Elisha V Ashton Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Elisha V Ashton Trust does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to organisations it has preselected, so an unprompted application is unlikely to be considered; the sensible first step is to find a route to an invitation rather than send a proposal cold.
- The filing states no funding priorities and records all grant purposes as general, so fit is hard to judge from its aims, though its recipients include children's and medical services, relief and seamen's aid societies, community health and care providers, and charitable societies, mainly in Massachusetts.
- If invited, a request within the typical grant band of $30,000 to $80,000 matches what about 8 in 10 of its 17 grants to organisations fell within, and its median grant was about $30,500, so a modest request sits comfortably with the filing's pattern.
- The largest grant was about $150,000, but that is not a ceiling and should not be treated as a target.
- Because giving is by invitation only, the trust is likely to be relationship-led rather than competitive in an open round, and the filing gives no timing details.
Overview
Elisha V Ashton Trust is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 Trust’s recorded grants went to a varied group of Massachusetts organisations, including children’s and medical services, relief and seamen’s aid societies, community health and care providers, and charitable societies and foundations. Its filing records all grant purposes simply as general, and the recipient list spans several kinds of organisation rather than pointing to one specific field. The return says that the trustees must distribute trust income to a specific group of recipients under the founder’s will, and that the trust contributes only to preselected charitable organisations. It does not state broader funding priorities or describe a public application route.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The trust contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Grant size: In its TY2022 filing, half of its 17 grants to organisations were about $30,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax year 2022.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 17 grants in tax year 2022 by size
Median $30,459 (tax year 2022)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Home for Little Wanderers · General$152,2952022 tax year
- Boston Children's Hospital · General$79,5562022 tax year
- Chickering Foundation · General$30,4592022 tax year
- Boston Marine Society · General$30,4592022 tax year
- Rutland Corner Foundation · General$30,4592022 tax year
- Rogerson Communities · General$30,4592022 tax year
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · General$30,4592022 tax year
- Tufts Medical Center · General$30,4592022 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kristin T Abati — Trustee
- Richard K Nichols — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
1 year of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $837,898 | $688,736 | $17,129,189 | Filing for 2022 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
Registers and filings
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Contact
- Boston, MA