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52 grants matching “worcester” · $6.9M
- $600,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $250,000
Worcester County Mechanics Association · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Nativity School of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $183,000
Worcester Educational Development Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $110,000
Worcester Regional Research Bureau · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $50,000
Worcester Regional Food Hub · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $25,000
Worcester Education Collaborative · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Cultural Academy · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Jewish Community Center (Worcester Jcc) · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Refugee Assistance Project · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Rise for Health · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Youth Center · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Creative Hub Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Greater Worcester Land Trust · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Habitat for Humanity Metrowestgreater Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Music Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Animal Rescue League · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester County Light Opera Club · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $1.8M
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $750,000
Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $250,000
Worcester County Mechanics Association · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Worcester Educational Development Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $100,000
Worcester Strategic Opportunities Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $50,000
Worcester County Mechanics Association · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $25,000
Worcester Education Collaborative · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Cultural Academy · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Jewish Community Center (Worcester Jcc) · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Youth Center · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Habitat for Humanity Metrowestgreater Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Music Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Refugee Artisans of Worcester (Raw) · Lexington, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Community Housing Resources · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester County Light Opera Club · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $700,000
Music Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $600,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $221,000
Worcester Educational Development Fund · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $100,000
Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $50,000
Worcester Regional Research · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $20,000
Worcester Education Collaborative · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Historical Museum · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Refugee Assistance Project · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Greater Worcester Land Trust · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Youth Orchestra · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Refugee Artisans of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Animal Rescue League · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester Comprehension Education & Care · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester County Food Bank · Shrewsbury, MA · 2022
To further education
- $15,000
Worcester County Poetry Association Inc Fa Clemente Program · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute3 grants · $3.0M
- Ymca of Central Massachusetts3 grants · $2.0M
- Umass Memorial Health Care1 grant · $1.0M
- Clark University1 grant · $1.0M
- United Way of Central Massachusetts3 grants · $880,000
- Worcester Academy1 grant · $750,000
- Ecotarium1 grant · $750,000
- Saint John'S High School1 grant · $750,000
- Music Worcester3 grants · $730,000
- Worcester County Mechanics Association3 grants · $550,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 249 grants.
- $1.8M
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $1.1M
Ymca of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $1.0M
Umass Memorial Health Care · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $1.0M
Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $750,000
Ecotarium · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $750,000
Saint John'S High School · Shrewsbury, MA · 2024
To further education
- $750,000
Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $700,000
Music Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $675,000
Ymca of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $600,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $600,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $500,000
Assumption University · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $500,000
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill · Boylston, MA · 2024
To further education
- $475,000
Anna Maria College · Paxton, MA · 2024
To further education
- $350,000
American Antiquarian Society · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $350,000
Old Sturbridge Village · Sturbridge, MA · 2022
To further education
- $300,000
United Way of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $300,000
Williamson College of the Trades · Media, PA · 2024
To further education
- $300,000
United Way of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $300,000
Nichols College · Dudley, MA · 2022
To further education
- $280,000
United Way of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $250,000
Franklin County Ymca · Greenfield, MA · 2024
To further education
- $250,000
Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH · 2024
To further education
- $250,000
Worcester County Mechanics Association · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $250,000
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $250,000
Worcester County Mechanics Association · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $250,000
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022
To further education
- $221,000
Worcester Educational Development Fund · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $220,000
Salve Regina University · Newport, RI · 2023
To further education
- $220,000
Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $210,000
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine · North Grafton, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Babson College · Babson Park, MA · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Barnard College · New York, NY · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Greater Holyoke Ymca · Holyoke, MA · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Nativity School of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA · 2024
To further education
- $200,000
Berkshire Family Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Dean College · Franklin, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Worcester Educational Development Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2023
To further education
- $200,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2022
To further education
- $195,000
Saint Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2022
To further education
- $183,000
Worcester Educational Development Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $180,000
Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2023
To further education
- $180,000
Le Moyne College · Syracuse, NY · 2023
To further education
- $180,000
College of Mount Saint Vincent · Bronx, NY · 2022
To further education
- $180,000
Nazareth College · Rochester, NY · 2022
To further education
- $180,000
Springfield College · Springfield, MA · 2022
To further education
- $175,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
To further education
- $175,000
Ymca of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2024
To further education
- $175,000
Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2023
To further education
- $175,000
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2023
To further education
- $175,000
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2023
To further education
- $175,000
Marywood University · Scranton, PA · 2023
To further education
- $175,000
Misericordia Univesity · Dallas, PA · 2023
To further education
- $175,000
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2023
To further education
- $175,000
Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2022
To further education
- $175,000
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2022
To further education
- $175,000
Stonehill College · Easton, MA · 2022
To further education
- $175,000
Union College · Schenectady, NY · 2022
To further education
- $175,000
Washington and Jefferson College · Washington, PA · 2022
To further education
- $170,000
Saint Peters University · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
To further education
- $160,000
Hampshire Regional Ymca · Northhampton, MA · 2024
To further education
- $160,000
Caldwell University · Caldwell, NJ · 2022
To further education
- $160,000
Moravian College · Bethlehem, PA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Attleboro Norton Ymca · Attleboro, MA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Lycoming College · Williamsport, PA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Niagara University · Niagara University, NY · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Utica University · Utica, NY · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Warren Wilson College · Swannanoa, NC · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Wentworth Institute of Technology · Boston, MA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Ymca of Metro North · Peabody, MA · 2024
To further education
- $150,000
Berry College · Mt Berry, GA · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Danvers Community Ymca · Danvers, MA · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Norwich University · Northfield, VT · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Scranton University · Scranton, PA · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Wagner College · Staten Island, NY · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
To further education
- $150,000
Edward K Kennedy Community Health Care · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Hobart and William Smith Colleges · Geneva, NY · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Joy of Music Program · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Juniata College · Huntingdon, PA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
New Garden Park · Worcester, MA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Russel Sage College · Troy, NY · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Saint John Fischer University · Rochester, NY · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Saint Joseph'S College of Maine · Standish, ME · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Saint Michael'S College · Colchester, VT · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
To further education
- $150,000
Ymca of Metro North · Peabody, MA · 2022
To further education
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- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
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