How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Thomas A Kershaw
84 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-9600
- Form and materials
- Letter describing the organization and its needs.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2025
$163,255
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $11,819
-
Tax year 2024
$187,811
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $12,084
-
Tax year 2023
$91,583
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $29,242
-
Tax year 2022
$51,000
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $44,920
-
Tax year 2021
$16,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $41,038
-
Tax year 2020
$1,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $5,623
-
Tax year 2019
$83,950
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $5,532
-
Tax year 2018
$116,487
- Grants listed
- 42
- Assets, end of year
- $14,938
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Sail BostonBoston, MA
General support
$45,000 -
Esplanade Association IncBoston, MA
General support
$25,000 -
Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA
General support
$16,000 -
Boy Scouts of AmericaIrving, TX
General support
$10,000 -
Globe SantaTaunton, MA
General support
$10,000 -
Nourish NantucketNantucket, MA
General support
$10,000 -
Old North IlluminatedBoston, MA
General support
$7,500 -
Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA
General support
$7,000 -
Beacon Hill VillageBoston, MA
General support
$5,355 -
Uss Constitution MuseumCharlestown, MA
General support
$5,100 -
Boston Area Church LeagueBoston, MA
General support
$5,000 -
Friends of the Public Garden IncBoston, MA
General support
$5,000 -
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA
General support
$5,000 -
Great Harbor Yacht Club FoundationNantucket, MA
General support
$1,200 -
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA
General support
$1,000 -
Fund for Parks and Recreation - BostonBoston, MA
General support
$1,000 -
Sail to PrevailNewport, RI
General support
$1,000 -
The Boston FoundationBoston, MA
General support
$1,000 -
Tommy's PlaceFalmouth, MA
General support
$1,000 -
Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NY
General support
$500 -
Delta UpsilonIndianapolis, IN
General support
$500 -
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWood Hole, MA
General support
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Sports and recreation1 grant $45,00035% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $31,10024% of the total
- Environment3 grants $22,20017% of the total
- Community development2 grants $11,0008% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $8,5007% of the total
- Human services1 grant $5,3554% of the total
- 3 other causes3 grants $6,5005% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts18 grants $151,255
- Texas1 grant $10,000
- Rhode Island1 grant $1,000
- Indiana1 grant $500
- New York1 grant $500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Thomas A KershawTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
- John F BradleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
- Paul GeorgeTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
- Markus RippergerTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
The return
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