Colburn Foundation
Private foundation · Manchesterbythesea, MA · EIN 04-2748890 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Colburn Foundation
54grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$316Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 54 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
5c Peele House SQ
Manchester, MA 01944-1319
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicago EXHIBIT | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $33,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $29,000 |
| Museum of Fine Artsboston GENERALANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $24,000 |
| The National Trust for Scotland Foundation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| The Trustees of Reservations CAPTIAL CAMPAIGNOPERATIONS | Beverly, MA | $10,000 |
| The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA GENERALANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| The National Trust for Scotland Foundation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Gbh GENERAL CASH DONATION | Brighton, MA | $9,500 |
| The Trustee of Reservation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Beverly, MA | $9,000 |
| The Trustee of Reservation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Beverly, MA | $9,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $8,500 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| The Boston Symphony Orchestra GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $7,000 |
| Boston Symphony ANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Manchester Essex Conservation Trust | Manchester, MA | $5,000 |
| The Boston Symphony Orchestra GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Wgbh ANNUAL | Brighton, MA | $4,000 |
| Gbh GENERAL CASH DONATION | Brighton, MA | $4,000 |
| Beverly Hospital | Beverly, MA | $3,000 |
| Beverly Hospital GENERAL CASH DONATION | Beverly, MA | $2,500 |
| Manchester Essex Conservation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Manchester, MA | $2,000 |
| Spaulding Rehab Hospital GENERAL CASH DONATION | Charlestown, MA | $2,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| The United Way of Bay GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital | Charlestown, MA | $2,000 |
| American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute GENERAL CASH DONATION | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Historic New England GENERAL CASH DONATION | Saunderstown, RI | $2,000 |
| Manchester Essex Conservation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Manchester, MA | $2,000 |
| Spaulding Rehab Hospital GENERAL CASH DONATION | Charlestown, MA | $2,000 |
| Library of the Boston Athenaeum | Boston, MA | $1,500 |
| The Boston Alhenaeum GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $1,500 |
| American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute GENERAL CASH DONATION | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $1,200 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust US GENERAL CASH DONATION | Laguna Hills, CA | $1,200 |
| Surfride Foundation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Wilimington, NC | $1,200 |
| The Frick Collections GENERAL CASH DONATION | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Historic New England GENERAL CASH DONATION | Saunderstown, RI | $1,000 |
| St John Church GENERAL CASH DONATION | Manchester, MA | $1,000 |
| The Boston Alhenaeum GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Historic New England | Saunderstown, RI | $1,000 |
| Surfrider Foundation | Wilimington, NC | $1,000 |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | Laguna Hills, CA | $1,000 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum EXHIBIT | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| St Johns Church RELIGIOUS | Manchester, MA | $1,000 |
| Beverly Hospital GENERAL CASH DONATION | Beverly, MA | $1,000 |
| The Frick Collections GENERAL CASH DONATION | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum GENERAL CASH DONATION | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust US GENERAL CASH DONATION | Laguna Hills, CA | $1,000 |
| St John Church GENERAL CASH DONATION | Manchester, MA | $1,000 |
| Surfride Foundation GENERAL CASH DONATION | Wilimington, NC | $1,000 |
| Manchester BY the Sea Museum GENERAL CASH DONATION | Manchester BY the Sea, MA | $500 |
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