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Charles Sanders Trust UW

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046022091

Charles Sanders Trust UW is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $360,000 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $40,000. 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 down from $395,000 the year before.

4% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$395,00025$7.1 million
2024$360,00024$7.4 million

How to apply

Charles Sanders Trust UW 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 Charles Sanders Trust UW funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts24$360,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New England Center & Home for Veterans
Boston, MA
General support$40,000
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Boston, MA
General support$40,000
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
General support$26,500
Cathleen Stone Island
Boston, MA
General support$20,000
Heading Home Inc
Boston, MA
General support$20,000
On the Rise
Cambridge, MA
General support$20,000
Pathways for Children
Gloucester, MA
General support$20,000
Women's Lunch Place
Boston, MA
General support$20,000
Casa Myrna Vasquez Inc
Boston, MA
General support$17,000
Boston Medical Center Office of Development
Boston, MA
General support$15,000
Project Hope Boston
Roxbury, MA
General support$15,000
Wellspring House Inc
Gloucester, MA
General support$15,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Empath
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Families First
Watertown, MA
General support$10,000
Family Aid Boston
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Hawc - Healing Abuse Working for Change
Salem, MA
General support$10,000
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
Lynn, MA
General support$10,000
Housing Families
Malden, MA
General support$7,500
Common Cathedral
Boston, MA
General support$6,000
Boys & Girls Club of Boston
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Emmanuel Gospel Center
Dorchester, MA
General support$5,000
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Massachusetts 4-H Foundation
Framingham, MA
General support$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles Sanders Trust UW accept grant applications?

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

How much does Charles Sanders Trust UW give?

$360,000 in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Charles Sanders Trust UW?

Its 2024 filing lists Dudley H Willis (Trustee), Neil Thompson (Trustee), Richard Byrd (Trustee) and Matthew Megargel (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Charles Sanders Trust UW fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, youth programs and housing and homelessness.

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