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David Greenewalt Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046145922

David Greenewalt Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $102,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $105,000 the year before.

69% of its 2025 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$85,00013$2.4 million
2024$105,00014$2.5 million
2025$102,50013$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactGeoffrey M Mason Trustee
c/o Choate Hall Stewart LLP Two, Intl PLace, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 248-4784, gmason@choate.com
What to submitAGM Format is acceptable. Include information on the nature of the charitable service, your IRS letter of tax-exempt status, 2 most recent years annual financial reports, and a description and budget for the proposed project to be funded. Email or mail application and all attachments/enclosures.
DeadlinesGenerally May 15 and November 1 (subject to change each year)
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What David Greenewalt Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Vermont9$75,000
Massachusetts3$17,500
Pennsylvania1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Middlebury Studio School
Middlebury, VT
General Support$20,000
Addison Housing Works
Vergennes, VT
General Support$10,000
AnikayAkhra Inc
Somerville, MA
General Support$10,000
Middlebury Community Music Center
Middlebury, VT
General Support$10,000
Open Door Clinic
Middlebury, VT
General Support$10,000
Stroud Water Research Center Inc
Avondale, PA
General Support$10,000
Carlos G Otis Health Care Center
Townshend, VT
General Support$7,500
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education Inc
Barre, VT
General Support$5,000
Common Roots Inc
South Burlington, VT
General Support$5,000
Fairbanks Museum
Johnsbury, VT
General Support$5,000
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
General Support$5,000
Epsilon Spires
Brattleboro, VT
General Support$2,500
Musicians of Old Post Road Inc
Weston, MA
General Support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does David Greenewalt Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Generally May 15 and November 1 (subject to change each year).

How much does David Greenewalt Charitable Trust give?

$102,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs David Greenewalt Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Geoffrey M Mason (Trustee) and Jennifer S Ewing (Trustee).

What does David Greenewalt Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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