Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Nantucket, MA · EIN 87-2889015 · reported 2023–2025
17grants reported
$100Kmedian award
$16Klower quartile
$16Ksmallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in MA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
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
PO Box 719
Nantucket, MA 02554-0719
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A Safe Place CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $200,000 |
| A Safe Place CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $120,000 |
| Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $120,000 |
| Nffra Food Bank CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $120,000 |
| The Homestead CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $120,000 |
| Nantucket Preservation Trust CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 |
| Pascon CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 |
| Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 |
| Nffra Food Bank CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 |
| The Homestead CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $100,000 |
| Pascon CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $72,500 |
| Nantucket Preservation Trust CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $72,500 |
| The Trustees CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Nffra Food Bank CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $16,000 |
| The Homestead CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $16,000 |
| A Safe Place CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $16,000 |
| Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | Nantucket, MA | $16,000 |
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