Funder directory → Massachusetts → William P Wharton Trust UW Art 2(D)
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 046407797William P Wharton Trust UW Art 2(D)
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$6,500–$15,000
median $15,000
Giving (latest FY)
$177,502
14 grants · FY2025
Assets
$3,843,408
gives nationally
Application form & materials: Visit the Trust's website for full information and to request the prelimary application: https://www.williamwharton.org/instructions.html Applicants will be asked for: a brief description of the organization; a description of the project; a budget; disclosures regrding land preservation and property details, if applicable; disclosures of any government funding. Those applicants that are chosen to submit a final application will be contacted via e-mail for further information. Applicants are encouraged to provide evidence that a project has a strong likelihood of success.
Deadlines: Grants awarded twice annually, in the Spring and Fall (typically May and November).
Restrictions: Grants from the Wharton Trust are usually one-time awards for amounts up to, but no larger than, $15,000. However, the Trustees and Advisors are willing to make larger multi-year grants for important acquisitions of land for conservation purposes. The Trust only makes grants to organizations as described in paragraph (1) or (2) of Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (i.e., a publicly supported charity or a governmental unit). The Trust does not make grants to individuals or organizations classified as a private foundation, nor will it pay grants to further investments; to fund construc
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| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Lakes Alliance · Belgrade, ME | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Aton Forest · Norfolk, CT | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust · Dartmouth, ME | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Kestrel Land Trust · Amherst, MA | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Nature Trust of New Brunswick | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Scarborough Land Trust · Scarborough, ME | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees · Sudbury, MA | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $12,237 |
| Western Foothill Land Trust · Norway, ME | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.