Power of Place Learning Communitites
BURLINGTON, MA
$840.7KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Charitable
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The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 16-6350753 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Tracy A Sawicki
- Phone
- (716) 689-0370
- Deadlines
- Applications due 1/17/25, 2/7/25, 5/30/25, 7/25/25 and 9/26/25.
- Application materials
- Submit letter of inquiry regarding program/project that qualifies, per grant guidelines on website. If proposal is selected for consideration, a full grant application must be completed. Grant applications are by request only and must be submitted directly to the foundation. The foundation accepts applications over its website.
- Restrictions
- Four distinct funding categories: learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, mental health challenges and substance use disorder. Each category has its own objective, target population, and funding priorities. Awards May not be used for the private benefit of any grant recipient, attempt to influence legislation, or attempt to influence or intervene in any political campaign.
Original filing text
- Contact
- TRACY A SAWICKI
- Address
- 2351 NORTH FOREST ROAD SUITE 106 GETZVILLE, NY, 140681225
- Phone
- 7166890370
- Deadlines
- APPLICATIONS DUE 1/17/25, 2/7/25, 5/30/25, 7/25/25 AND 9/26/25.
- Application materials
- SUBMIT LETTER OF INQUIRY REGARDING PROGRAM/PROJECT THAT QUALIFIES, PER GRANT GUIDELINES ON WEBSITE. IF PROPOSAL IS SELECTED FOR CONSIDERATION, A FULL GRANT APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE BY REQUEST ONLY AND MUST BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS OVER ITS WEBSITE.
- Restrictions
- FOUR DISTINCT FUNDING CATEGORIES: LEARNING DISABILITIES, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. EACH CATEGORY HAS ITS OWN OBJECTIVE, TARGET POPULATION, AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. AWARDS MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE PRIVATE BENEFIT OF ANY GRANT RECIPIENT, ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, OR ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE OR INTERVENE IN ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Reported organization name: THE PETER AND ELIZABETH C TOWER FOUNDATION
Current grant programs
Opportunities and giving programs published on The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.
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.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 208 | $11.6M |
| 2024 | 218 | $9.3M |
Where The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower 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.
Institute for Nonprofit Practice
DEDHAM, MA
$700KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
Massachusetts General Hospital
CHARLESTOWN, MA
$626.2KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
Eliot Community Human Services
LEXINGTON, MA
$395.3KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Charitable
Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc
BROOKLINE, MA
$333.3KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
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Figures are aggregated from The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower 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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