Ruth H & Warren A Ellsworth Foundation
Private foundation · Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6113491 · reported 2023–2025
165grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.7Mtotal 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.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 165 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $68K 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
100 Front Street 5TH Floor
Worcester, MA 01608-1425
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 21 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $100,500 |
| Umas Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | $100,000 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $97,500 |
| Clark University CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Worcester, MA | $85,000 |
| Umas Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | $77,500 |
| Ecotarium | Worcester, MA | $51,500 |
| Ecotarium USUAL ANNUALEDUCATION PROGRAMS AND O | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUILDINGS | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Worcester Art Museum 200,000 OVER 5 YEARSCAPITAL IMPROVE | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $42,500 |
| Abby Kelley Foster House Inc CAPITAL PROJECT RENOVATE 21-23 CROWN | Worcester, MA | $40,000 |
| Centro Inc GENERAL - UNSOLICITED | Worcester, MA | $40,000 |
| You Inc FA Seven Hills Foundation | Worcester, MA | $40,000 |
| Mechanics Hall USUAL ANNUAL | Worcester, MA | $35,000 |
| Mechaincs Hall | Worcester, MA | $35,000 |
| Ecotarium | Worcester, MA | $32,500 |
| Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc | North Oxford, MA | $31,750 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $31,250 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $31,250 |
| Nativity School of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $30,000 |
| Regional Environmental Council YOUTH GROW (GROWING ORGANICS IN WORC | Worcester, MA | $30,000 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $30,000 |
| Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts | Worcester, MA | $27,500 |
| Worcester State College | Worcester, MA | $27,500 |
| Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc | North Oxford, MA | $26,500 |
| Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts | Worcester, MA | $26,500 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Mass | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Centro Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Fdn | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Worcester State College | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Devereux Massachusetts NEW GROUP HOME FACILITY | Rutland, MA | $25,000 |
| Vna Care Network & Hospice Inc ROSE MONAHAN HOSPICE RENOVATIONS | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| You Inc- Seven Hills Foundatio TECHNOLOGY UPDATES AT ELLSWORTH CHIL | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Mass | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Centro Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $22,500 |
| Clark University WETZEL TERRACE | Worcester, MA | $21,900 |
| Family Services of Central Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Vna Care Network and Hospice Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Ascentria Care Alliance | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Casa Project Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| The Bottom Line | Jamaica Plain, MA | $20,000 |
| Regional Environmental Council Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Meryl's Safe Haven | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Bottom Line FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE PROGRAM | Jamaica Plain, MA | $20,000 |
| Casa Project Inc (the) CHILD COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Merto West AFFORDABLE HSING | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| St John's Food for the Poor Progra CORE PROGRAM | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Central Massachusetts RENOVATE CENTRAL | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Vna Care Network and Hospice Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Abby Kelley Foster House Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| The Bottom Line | Jamaica Plain, MA | $20,000 |
| Regional Environmental Council Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $16,000 |
| Community Harvest Project Inc | North Grafton, MA | $16,000 |
| Worcester Jewish Community Center | Massachusetts, MA | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Worcester | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
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