Saquish Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and the filing gives no public application steps.
- Its grants reach a wide range of organisations, from social-service and youth groups to libraries, arts bodies, hospitals and food banks, but no geographic focus is stated, and the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $20,000 and $40,000 and half of its grants to organisations were $30,000 or less, though its largest grant was $75,000, so this band describes typical grants rather than a limit on what a request could be.
- Nearly all of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, so an existing relationship matters far more than a new approach, and without one the filing offers no route in.
Overview
Saquish Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 grant record shows a wide range of recipient organisations. They include social-service and community groups, youth organisations, libraries, arts and cultural institutions, museums, environmental organisations, hospitals, food banks and educational bodies. Most grant purposes are recorded simply as charitable; a smaller number are labelled educational or medical. Recipients are concentrated in Massachusetts, although grants also reach organisations in other states. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. It provides no public application steps.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no public application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 116 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Saquish 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 38 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Project Place · Charitable$65,0002025 tax year
- Crossroads for Kids · Charitable$55,0002025 tax year
- UMDFWERLY Scholarship · Charitable$40,0002025 tax year
- Red Sox Foundation · Charitable$40,0002025 tax year
- Cranberry Hospice · Charitable$30,0002025 tax year
- Duxbury Bay Maritime School · Charitable$30,0002025 tax year
- Food Bank of El Dorado · Charitable$30,0002025 tax year
- Friends of the Public Garden and Common · Charitable$30,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Scott Werly — Trustee
- Robyn Borges — Trustee
- Arthur A Nichols — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,550,230 | $1,105,000 | $25,549,806 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,671,958 | $1,170,000 | $25,895,714 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,762,535 | $1,205,000 | $26,404,245 | Filing for 2025 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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Contact
- Boston, MA