Funding search · EIN 223043340 · Boston, MA

Edith H Overly 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.

97
grants reported
$5.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Trustees of Tufts College3 grants · $590,000
  • American Alpine Club3 grants · $300,000
  • Museum of Science3 grants · $253,500
  • American Cancer Society3 grants · $210,000
  • New England Aquarium3 grants · $185,000
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation3 grants · $180,000
  • Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary3 grants · $180,000
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital3 grants · $180,000
  • The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $170,000
  • Old Sturbridge Village3 grants · $165,000

Giving over time

$1.4M
2022
$1.9M
2023
$1.7M
2024

Grant history

All 97 reported grants, largest first.

  • $230,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Somerville, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $180,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Medford, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $180,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Somerville, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $140,000

    American Alpine Club · Golden, CO · 2023

    General Support

  • $125,000

    Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $105,000

    Old Sturbridge Village · Sturbridge, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $95,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $90,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General Support

  • $86,000

    Walthour-Moss Foundation · Southern Pines, NC · 2023

    General Support

  • $80,000

    American Alpine Club · Golden, CO · 2024

    General Support

  • $80,000

    Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $80,000

    Thompson'S Island Outward Bound Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $80,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $80,000

    American Alpine Club · Golden, CO · 2022

    General Support

  • $78,500

    Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $73,739

    Unity Farm Sanctuary · Sherborn, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $70,000

    American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General Support

  • $70,000

    American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General Support

  • $70,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $70,000

    American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    New England Wildlife Center · Weymouth, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust · Waltham, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    The Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    New England Equine Rescue North · West Newbury, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    New England Wildlife Center · Weymouth, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust · Waltham, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    The Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust · Waltham, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $50,000

    The Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $50,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Support

  • $48,000

    Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities · Sherborn, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $45,000

    Caritas Communities · Braintree, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $40,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $40,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,075

    New England Equine Rescue North · West Newbury, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Thompson'S Island Outward Bound Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Old Sturbridge Village · Sturbridge, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Old Sturbridge Village · Sturbridge, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Shady Hill School · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Thompson'S Island Outward Bound Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $27,900

    Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities · Sherborn, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $26,000

    Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program · Lincoln, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $24,311

    New England Equine Rescue North · West Newbury, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $23,000

    Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program · Lincoln, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $22,420

    Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities · Sherborn, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Caritas Communities · Braintree, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Carolina Horse Park Foundation · Raeford, NC · 2024

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Walthour-Moss Foundation · Southern Pines, NC · 2024

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Carolina Horse Park Foundation · Raeford, NC · 2023

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Caritas Communities · Braintree, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Carolina Horse Park Foundation · Raeford, NC · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Walthour-Moss Foundation · Southern Pines, NC · 2022

    General Support

  • $17,500

    New England Wildlife Center · Weymouth, MA · 2022

    General Support

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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.