Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust

Open & Accessible
Private Foundation
BOSTON, MassachusettsLargeEIN: 237364949
Health CharitiesHuman ServicesHistorical Preservation SocietiesEnvironmental Conservation GroupsArts and Culture Nonprofits

The Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund is a private foundation based in Boston that makes capital grants in Massachusetts in areas including medicine, social welfare, visual arts, historic preservation, and land conservation. The organization's official site provides grant guidelines, application instructions, selection criteria, and contact information for staff.

Source: Website · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

A Massachusetts-based, established nonprofit seeking capital funding for a facility, equipment, or preservation project in medicine, social welfare, arts, historic preservation, or land conservation.

Good Fit

  • Organization is headquartered or operating in Massachusetts.
  • Request is explicitly for capital or one-time capital-related expenses.
  • Able to demonstrate financial capacity to manage a large capital gift.
  • Mission aligns with medicine, social welfare, visual arts, historic preservation, or conservation.
  • Prepared to submit an online proposal by the April 1 or August 1 deadline and follow published guidelines.

Geography

Restrictive

Observed giving across the available years is exclusively to Massachusetts recipients; each year’s grants are 100% in-state with a single-state footprint.

Recipient Variety

Broad

The foundation funded roughly 50–62 distinct recipients per year (54 grants to 53 recipients in 2024), with most recipients in 2024 being new, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set despite some large awards.

New Applicants

Broad

Direct evidence of openness includes public guidelines, online application instructions, named contacts, and two annual deadlines; behaviorally, 52 of 53 recipients in 2024 were new, which supports a strong likelihood that unfamiliar applicants can gain funding.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026