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 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston4,151 grants · $943.7M
- Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund3,620 grants · $914.9M
- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
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- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
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