How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Geoffrey M Mason Trustee
c/o Choate Hall Stewart LLP Two, Intl PLace
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 248-4784
[email protected] - Form and materials
- AGM Format is acceptable. Include information on the nature of the charitable service, your IRS letter of tax-exempt status, 2 most recent years annual financial reports, and a description and budget for the proposed project to be funded. Email or mail application and all attachments/enclosures.
- Deadlines
- Generally May 15 and November 1 (subject to change each year)
- Restrictions
- There are no restrictions or limitations on awards.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$102,500
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $2,766,104
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Tax year 2024
$105,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $2,549,653
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Tax year 2023
$85,000
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $2,366,281
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Tax year 2022
$118,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $2,033,763
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Tax year 2021
$81,000
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $2,124,585
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Tax year 2020
$75,924
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $1,856,647
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Tax year 2019
$64,500
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,776,630
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Tax year 2018
$74,500
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,803,318
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Middlebury Studio SchoolMiddlebury, VT
General Support
$20,000 -
Addison Housing WorksVergennes, VT
General Support
$10,000 -
AnikayAkhra IncSomerville, MA
General Support
$10,000 -
Middlebury Community Music CenterMiddlebury, VT
General Support
$10,000 -
Open Door ClinicMiddlebury, VT
General Support
$10,000 -
Stroud Water Research Center IncAvondale, PA
General Support
$10,000 -
Carlos G Otis Health Care CenterTownshend, VT
General Support
$7,500 -
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education IncBarre, VT
General Support
$5,000 -
Common Roots IncS Burlington, VT
General Support
$5,000 -
Fairbanks MuseumJohnsbury, VT
General Support
$5,000 -
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
General Support
$5,000 -
Epsilon SpiresBrattleboro, VT
General Support
$2,500 -
Musicians of Old Post Road IncWeston, MA
General Support
$2,500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $25,00036% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $12,50018% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00014% of the total
- Science and technology1 grant $10,00014% of the total
- Health1 grant $7,50011% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Vermont9 grants $75,000
- Massachusetts3 grants $17,500
- Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Geoffrey M MasonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
- Jennifer S EwingTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Massachusetts
- Foundations that fund housing and shelter in Massachusetts
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Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
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- Lazord Foundation 4 grants Preselected only $102,328 giving
- Jennifer and Robert Grunbeck Family Foundation 37 grants Preselected only $103,072 giving
- Nancy and Andrew Wood Charitable Foundation 1 grant Preselected only $101,500 giving
- Mirador Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $110,000 giving