Christopher W Schlesinger Foundation
Private foundation · Westport, MA · EIN 27-6833723 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Christopher W Schlesinger
46grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$109Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
70 3RD St
Westport, MA 02790-1512
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marion Institute ELEVATE HEALTH, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY | Marion, MA | $10,500 |
| Westport Food Pantry FOOD BANK | Westport, MA | $6,000 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition PROTECT CLEAN WATER | New Bedford, MA | $5,500 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition PROTECT CLEAN WATER | New Bedford, MA | $5,250 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition PROTECT CLEAN WATER | New Bedford, MA | $5,000 |
| Hope & Main COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Warren, RI | $5,000 |
| Westport Food Pantry FOOD BANK | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| New Bedford Light Inc TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM FOR FREE TO COMMUNITY | South Dartmouth, MA | $4,500 |
| New Bedford Light Inc TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM FOR FREE TO COMMUNITY | South Dartmouth, MA | $4,500 |
| New Bedford Light Inc TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM FOR FREE TO COMMUNITY | South Dartmouth, MA | $4,000 |
| Future Chefs PREPARES TEENS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIFE AND WORK AFTER HIGH SCHOOL | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| Westport Land Trust LAND CONSERVATION | Westport, MA | $3,500 |
| Future Chefs PREPARES TEENS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIFE AND WORK AFTER HIGH SCHOOL | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Only A Child SUPPORT CHILDREN IN POVERTY | Jamaica Plain, MA | $3,000 |
| Westport Land Trust LAND CONSERVATION | Westport, MA | $2,500 |
| Westport Food Pantry FOOD BANK | Westport, MA | $2,500 |
| Hope & Main COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Warren, RI | $2,500 |
| Marion Institute WLEVATE HEALTH, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY | Marion, MA | $2,500 |
| Future Chefs PREPARES TEENS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIFE AND WORK AFTER HIGH SCHOOL | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Hope & Main COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Warren, RI | $2,000 |
| Only A Child SUPPORT CHILDREN IN POVERTY | Jamaica Plain, MA | $2,000 |
| Our Sisters School EDUCATION DEVLOPMENT | New Bedford, MA | $2,000 |
| Fidalgo Island Rotary Foundation COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Anacortes, WA | $2,000 |
| Marion Institute WLEVATE HEALTH, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY | Marion, MA | $2,000 |
| Our Sisters School EDUCATE DISADVANTAGED GIRLS | New Bedford, MA | $2,000 |
| Fidalgo Island Rotary Foundation COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Anacortes, WA | $2,000 |
| Rainbow Railroad LGBTQ REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER SUPPORT | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Narrows Center for the Arts CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT | Fall River, MA | $1,000 |
| Our Sisters School EDUCATE DISADVANTAGED GIRLS | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 |
| Project Only A Child SUPPORT OF HOMELESS YOUTH | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Westport Land Trust LAND CONSERVATION | Westport, MA | $1,000 |
| Cambridge Community Center COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 |
| The Livestock Institute of Southern New England COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON HUMANE AND SAFE ANIMAL HANDLING AND SLAUGHTERING | Westport, MA | $1,000 |
| Children Inc SUPPORT CHILDREN IN POVERTY | North Chesterfield, VA | $1,000 |
| Genesis Center EDUCATION | Providence, RI | $1,000 |
| Rainbow Railroad LGBTQ REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER SUPPORT | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Childrens Art Fund SUPPORT CHILDRENS ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Cedc New Bedford COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 |
| Children Inc SUPPORT CHILDREN IN POVERTY | North Chesterfield, VA | $500 |
| Crossroads Camp Wing SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN | Duxbury, MA | $500 |
| Mspca ANIMAL SHELTER PROVIDING ADOPTION AND SERVICES FOR ANIMALS | Jamaica Plain, MA | $500 |
| Mspca ANIMAL SHELTER PROVIDING ADOPTION AND SERVICES FOR ANIMALS | Jamaica Plain, MA | $250 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH THROUGH DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | Needham, MA | $250 |
| Rehearsal for Life STRENGTHEN YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS FOR EVERY STAGE IN LIFE | Jamaica Plain, MA | $250 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH THROUGH DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | Needham, MA | $250 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH THROUGH DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | Needham, MA | $200 |
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