The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation

EIN 046728351

Boston, MA 02109 |(617) 451-1744

https://CABOTWELLINGTON.COM
Total Given 2020–2024
$7.4M
454 grants · $1.5M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $3K–$25K
grant size
24%
balanced · 81/338 multi-year
repeat
$44.9M
Assets (2024)
338
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person JOAN WHELTON
Phone (617) 451-1744
Deadlines APPLICATION DEADLINES ARE FEBRUARY 23 AND AUGUST 10.
How to Apply REFER TO WEBSITE HTTPS://CABOTWELLINGTON.COM/PHILANTHROPY/VIRGINIA-WELLINGTON-CABOT-FOUNDATIO N/
Restrictions THE VIRGINIA WELLINGTON CABOT FOUNDATION IS A PRIVATE FAMILY FOUNDATION CREATED IN 1992 BY TOM AND VIRGINIA CABOT. IT WAS THEIR WISH THAT THIS FOUNDATION WOULD BE THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH WHICH THEIR DESCENDANTS COULD ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CARRYING ON THEIR TRADITION OF TRYING TO HELP MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD. THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED A GIVING POLICY GUIDED AS MUCH BY THE DEGREE OF PERSONAL VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT AS BY SUBJECT MATTER. BENEFICIARIES OF THE FOUNDATION TYPICALLY CONSIST OF ORGANIZATIONS KNOWN TO AND SPONSORED BY THE DESCENDANTS OF TOM AND VIRGINIA CABOT. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS. ALL GRANT REQUESTS MUST BE SPONSORED BY A FAMILY MEMBER AND ARE THEREFORE BY INVITATION ONLY.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $39.7M $3.9M N/A
2020 $1.2M $46.2M $1.1M 108
2022 $2.3M $41.1M $809K 124
2023 $1.9M $43.1M $2.1M 114
2024 $2.1M $44.9M $863K 108

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 454 grants on record

Minimum
$200
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$10K
Average
$16K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$202K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.2% of US grants · Rank #26 of 33 states $10K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (454 total)

Purpose
Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA $201,503 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA $197,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2020
Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA $155,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Tides Foundation Los Angeles, CA $133,151 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Prison Book Program Quincy, MA $81,500 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Vinfen Corporation Brookline, MA $70,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Hurricane Island Foundation Rockland, ME $65,900 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Hurricane Island Foundation Rockland, ME $64,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Boston Lyric Opera Company Boston, MA $60,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Tuba City Humane Society Inc Tuba City, AZ $60,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Safety Team Inc Burlington, VT $59,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Greenwich Academy Inc Greenwich, CT $55,564 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $55,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Vermont Parent Representation Center Inc Burlington, VT $51,500 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Camp Ondessonk Ozark, IL $50,500 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Hurricane Island Outward Bound Camden, ME $50,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, MA $50,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Public Employees for Enviornmental Responsibility Silver Spring, MD $50,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Multifaith Alliance Inc New York, NY $50,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Hanley Center Foundation West Palm Beach, FL $50,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Tuba City Humane Society Flagstaff, AZ $50,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2024
Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehab Program West Palm Beach, FL $48,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Shelburne Farms Shelburne, VT $45,200 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Tuba City Humane Society Inc Tuba City, AZ $45,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
Californians Against Waste Foundation Sacramento, CA $45,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023