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Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046851595

Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $360,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $135,000. 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 $325,000 the year before.

38% of its 2025 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
2023$362,48220$7.3 million
2024$325,00018$7.8 million
2025$360,00016$7.4 million

How to apply

ContactWendy S Holding
C/O Loring Wolcott Coolidge 230, Congress Street, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 523-6531
What to submit, deadlinesConsult above
RestrictionsQualified charitable organizations with an emphasis on, but not limited to, the prevention of cruelty to animals or for the relief of the poor, the distressed or the underprivileged.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts16$360,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Eastern Bank No New England Wildlife Center
Weynmouth, MA
General fund$135,000
Dakin Humane Society
Springfield, MA
To support the kitten street team program$40,000
Charles River Alleycats Inc
Boston, MA
Assist with work in brockton, massachusetts$35,000
Mspca
Boston, MA
Spay/neuter program cats from roxbury, dorchester, mattapan and hyde park$35,000
Here Today Adopted Tomorrow
Brimfield, MA
To fund spay/neuter services for 200 cats$21,000
Berkshire Humane Society
Pittsfield, MA
General$15,000
Lowell Humane Society
Lowell, MA
Help fund the outside testing cost for animals$15,000
Paws Wakefield
Wakefield, MA
To fund medical needs of cats and dogs in the wakefield and north of boston area$15,000
Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton Inc FBO to Support Dogs and Cats
Hopkinton, MA
General fund$10,000
Kitty Angels
Tyngsborough, MA
Provide medical assistance for seriously injured cats$10,000
Friends of Marblehead Abandoned Animals FBO to Support Cats in Lynn
Marblehead, MA
General fund$7,500
Cape Ann Animal Aid FBO Support Dogs and Cats From Greater Boston
Gloucester, MA
General fund$5,000
Milton Animal League Inc FBO to Assist With Veterinary Care for Milton Anim
Milton, MA
General fund$5,000
Scituate Animal Shelter
Scituate, MA
Spay/neuter services to low income families on the south shore$5,000
Second Chance Animal Services
East Brookfield, MA
General$5,000
Cat Connection FBO General Operations in Greater Boston Area
Boston, MA
General fund$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Consult above.

How much does Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust give?

$360,000 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Wendy S Holding (Trustee) and David Cuetos (Trustee).

What does Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, animals and health.

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