Sylvester Memorial Fund Incorporated
Private foundation · Norwell, MA · EIN 04-6047069 · reported 2021–2025 · files as Sylvester Memorial Fund
82grants reported
$250median award
$100lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$56Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 82 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $17K 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
91 Mount Hope St
Norwell, MA 02061-1017
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint John Evangelist RELIGIOUS | Hingham, MA | $4,500 |
| Parish of Saint John the Evangelist RELIGIOUS | Hingham, MA | $2,600 |
| Saint John the Evangelist RELIGIOUS | Hingham, MA | $2,500 |
| Saint John the Evangelist RELIGIOUS | Norwell, MA | $2,500 |
| Norwell High School Scholarship Fund EDUCATIONAL | Norwell, MA | $2,000 |
| Nvna and Hospice MEDICAL | Norwell, MA | $2,000 |
| Youth Across Borders MEDICAL | Gahanna, OH | $2,000 |
| South Shore Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Hingham, MA | $2,000 |
| Nvna and Hospice EDUCATION | Norwell, MA | $2,000 |
| Norwell High School Scholarship EDUCATION | Norwell, MA | $2,000 |
| Youth Across Borders RELIGIOUS | Gahanna, OH | $2,000 |
| Friends of Winthrop Public Library EDUCATION | Winthrop, WA | $2,000 |
| Norwell High School Scholarship EDUCATIONAL | Norwell, MA | $2,000 |
| Nvna and Hospice EDUCATIONAL | Norwell, MA | $2,000 |
| Youth Across Borders MEDICAL | Gahanna, OH | $2,000 |
| Wildlands Trust ENVIRONMENTAL | Plymouth, MA | $1,200 |
| Compassion International RELIGIOUS | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 |
| Compassion International RELIGIOUS | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 |
| South Shore Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Hingham, MA | $1,000 |
| Youth Pastor Theologian Friends of the Great Commission EDUCATION | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 |
| Norwell High School Scholarship EDUCATION | Norwell, MA | $1,000 |
| Strafford Historical Society EDUCATIONAL | Strafford, VT | $1,000 |
| Compassion International RELIGIOUS | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 |
| Cushing Pond Preservation Group ENVIRONMENTAL | Hingham, MA | $500 |
| Wgbh Education Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Church Hill Cemetery Corporation IN MEMORY OF THOMAS HALL | Norwell, MA | $500 |
| The James Library EDUCATIONAL | Norwell, MA | $500 |
| Mass Audobon Society ENVIRONMENTAL | Lincoln, MA | $500 |
| Pine Street Inn MEDICAL | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Youth Pastor Theologian RELIGIOUS | Colorado Springs, CO | $500 |
| Cushing Pond Preservation Group ENVIROMENTAL | Hingham, MA | $500 |
| Wgbh Education Foundation EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Cushing Pond Preservation ENVIRONMENT | Hingham, MA | $500 |
| St Mary Episcopal Church RELIGIOUS | Stuart, FL | $500 |
| Cushing Pond Preservation Group ENVIRONMENTAL | Hingham, MA | $500 |
| Wgbh Education Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society ENVIRONMENTAL | Stuart, FL | $300 |
| New England Wildlife Center ENVIRONMENTAL | Weymouth, MA | $300 |
| US Chess Federation EDUCATIONAL | Crossville, TN | $300 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society ENVIRONMENTAL | Stuart, FL | $300 |
| Church Hill Cemetery Corporation RELIGIOUS | Norwell, MA | $250 |
| Christian Camps & Conferences RELIGIOUS | Alton, NH | $250 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society EDUCATION | Stuart, FL | $250 |
| James Library EDUCATION | Norwell, MA | $250 |
| Mass Audubon Society ENVIRONMENTAL | Lincoln, MA | $250 |
| South Shore Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Hingham, MA | $250 |
| Young Life RELIGIOUS | Harlan, IA | $250 |
| American Rivers ENVIRONMENTAL | Washington, DC | $240 |
| Hingham Land Conservation Trust ENVIRONMENTAL | Hingham, MA | $200 |
| Hingham Land Conservation Trust EDUCATION | Hingham, MA | $200 |
| Christian Camp & Conferences RELIGIOUS | Alton, NH | $200 |
| Hingham Land Conservation Trust EDUCATIONAL | Hingham, NH | $200 |
| Trustees of Reservations ENVIRONMENTAL | Boston, MA | $180 |
| Trustees of Reservations ENVIRONMENTAL | Boston, MA | $180 |
| Vermont Inst of Nat Science ENVIRONMENTAL | Quechee, VT | $175 |
| Vermont Inst of Nat Science ENVIRONMENTAL | Quechee, VT | $175 |
| Trustees of Reservations ENVIRONMENTAL | Boston, MA | $165 |
| Trustees of Reservations ENVIRONMENTAL | Boston, MA | $165 |
| Vermont Inst of Nat Science ENVIRONMENTAL | Quechee, VT | $145 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society ENVIRONMENTAL | Stuart, FL | $125 |
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