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Arbour Way Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 881930194

Arbour Way Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.0 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $150,000 and the largest $2.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $3.8 million the year before.

42% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.8 million15$76.3 million
2024$4.0 million13$113 million

How to apply

Arbour Way Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arbour Way Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania2$2.2 million
Massachusetts9$1.4 million
New York2$433,333

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
General Support$2.0 million
Children's Hospital Corporation dba Boston Childrens Hospital
Boston, MA
General Support$500,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
General Support$333,333
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Nantucket, MA
General Support$301,500
Nantucket Golf Club Foundation Inc
Siasconset, MA
General Support$298,500
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Support for the Kelly Writers House$200,000
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
General Support$150,000
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
General Support$100,000
The Wily Network Inc
Newton, MA
General Support$60,000
Ukrainian Relief Mission Charitable Corporation
Harwich Port, MA
General Support$50,000
Miles for Military Incorporated
Boston, MA
General Support$25,000
Artists Association Of Nantucket
Nantucket, MA
General Support$19,800
Roca Pallin Youth Center
Chelsea, MA
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arbour Way Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Arbour Way Foundation Inc give?

$4.0 million in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $150,000.

Who runs Arbour Way Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Marc Wolpow (Trustee), Robin Wolpow (Trustee), Nina Rosborough (Trustee) and Julie Wolpow (Trustee) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Arbour Way Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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