Verano Fund
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 31-1689508 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Verano Fund
78grants reported
$3,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$432Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 78 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $22K 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
Co Hcm 75 Federal St 1100
Boston, MA 02110-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water for the South Sudan | Rochester, NY | $40,000 |
| Water for the South Sudan | Rochester, NY | $40,000 |
| Water for the South Sudan | Rochester, NY | $35,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | $12,500 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | $12,500 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Wellesley Congregational Church | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 |
| Worcester County Horticultural Society | Boylston, MA | $10,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | $10,000 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $9,000 |
| Worcester County Horticultural Society | Boylston, MA | $9,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $8,500 |
| Worcester County Horticultural Society | Boylston, MA | $8,000 |
| Iowa Public Radio | Des Moines, IA | $8,000 |
| TO Write Love on Her Arms | Melbourne, FL | $7,000 |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $7,000 |
| TO Write Love on Her Arms | Melbourne, FL | $7,000 |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $7,000 |
| TO Write Love on Her Arms | Melbourne, FL | $7,000 |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 |
| Wellesley Congregational Church | Wellesley, MA | $6,750 |
| Wellesley Congregational Church | Wellesley, MA | $5,750 |
| Trustees of Trinty College Class of 1940 | Hartford, CT | $5,500 |
| American Red Cross | Medford, MA | $5,500 |
| Belmont Day School | Belmont, MA | $5,000 |
| Iowa Community Improvements | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $5,000 |
| Trustees of Trinty College Class of 1940 | Hartford, CT | $5,000 |
| Belmont Day School | Belmont, MA | $5,000 |
| Iowa Community Improvements | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Trustees of Trinty College Class of 1940 | Hartford, CT | $5,000 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation | Newton, MA | $4,500 |
| Iowa Community Improvements | Des Moines, IA | $4,000 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation | Newton, MA | $3,500 |
| Belmont Day School | Belmont, MA | $3,500 |
| Crisp | Winterset, IA | $3,500 |
| Cuttyhunk Historical Society | Cuttyhunk, MA | $3,500 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Charitable Foundation | Newton, MA | $3,500 |
| American Red Cross | Medford, MA | $3,000 |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hagerstown, MD | $3,000 |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Maba at Massachusetts Audubon | Canton, MA | $2,500 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $2,500 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Family Promise Metrowest | Natick, MA | $2,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 |
| Maba at Massachusetts Audubon | Canton, MA | $2,500 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| American Red Cross | Medford, MA | $2,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 |
| Maba at Massachusetts Audubon | Canton, MA | $2,500 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $2,500 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Cuttyhunk STEAM Academy | Cuttyhunk, MA | $2,000 |
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