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Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046013598

Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.7 million in 201 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $107,033. 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 $1.4 million the year before.

23% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$1.5 million159$28.5 million
2023$1.4 million177$31.0 million
2024$1.7 million201$30.5 million

How to apply

Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund 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 Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts191$1.6 million
Vermont2$20,000
California2$18,000
Washington1$10,000
Alaska1$8,000
Connecticut1$8,000
District of Columbia1$8,000
Texas1$8,000
New York1$7,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 201 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Health Resources in Action Inc
Boston, MA
Postdoctoral research fellowship program$107,033
The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc
Boston, MA
Restricted to mobile markets for seniors in greater boston$20,000
Boston Medical Center Corporation
Boston, MA
Living well at home$15,000
Familyaid Boston Inc
Boston, MA
Boston public schools homelessness prevention program$15,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Education programs$15,000
Greater Boston Legal Services Inc
Boston, MA
Legal advocacy for elders project$12,500
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Burlington, VT
General operating support$12,000
The Base Inc
Roxbury, MA
General operating support$12,000
Veterans Legal Services Inc
Boston, MA
General operating support$12,000
826 Boston Inc
Boston, MA
Writers' room at the margarita muiz academy$10,000
Action for Boston Community Development
Boston, MA
General operating support$10,000
American Red Cross of Greater Boston
Dedham, MA
The boston food pantry$10,000
Artists for Humanity Inc
Boston, MA
Youth arts enterprise$10,000
Bay Cove Human Services Inc
Boston, MA
Cardinal medeiros center and shelter$10,000
Boston Casa Inc
Boston, MA
General operating support$10,000
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc
Boston, MA
Bcnc youth program$10,000
Boston Debate League
Boston, MA
General operating support$10,000
Boston Home Inc
Boston, MA
Wheelchair enhancement center program$10,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc
Dorchester, MA
Education program$10,000
Breakthrough Greater Boston
Cambridge, MA
Middle school summer program$10,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc
Boston, MA
Single parent house$10,000
Cambridge School Volunteers Inc
Cambridge, MA
The elementary math program$10,000
Care 2 Communities
Boston, MA
Expanding school-based reproductive health education in northern haiti$10,000
Caritas Communities Inc
Braintree, MA
Caritas's resident supportive services program$10,000
Casa Mariposa Inc
Lynn, MA
General operating support$10,000
Casa Myrna Vasquez Inc
Dorchester, MA
General operating support$10,000
Cathedral High School Inc
Boston, MA
The college readiness program$10,000
Catie's Closet Inc
Dracut, MA
The gateway to confidence program in boston public schools$10,000
Codman Square Health Center Inc
Dorchester, MA
Food pantry$10,000
Community Servings Inc
Jamaica Plain, MA
General operating support$10,000
Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities Inc
Watertown, MA
Deaf health and education services$10,000
Ellis Early Learning Inc
Boston, MA
General operating support$10,000
Epiphany School Inc
Dorchester Center, MA
General operating support$10,000
Father Bills & Mainspring Inc
Brockton, MA
The triage program$10,000
Freedom House Inc
Dorchester, MA
Preparing urban students for success in higher education (push)$10,000
Friends of St Stephen's Youth Programs
Boston, MA
B-ready - teen employment program$10,000
Friends of the Children-Boston
Roxbury, MA
General operating support$10,000
Friendshipworks Inc
Boston, MA
General operating support$10,000
Girls Incorporated of Lynn
Lynn, MA
Teen programs$10,000
Hearth Inc
Boston, MA
Outreach and prevention programs$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund give?

$1.7 million in tax year 2024, across 201 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles R Platt (Trustee), Arthur B Page (Trustee) and George P Beal (Trustee).

What does Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund fund?

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

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