The New England Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Chestnut Hill, MA · EIN 22-2757391 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
The New England Foundation is a private foundation based in Chestnut Hill, MA (EIN 22-2757391). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $1.2M paid in 53 grants, with a median grant of $20K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $7.7M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/the-new-england-foundation-222757391
- Total grants paid
- $1.2M
- Grants reported
- 53
- Typical grant
- $20K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $7.7M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- The New England Foundation
- Phone
- (617) 342-3200
- Application materials
- Written form indicating amounts requested and projected use.
- Restrictions
- Charitable purposes under i.r.c. Section 501(c)(3)
The filing does not state deadlines; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- THE NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION
- Address
- 206 CHESTNUT HILL ROAD CHESTNUT HILL, MA, 02467
- Phone
- 6173423200
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- WRITTEN FORM INDICATING AMOUNTS REQUESTED AND PROJECTED USE.
- Restrictions
- CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER I.R.C. SECTION 501(C)(3)
Reported organization name: THE NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
Where The New England Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/the-new-england-foundation-222757391
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | General welfare | Tax year 20252025 | $81K |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Education | Tax year 20242024 | $75K |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Education | Tax year 20242024 | $65K |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Education | Tax year 20252025 | $50K |
| Yale School of Management | New Haven, CT | Education | Tax year 20242024 | $50K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (53 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The New England Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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