The George I Alden Trust
Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6023784. Reported 375 grants totalling $55.9M to 257 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$50,000median grant
$55.9Mgranted, 2020-2024
257organizations funded
32%of grantees funded again the next year
$256.0Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The George I Alden Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $15,000 and the largest $10.7M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 257 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached List | Worcester, MA | $10.7M | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $4,050,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $2,275,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $1,755,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $1,450,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ecotarium | Worcester, MA | $1,300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Worcester Historical Museum | Worcester, MA | $1,065,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Umass Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Academy | Worcester, MA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Music Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $780,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint John's High School | Shrewsbury, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester County Mechanics Association | Worcester, MA | $600,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $600,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assumption University | Worcester, MA | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill | Boylston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Sturbridge Village | Sturbridge, MA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Educational Development Foundation | Worcester, MA | $383,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Antiquarian Society | Worcester, MA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Educational Development Fund | Worcester, MA | $362,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon, PA | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nichols College | Dudley, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Williamson College of the Trades | Media, PA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Metro North | Peabody, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport, PA | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edward K Kennedy Community Health Care | Worcester, MA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Franklin County YMCA | Greenfield, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Worcester, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $249,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gannon University | Erie, PA | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata, PA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts | Worcester, MA | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salve Regina University | Newport, RI | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | North Grafton, MA | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross- Medford | Medford, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkshire Family YMCA | Pittsfield, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dean College | Franklin, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Holyoke YMCA | Holyoke, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Lawrence University | Canton, NY | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College of Mount Saint Vincent | Bronx, NY | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Le Moyne College | Syracuse, NY | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nazareth College | Rochester, NY | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springfield College | Springfield, MA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield, RI | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guild of St Agnes | Worcester, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Misericordia Univesity | Dallas, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stonehill College | Easton, MA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union College | Schenectady, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington and Jefferson College | Washington, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Peters University | Jersey City, NJ | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell, NJ | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hampshire Regional YMCA | Northhampton, MA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moravian College | Bethlehem, PA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Attleboro Norton YMCA | Attleboro, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berkshire YMCA | Pittsfield, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berry College | Mt Berry, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Danvers Community YMCA | Danvers, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Felician University | Rutherford, NJ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hamilton College | Clinton, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Husson University | Bangor, ME | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy of Music Program | Worcester, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Garden Park | Worcester, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Niagara University | Niagara University, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norwich University | Northfield, VT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Providence College | Providence, RI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Russel Sage College | Troy, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint John Fischer University | Rochester, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish, ME | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Michael's College | Colchester, VT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scranton University | Scranton, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utica University | Utica, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wagner College | Staten Island, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Greater Westfield | Westfield, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Metro North (beverly) | Peabody, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra | Worcester, MA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Susquehana University | Selinsgrove, PA | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley, PA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercyhusrt University | Erie, PA | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Colony YMCA | Brockton, MA | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | $126,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albright College | Reading, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Attleboro YMCA | Attleboro, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deleware Valley University | Doylestown, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endicott College | Beverly, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Lowell Family YMCA | Lowell, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartwick College | Oneonta, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hockomock Area YMCA | North Attleborough, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iona University | New Rochelle, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Bonaventure University | St Bonaventure, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Siena College | Loudonville, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Shore YMCA | Quincy, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Joseph's University of New York | Brooklyn, NY | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cabrini University | Radnor, PA | $117,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| African Community Education (ace) | Worcester, MA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regional Environmental Council (rec) | Worcester, MA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emerson College | Boston, MA | $114,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manhattan College | Bronx, NY | $111,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Research Bureau | Worcester, MA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Architectural College | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Champlain College | Burlington, VT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daemen University | Amherst, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Health Care Center of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin Pierce University | Rindge, NH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hampshire YMCA | Northampton, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neumann University | Aston Township, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkesbarre, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Regional Research | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Strategic Opportunities Foundation | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western New England University | Springfield, MA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Desales University | Center Valley, PA | $91,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Education Collaborative | Worcester, MA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abby Kelley Foster Home | Worcester, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Edward Street Child Services | Worcester, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friendly House Inc | Worcester, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New England College | Henniker, NH | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester County Food Bank | Shrewsbury, MA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA Cape Cod | West Barnstable, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Child Development Center | Worcester, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Veteran's Inc | Worcester, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Webster Square Day Care Center | Worcester, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Comprehension Education & Care | Worcester, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artsworcester | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Project Inc | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jeremiah's Inn | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Community | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Sky Community Services | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bancroft School | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Paul's Diocesan High School | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's High School | Shrewsbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Center for the Performing Arts | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Horticultural Society | Boylston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Regional Food Hub | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Technical High School | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Harvest Project | North Grafton, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detectogether | Westborough, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Worcester Land Trust | Worcester, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lgbt Asylum Task Force | Worcester, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mass Humanities | Northampton, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcauley Nazareth Home for Boys | Leicester, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wachusett Greenways | Rutland, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worcester Animal Rescue League | Worcester, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worcester Refugee Assistance Project | Worcester, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worcester Youth Center | Worcester, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rachel's Table | Worcester, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St John's Food for the Poor Program | Worcester, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art in the Park Co Arts & Business Council of Boston | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clemente Program | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Genesis Club Inc | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Metrowestgreater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Main South Community Development Corporation | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Assistant Center | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wicn Public Radio Inc | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worcester Community Housing Resources Inc | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Worcester County Light Opera Club | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Worcester Cultural Academy | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Worcester Jewish Community Center (worcester Jcc) | Worcester, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abby Kelley Foster Home - Annual Campaign | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross of Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathedral Church of Saint Paul | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Net of Compassion - Hotel Grace | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pathways for Change | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pernet Family Health Service | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| You Seven Hills | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arthritis Foundation Massachusetts Chapter | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Burlington | Burlington, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Nonviolent Solutions | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Creative Hub Worcester | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elder Services of Worcester Area | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Gr Worcester | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| In the Hour of Need Family Shelter | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latin American Health Alliance of Central Mass | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Gr Worcester | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living in Freedom Together-Lift | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love Your Labels Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Main South Community Development Ctr | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Matthew 25 Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Myanmar Foundation for Analytic Education Inc | Portola Valley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Education for Assistance Dog Services (neads) | Princeton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neads | Princeton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Net of Compasssion- Hotel Grace | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Ma Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project New Hope Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refugee Artisans of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refugee Artisans of Worcester (raw) | Lexington, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional Environmental Council of City | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint John's Food for the Poor Program | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Paul's Food Pantry | Westborough, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Pauls Food Pantry (cathedral Church of Saint Paul) | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vna Care Network & Hospice Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Webster Square Day Care Center (pernet Family Health) | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester Children's Chorus Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
77 of 257 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 32%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 219 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $10.7M | $10.7M |
| 2021 | 125 | $11.3M | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 94 | $11.5M | $113,000 |
| 2023 | 76 | $11.0M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 79 | $11.5M | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The George I Alden Trust has 56 of them, worth $23.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached List | Worcester, MA | $5,920,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $3,000,000 |
| Worcester Technical High School | Worcester, MA | $2,500,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $2,400,000 |
| Ecotarium | Worcester, MA | $750,000 |
| Ecotarium | Worcester, MA | $750,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $600,000 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $500,000 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester, MA | $450,000 |
| American Red Cross- Medford | Medford, MA | $300,000 |
| Worcester County Mechanics Association | Worcester, MA | $250,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $200,000 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $180,000 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $180,000 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $175,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 76% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The George I Alden Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 Front Street 5TH Floor, Worcester, MA, 01608. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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