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 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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  • 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

$2.3M
2022
$1.9M
2023
$2.1M
2024

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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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.