Funding search · EIN 046728351 · Boston, MA
The Virginia Wellington Cabot 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.
- 346
- grants reported
- $6.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $12,500
- 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.
- Tides Foundation3 grants · $489,654
- Hurricane Island Foundation3 grants · $154,900
- Greenwich Academy3 grants · $125,564
- Prison Book Program3 grants · $123,500
- US Mexico Foundation3 grants · $120,000
- Tuba City Humane Society2 grants · $105,000
- Vinfen Corporation2 grants · $90,500
- Oregon Environmental Council3 grants · $85,000
- Collateral Repair Project3 grants · $81,170
- Puget Soundkeeper Alliance3 grants · $80,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 346 grants.
- $201,503
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $155,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $133,151
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $81,500
Prison Book Program · Quincy, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $70,000
Vinfen Corporation · Brookline, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $65,900
Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $64,000
Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $60,000
Tuba City Humane Society · Tuba City, AZ · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $60,000
Boston Lyric Opera Company · Boston, MA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $59,000
Safety Team · Burlington, VT · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $55,564
Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $55,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $51,500
Vermont Parent Representation Center · Burlington, VT · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $50,500
Camp Ondessonk · Ozark, IL · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Hanley Center Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Tuba City Humane Society · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Multifaith Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Hurricane Island Outward Bound · Camden, ME · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center · Burlington, MA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Public Employees for Enviornmental Responsibility · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $48,000
Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehab Program · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $45,200
Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $45,000
Multifaith Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $45,000
Californians Against Waste Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $45,000
The Society for Classical Studies · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $45,000
Tuba City Humane Society · Tuba City, AZ · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Hurricane Island Outward Bound School · Camden, ME · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Prison Book Program · Quincy, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
US Mexico Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
US Mexico Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Water Is Life Kenya · Newark, DE · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Kennett Library and Community · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
US Mexico Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Womensafe · Chardon, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $40,000
Woodlawn School · Davidson, NC · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $36,250
Borderlands Restoration Network · Patagonia, AZ · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $36,000
Project Cure · Centennial, CO · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Charlottesville Ballet · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
La Compost · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Oregon Environmental Council · Portland, OR · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Hurricane Island Outward Bound School · Camden, ME · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $33,334
Community Organized Relief Effort · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $33,333
Plastic Oceans International · Malibu, CA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $33,333
Playing for Change Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $31,040
The Growhaus · Denver, CO · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Healthy Peninsula · Blue Hill, ME · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Research Foundation of Cuny · New York, NY · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Revels · Watertown, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Oregon Environmental Council · Portland, OR · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
The Growhaus · Denver, CO · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Vinfen Corporation · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Brisol Rescue Squad · Bristol, VT · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Common Ground Collective · Duvall, WA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $30,000
Plummer Youth Promise · Salem, MA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $29,200
The Safety Team · Seattle, WA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $28,085
Collateral Repair Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $28,085
Collateral Repair Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $28,000
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $28,000
International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $27,709
Skateistan · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $27,246
Multifaith Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $27,000
Waypoint Adventure · Lexington, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Boston Lyric Opera · Boston, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Catie'S Closet · Dracut, MA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Island Roots Housing · Langley, WA · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Midwest Innocence Project · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Reach Prep · Stamford, CT · 2024
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
American Friends of Zanaafrica Corp · Washington, DC · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Boston Lyric Opera Company · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Build Belize · North Bay Village, FL · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehabilitation Programs · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
First Nations Development Institute · Longmont, CO · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Friendship Bridge · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine Children · Mount Desert, ME · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Supportive Living · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
The Pingree School · S Hamilton, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Angeles Para Honduras · North Hero, VT · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Boys and Girls Club · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Collateral Repair Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Family Nurturing Center of Ma · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Friendship Bridge · Lakewood, CO · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institution · Portland, ME · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Healthy Peninsula · Blue Hill, ME · 2022
Exempt purpose
- $25,000
Island Readers & Writers · Southwest Harbor, ME · 2022
Exempt purpose
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- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
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