Well Told Grants

Foundations / Massachusetts

Tremont Street Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043020460

Tremont Street Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $73,070 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $57,250 the year before.

71% 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$67,25021$1.0 million
2024$57,25016$1.2 million
2025$73,07028$1.4 million

How to apply

Tremont Street Foundation Inc 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 Tremont Street Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts. It also paid $5,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts12$45,500
Vermont12$13,070
Pennsylvania1$5,000
New Hampshire2$4,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Watuppa Rowing Center
Fall River, MA
Recreational$25,000
Concrete Foundation
Craftsbury Common, VT
Rowingrecreatioal$5,070
Belmont Hill School
Belmont, MA
Educational$5,000
Dusu HousingHousinghousing$5,000
The Gold Cup Challenge Foundation
Bryn Mawr, PA
Social$5,000
Newhall Fields Community Farm
Peabody, MA
Community farming$4,500
Uvrf
Hanover, NH
Recreational$2,500
D-Hhthe Prouty
Lebanom, NH
Recreational and health$2,000
Dana Farber
Boston, MA
Health$2,000
McClean Hospital
Belmont, MA
Social and healty$2,000
Beaver Country Day School
Chestnut Hill, MA
Educational$1,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston, MA
Social and arts$1,000
Echo
Burlington, VT
Educational$1,000
Feeding Champlain
Burlington, VT
Recreational$1,000
Green Mountain Club
Waterbury, VT
Recreational$1,000
Moose Mountain
Waterbury, VT
Recreational$1,000
Mosesian Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
Social and educational$1,000
Planned Parenthood
Boston, MA
Health$1,000
Rosie's Place
Boston, MA
Housing$1,000
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT
Education$1,000
The Food Project
Dorchester, MA
Social serives$1,000
Trustees of the Reservation
Canton, MA
Social and educational$1,000
Champlain Housing
Burlington, VT
Housing$500
Greater Burlington Youth
Burlington, VT
Educational$500
Hope Works
Burlington, VT
Social and health$500
Howard Center
Burlington, VT
Health$500
Migrant Justice
Burlington, VT
Health$500
Spectrum Youth
Burlington, VT
Social services$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tremont Street Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Tremont Street Foundation Inc give?

$73,070 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Tremont Street Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas W Darling (President & Director), Henry P Phippen (Secretary, Clerk & Director), William H Darling (Director) and Lia Darling (Vice-President,treasurer & Director).

What does Tremont Street Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and housing and homelessness.

Similar foundations in Massachusetts