Funding search · EIN 046078934 · Boston, MA

Richard Saltonstall Charitable

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

119
grants reported
$7.5M
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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  • United Way4 grants · $786,819
  • Conservation Law Foundation3 grants · $450,000
  • New England Aquarium3 grants · $450,000
  • Sherborn Library1 grant · $400,000
  • Cure Alzheimer'S Fund3 grants · $400,000
  • Greater Boston Food Bank3 grants · $339,000
  • Global Lyme Alliance3 grants · $290,000
  • Bay Area Lyme Foundation3 grants · $290,000
  • International Red Cross3 grants · $245,000
  • Wbur3 grants · $225,000

Giving over time

$2.8M
2022
$2.3M
2023
$2.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

  • $400,000

    Sherborn Library · Sherborn, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $276,038

    United Way · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $250,781

    United Way · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $160,000

    United Way · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $150,000

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $150,000

    Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $150,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $115,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $114,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $110,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Hale Reservation · Westwood, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    United Way · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Bay Area Lyme Foundation · Portola Valley, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Bay Area Lyme Foundation · Portola Valley, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $95,000

    International Red Cross · Medford, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $90,000

    Bay Area Lyme Foundation · Portola Valley, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $90,000

    Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    International Red Cross · Medford, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $75,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    International Red Cross · Medford, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $70,000

    Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $70,000

    Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $70,000

    Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $62,500

    Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $62,500

    Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $62,500

    Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $60,000

    Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $60,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $60,000

    Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $60,000

    Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    McLean Hospital · Belmon, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Hale Reservation · Westwood, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Woods Hole Oceanographic · Woods Hole, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Hale Reservation · Westwood, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Woods Hole, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $45,000

    Strive · Needham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Charles River Watershed Assoc · Weston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Penobscot Marine Museum · Searsport, ME · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Save the Harbor · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Strive · Needham, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Whole School Mindfulness · Wrentham, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Woods Hole Oceanographic · Woods Hole, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Charles River Watershed Assoc · Weston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Penobscot Marine Museum · Searsport, ME · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Save the Harbor · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Whole School Mindfulness · Wrentham, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Charles River Watershed Assoc · Weston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Penobscot Marine Museum · Searsport, ME · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Save the Harbor Save the Bay · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Strive · Needham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Wholeschool Mindfulness · Wrentham, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $35,000

    Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Ground Truth Project · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Thompson Island Outward Bound · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Homeworkers Organized for More Employment · Orland, ME · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ibme · Concord, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ma Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society · Wellesley, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Homeworkers Organized for More Employment · Orland, ME · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ibme · Concord, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society · Wellesley, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Homeworkers Organized for More Employment · Orland, ME · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Ibme · Concord, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Massachusetts Horticultural Society · Wellesley, 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.