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Mattina R Proctor Foundation

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 111067014

Mattina R Proctor Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $775,000 in 61 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $767,000 the year before.

50% 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$752,50072$19.4 million
2024$767,00062$22.3 million
2025$775,00061$25.0 million

How to apply

ContactJeffrey D Hutchins Trustee
75 Federal St Ste 1300, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 748-5107
What to submitApplications accepted from public charities. Applications should be by letter, and contain a description of the applicant organization, purpose and budget of grant solicited, and proof of tax exempt status.
RestrictionsPreference is given to organizations located in the northeastern united states.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mattina R Proctor Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts31$383,900
New York5$130,000
Maine13$82,000
California6$76,000
New Hampshire3$52,100
District of Columbia2$45,000
Tennessee1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 61 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Teatro Grattacielo
New York, NY
Grant-joseph summer's the tempest-1s$50,000
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
Ulysses quartet in residence 2024-20$50,000
New Music USA
New York, NY
Grant-in support of all activities$48,000
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
Grant-gbh music concert series 2025-$40,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Grant-disaster relief$30,000
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Los Angeles, CA
Grant-in support of all activities a$30,000
University of Massachusetts Amhers
Amherst, MA
Grant-umass proposal no. 12420$30,000
Boston Lyric Opera
Boston, MA
Grant-britten noye's fludde-2nd inst$25,000
Boston Lyric Opera
Boston, MA
Grant-britten noye's fludde-final in$25,000
Lown Institute
Needham, MA
Grant-lown institute newsletter$25,000
Parma Music Festival Inc
North Hampton, NH
Grant-joseph summer silver swan proj$21,400
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
Boston, MA
Grant-verdi's don carlo$20,000
Parma Music Festival Inc
North Hampton, NH
Grant-joseph summer silver swan proj$17,950
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Grant-california wildfire relief 202$15,000
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, MA
Vocal arts fund - season of song ser$15,000
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Camden, ME
Grant-learning landscapes-installmen$15,000
Foundation for Modern Opera
Worcester, MA
Grant-musician fees carnegie hall &$15,000
Foundation for Modern Opera
Worcester, MA
Grant-carnegie hall concert & parma$15,000
Farnsworth Art Museum
Rockland, ME
Grant-in support of all activities a$13,000
Parma Music Festival Inc
North Hampton, NH
Grant-joseph summer horn trio projec$12,750
The Community House
South Hamilton, MA
Pledge-mattina proctor arts endowmen$12,500
Creative Community for Peace
Los Angeles, CA
Grant-in support of black jewish ent$12,000
Farnsworth Art Museum
Rockland, ME
Grant-in support of all activities a$12,000
Farnsworth Art Museum
Rockland, ME
Grant-in support of all activities a$12,000
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA
Grant-in support of all activities a$12,000
Roulette Intermedium Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Grant-all activities & programs at b$12,000
Wild Up
New York, NY
Grant-in support of all activities a$12,000
Wild Up
Los Angeles, CA
Grant-in support of all activities a$12,000
Emmanuel Music
Boston, MA
Grant-dido's ghost$10,000
Handel and Haydn Society
Boston, MA
Grant-mozart + haydn concert$10,000
The Jazz Bakery Performance Space
Beverly Hills, CA
Grant-in support of all activities a$10,000
Casa Esperanza Inc
Boston, MA
Grant-in support of all activities &$9,000
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Rockland, ME
Grant-all activities at board's disc$9,000
Roulette Intermedium Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Grant-all activities & programs at b$8,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston, MA
Grant- barber's vanessa$7,500
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Grant-brandeis music fund$7,500
Maritime Gloucester
Gloucester, MA
Grant-general purposes$7,500
Alex Levasseur Memorial Fund
Nashville, TN
Grant-in support of all activities &$6,000
Friends of Castle Heights
Los Angeles, CA
Grant-in support of third grade ukel$6,000
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA
Grant-in support of all activities a$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mattina R Proctor Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mattina R Proctor Foundation give?

$775,000 in tax year 2025, across 61 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Mattina R Proctor Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeffrey D Hutchins (Trustee) and William I Hochberg (Trustee).

What does Mattina R Proctor Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and human services.

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