The Penates Foundation
Private foundation · Seabrook, NH · EIN 22-2536075 · reported 2023–2025
212grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$2.3Mtotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 212 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $208K 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
5 Batchelder RD
Seabrook, NH 03874-4402
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marywood University EDUCATION | Scranton, PA | $253,000 |
| Sacred Heart School EDUCATION | Hampton, NH | $100,900 |
| Live Free OR Die Alliance CIVIC/COMMUNITY | Seabrook, NH | $55,000 |
| New England Conservatory EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $51,500 |
| Fdn for National Institutes of Health MEDICAL RESEARCH | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 |
| Live Free OR Die Alliance CIVIC/COMMUNITY | Seabrook, NH | $50,000 |
| Fdn for National Institutes of Health MEDICAL RESEARCH | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 |
| Boch Center CULTURE & ART | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra ARTS & CULTURE | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Christian Fellowship MB Church | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| New England Conservatory EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Americans United for Life | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Sustainable Harvest Int'l ENVIRONMENTAL/CONSERVATION | Surry, NH | $30,000 |
| The Governor's Academy EDUCATION | Byfield, MA | $26,500 |
| Boch Center CULTURE & ART | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation CIVIC & COMMUNITY | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services RELIGIOUS | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| Keystone College EDUCATION | LA Plume, PA | $25,000 |
| Leadership Roundtable RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera ARTS & CULTURE | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| New Hampshire Boat Museum COMMUNITY SERVICE/EDUCATION | Wolfeboro Falls, NH | $25,000 |
| The Trust for Public Land CONSERVATION | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services RELIGIOUS | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| The Camp Harbor View Foundation CIVIC & COMMUNITY | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Americans United for Life | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Boston Lyric Opera CULTURE & ARTS | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services RELIGIOUS | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| Keystone College EDUCATION | LA Plume, PA | $25,000 |
| Leadership Roundtable RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Live Free OR Die Alliance CIVIC/COMMUNITY | Seabrook, NH | $25,000 |
| Rivier University EDUCATION | Nashua, NH | $25,000 |
| The Camp Harbor View Foundation CIVIC & COMMUNITY | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| The Catholic Schools Foundation EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| The Governor's Academy EDUCATION | Byfield, MA | $25,000 |
| Wolfeboro Area Recreation Assoc CIVIC & COMMUNITY | Wolfeboro, NH | $25,000 |
| Woodson Center CIVIC & COMMUNITY | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Families in Transition HUMAN SERVICES | Manchester, NH | $20,000 |
| Wateraid America CIVIC & COMMUNITY | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Wateraid America CIVIC & COMMUNITY | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Columbia Business School EDUCATION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Creative Arts Workshop for Kids ARTS & CULTIRE | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Columbia Business School EDUCATION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Creative Arts Workshop for Kids ARTS & CULTIRE | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Creative Arts Workshop for Kids ARTS & CULTIRE | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Keystone College EDUCATION | LA Plume, PA | $13,000 |
| New England Conservatory EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $13,000 |
| The Governor's Academy EDUCATION | Byfield, MA | $13,000 |
| Seeds of Faith GENERAL FUNDING | Somersworth, NH | $12,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera ARTS & CULTURE | New York, NY | $10,500 |
| Carnegie Hall CULTURE & ART | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Covenant House CIVIC/COMMUNITY | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Great Waters Music Festival ARTS & CULTURE | Wolfeboro, NH | $10,000 |
| Hudson Link for Higher Education in Pris | Ossining, NY | $10,000 |
| Innocence Project CIVIC/COMMUNITY | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital HEALTHCARE SERVICES | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| New York Common Pantry CIVIC & COMMUNITY | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Opera America ARTS & CULTURE | New York City, NY | $10,000 |
| Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal RELIGIOUS & COMMUNITY | Hampton, NH | $10,000 |
| Trickle UP Program GENERAL FUNDING | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Boston Baroque | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
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