Pattony Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says Pattony Foundation gives only to charitable organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an unsolicited application is unlikely to be considered.
- The filing gives no application steps, so the realistic route is through an existing connection, not a cold approach.
- Repeat funding is strong: 91% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before.
- Its typical grants fall between $8,000 and $100,000, with a median of $30,000 across 33 grants to organisations, so a modest request in the lower part of that band is the safer size.
- Its grants are concentrated in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, but the filing states no geographic focus, so that pattern should not be treated as a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Pattony Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s organisational grants are recorded predominantly as general support, with separate grants for municipal fire and police services. Its recipients include camps, youth organisations and animal-welfare charities, as well as other charitable organisations. The recorded grants are concentrated in New Hampshire, with a smaller share going to Massachusetts. The filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It also describes educational loans for individual students, but states that no new loans are being issued and outstanding balances will be forgiven or paid down over time.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation makes organisational grants only to charitable organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no application steps for an organisation to follow.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 33 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Pattony Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $43,600 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Town of Greenland · Greenland Police Deparment$110,5742024 tax year
- Red's Good Vibes · General Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Camp Starfish · General Support$88,2932024 tax year
- Project Place Gatehouse · General Support$50,0002024 tax year
- Gather · General Support$50,0002024 tax year
- New Hampshire SPCA · General Support$43,6002024 tax year
- Zebra Crossings · General Support$37,0002024 tax year
- Hero Pups · General Support$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Charles Cheever — Trustee
- William A Lowell — Trustee
- Patricia A Rubbicco — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $520,765 | $436,461 | $7,442,774 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $543,906 | $455,418 | $8,056,670 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $650,251 | $549,467 | $8,230,931 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Boston, MA
Applying to Pattony Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (617) 248-4760
- Boston, MA