Elsie Procter Van Buren Foundation
Private foundation · Somerville, MA · EIN 04-3251802 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Elsie Procter Van Buren Foundation
33grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$552Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 33 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $38K 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
50 Spring St Unit B
Somerville, MA 02143-2523
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Give Directly | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Mass Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Trustees of Tufts College-Ctr for Expdg Viewpoints | Medford, MA | $25,000 |
| Reinbow Riding Center | Shrewsbury, VT | $25,000 |
| Mass Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Give Directly | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank | Providence, RI | $20,000 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Vermont Food Bank | Barre, VT | $20,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Atrium School Atrium Fund | Watertown, MA | $15,000 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust Corp | Montpelier, VT | $15,000 |
| Everyday Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | $15,000 |
| Mass Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Everyday Boston | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Reinbow Riding Center | Shrewsbury, VT | $15,000 |
| Everyday Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| New Bedford Light | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| International Medical Corps | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $10,000 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank | Providence, RI | $10,000 |
| Vermont Food Bank | Barre, VT | $10,000 |
| Lehrhaus Ctr for Jewish Life & Learning | Somerville, MA | $2,500 |
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