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William L Saltonstall Foundation

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 473821470

William L Saltonstall Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $88,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $86,000 the year before.

0% 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$86,0009$1.6 million
2024$88,0009$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactWilliam L Saltonstall Foundation
50 Congress Street Room 800, Boston, MA 02019
Phone or email(617) 227-8660

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William L Saltonstall Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$74,000
Ohio1$12,000
Maine1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Trustees of Reserve
Boston, MA
Claire saltonstall ed. Program$20,000
Umass Boston
Boston, MA
Elaine werby public service internship program$20,000
Crosscurrents International
Sidney, OH
General support$12,000
Epiphany School
Dorchester, MA
General support$10,000
Mother Caroline Academy
Dorchester, MA
General support$10,000
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
General support$4,000
Vinalhaven Land Trust
Vinalhaven, ME
General support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William L Saltonstall Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William L Saltonstall Foundation give?

$88,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs William L Saltonstall Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeffrey L Thompson (Trustee), William L Saltonstall Jr (Trustee) and Thomas Quirk (President, Treasurer, Clerk).

What does William L Saltonstall Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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