The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6728351. Reported 480 grants totalling $8,041,232 to 302 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$8,041,232granted, 2021-2024
302organizations funded
40%of grantees funded again the next year
$44.9Massets, 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 Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $321,371. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 302 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $811,025 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tuba City Humane Society Inc | Tuba City, AZ | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | Rockland, ME | $189,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Academy Inc | Greenwich, CT | $160,564 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vinfen Corporation | Cambridge, MA | $145,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prison Book Program | Quincy, MA | $123,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Multifaith Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $122,246 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Collateral Repair Project | Brooklyn, NY | $113,456 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Lyric Opera Company | Boston, MA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hurricane Island Outward Bound | Camden, ME | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehab Program | West Palm Beach, FL | $98,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oregon Environmental Council | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendship Bridge | Lakewood, CO | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woodlawn School | Mooresville, NC | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hesperian Health Guides | Berkeley, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intervale Center | Burlington, VT | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vermont Parent Representation Center Inc | Burlington, VT | $82,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public Employees for Enviornmental Responsibility | Silver Spring, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Mexico Foundation | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Borderlands Restoration Network | Patagonia, AZ | $75,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hanley Center Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healthy Peninsula | Blue Hill, ME | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Ondessonk | Ozark, IL | $73,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Compost | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Water Is Life Kenya Inc | Newark, DE | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts Inc | Dorchester, MA | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Growhaus | Denver, CO | $61,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Mexico Foundation | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Safety Team Inc | Burlington, VT | $59,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Californians Against Waste Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charlottesville Ballet | Charlottesvle, VA | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Nurturing Center of Ma | Dorchester, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawthorne Valley Association | Ghent, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Society for Classical Studies | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center | Burlington, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Center for Journalists | Washington, DC | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dharamsala Animal Rescue | Encinitas, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rainforest Trust Inc | Warrenton, VA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angeles Para Honduras | North Hero, VT | $44,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Childs Notebook | Seattle, WA | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waypoint Adventure | Lexington, MA | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound | Boston, MA | $41,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Northern Woodlands Education | Lyme, NH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chewonki Foundation Inc | Wiscasset, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Ground Collective | Duvall, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kennett Library and Community | Kennett Square, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc in Vermont | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Mexico Wilderness Alliance | Albuquerque, NM | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Kineo School | Kirkland, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Womensafe Inc | Chardon, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School | Waltham, MA | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Cure | Centennial, CO | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Middlebury Area Land Trust | Middlebury, VT | $35,080 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keep America Beautiful Inc | Stamford, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners for Justice | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Patagonia Area Resource Alliance | Patagonia, AZ | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Organized Relief Effort | Los Angeles, CA | $33,334 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plastic Oceans International | Malibu, CA | $33,333 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Playing for Change Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $33,333 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise | Williston, VT | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whole Child Montessori Center Inc | Portland, OR | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Portland, ME | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Skateistan | Berlin | $30,709 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brisol Rescue Squad Inc | Bristol, VT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coral Restoration Foundation | Tavernier, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Home Sweet Home | Brentwood, MO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Island Readers & Writers | Southwest Harbor, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Research Foundation of CUNY | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resource | Williston, VT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Revels Inc | Watertown, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sail to Prevail Inc | Newport, RI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zanaafrica Foundation | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Safety Team Inc | Seattle, WA | $29,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pingree School Inc | S Hamilton, MA | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Film Preserve Ltd | Berkeley, CA | $26,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Piper's Angels Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Zanaafrica Corp | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Lyric Opera | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Build Belize Inc | North Bay Village, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehabilitation Programs Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institution | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Island Readers and Writers An Initiative for Maine Children | Mount Desert, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Island Roots Housing | Langley, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kidsave | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Many Hopes | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midwest Innocence Project | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center | Colorado Spgs, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc in Colorado | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Bennet Street School | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Hope Boston | Roxbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reach Prep | Stamford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Supportive Living Inc | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County | Avondale, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uvm and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yellowhammer Fund Inc | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Represent | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Treepeople | Beverly Hills, CA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $22,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goosefoot Community Fund | Langley, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fau Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $21,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Palm Beach Library Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Academy Inc | Osterville, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coaching for Change Inc | Taunton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Conway Public Library | Conway, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson Memorial Library | St George, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mendocino Unified School District | Mendocino, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opera Maine | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parent Child Center Inc | Middlebury, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raam Raj Foundation | Fairfield, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Skateistan | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spectrum Youth and Family Services | Burlington, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy in Maine | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy Vt | Montpelier, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The River Project | Studio City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Society for Classical Stud | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | Conway, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anera | Northwest Washington, DC | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Boston | Boston, MA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ayuda | Northwest Washington, DC | $15,523 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apprentice Learning Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Thumb Farm | Northridge, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Northern Woodlands | Lyme, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healing Abuse Working for Change | Salem, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hht Foundation International | Monkton, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Heritage Trust | Deer Lsle, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rise Academy | Springfield, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rose Haven Cic | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saco Headwaters Alliance | Center Conway, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taos Land Trust | Taos, NM | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The General Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fair Food Standards Council Inc | Sarasota, FL | $13,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ethan Allen Institute | Concord, VT | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gloucester Fund Inc | Gloucester, MA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village Help for South Sudan Inc | Cambridge, MA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London, NH | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| C-10 Research and Education Foundation | Amesbury, MA | $11,436 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Addison | Addison, IL | $10,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of North Hero | North Hero, VT | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middlebury Transitional Care C | Middlebury, VT | $10,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Dreamcatcher | Kennett Square, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chapel Hill Academy Inc | Chanhassen, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Choose 180 | Burien, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dzogchen Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elevated Access Inc | Champaign, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Inst | Longmont, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Nations Women's Alliance | Devils Lake, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Swans Island | Swans Island, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highland Hall Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hudson Valley Honor Flight | Walden, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Independent International Legal | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indigenous Educational Network | Bemidji, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rehabilitation Forum Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Ski Touring Foundation | Jackson, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Llewellyn PTA | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Verm | Shelburne, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Vermont | Shelburne, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Irving, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movies Making a Difference Production | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy Inc in Ma | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our House Cafe | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Panadero Ski Corporation | La Veta, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peterborough Human Services Fund | Peterborough, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pipers Angels Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Hospital Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| PTA Oregon Congress | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raam Raj Foundation | Fairfield, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rivers and Birds Inc | Arroyo Seco, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Society of the Muse of the Soul | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Society of the Muse of the Southwest | Taos, NM | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The 5 Gyres Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellspring House | Gloucester, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wild Care Inc | Eastham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wild Care Inc | Bloomington, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wings of Hope Therapeutic Riding Program | Northport, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Land Conservation Trus | Lincoln, MA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patagonia Regional Times | Patagonia, AZ | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School Inc | Harwich, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chorus North Shore | Rockport, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Whidbey Island Nourishes | Langley, WA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $6,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Movies Making a Difference Productions | West Palm Beach, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center | Sonoita, AZ | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brackett Foundation | Framingham, MA | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brunswick School Inc | Greenwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Fourteeners Initiative | Golden, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commonweal | Bolinas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Essex County Greenbelt | Essex, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goosefoot Community Fund a Not for Profit Corporation | Langley, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary | Erie, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omega Institute for Holistic Studies | Rhinebeck, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sellwood Community House | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Swans Island Yacht Club Inc | Swans Island, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univesity of Washington | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bikes Not Bombs Inc | Jamaica Plains, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Commonwealth | Bolinas, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Empowerment Mission Inc | Doral, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charlotte Historical Society | Charlotte, ME | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| High Mountain Institute | Leadville, CO | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Readiness to Learn Whidbey Foundation | Langley, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Parent Representation | Burlington, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| WGBH Educational Institute | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brookwood School Incorporated | Manchester, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter | East Harwich, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Max Warburg Courage Curriculum Inc | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patagonia Youth Enrichment Cen | Patagonia, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Center of Oriental Research | Alexandria, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Architects & Engineers for 911 | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Melodic Caring Project | Mount Vernon, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxbow School | Napa, CA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shelburne Firefighters Association Inc | Shelburne, VT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rokeby Museum | Ferrisburgh, VT | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
109 of 302 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 40%, 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 341 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | $1,841,464 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 124 | $2,256,435 | $14,375 |
| 2023 | 114 | $1,880,110 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 108 | $2,063,223 | $15,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 17% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Two Liberty Square Suite 500, Boston, MA, 02109. 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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