The Bruce and Barbara Austin Family Foundation
Private foundation · Reading, MA · EIN 04-3430324 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Bruce and Barbara Austin Family
22grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$212Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 22 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $56K 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
18 Fairchild Dr
Reading, MA 01867-1258
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old South United Methodist Church | Reading, MA | $19,950 |
| Old South United Methodist Church | Reading, MA | $19,700 |
| Old South United Methodist Church | Reading, MA | $16,650 |
| Reading Lions Club | Reading, MA | $13,785 |
| Reading Lions Club | Reading, MA | $13,368 |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Keene State College | Keene, NH | $10,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst HIGHER HOPES FUND | Amherst, MA | $10,000 |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | Reading, MA | $10,000 |
| Keene State College | Keene, NH | $10,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst HIGHER HOPES FUND | Amherst, MA | $10,000 |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | Reading, MA | $10,000 |
| Keene State College | Keene, NH | $10,000 |
| Reading Lions Club | Reading, MA | $10,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst HIGHER HOPES FUND | Amherst, MA | $10,000 |
| Reading Public Library Foundation | Reading, MA | $5,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 |
| Reading Public Library Foundation | Reading, MA | $5,000 |
| Reading Public Library Foundation | Reading, MA | $5,000 |
| Cutting Edge Promotion | Stoughton, MA | $3,075 |
| Gilmanton Land Trust | Gilmanton, NH | $250 |
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