Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work falls within the foundation's stated interests (the arts, education, especially business and entrepreneurial skills, healthcare, or preservation of local culture) and it benefits people in Bristol County, Peterborough and its vicinity, southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New Hampshire, the foundation's priorities fit your work.
- Keep a first request modest: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $500 and $20,000, and half of its grants to organisations were $4,800 or less, although its largest grant was $150,000.
- Because 97% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded in earlier filings, relationships appear to matter, so a new applicant should expect a slower route.
- The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, so you can send a letter stating the purpose for which funds are requested, with a copy of your federal exemption letter and evidence that you are in good standing, whenever your project is ready.
- The trustees favour organisations that can provide a lasting named memorial where possible, so mention one if your work can offer it.
Overview
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fall River, 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 foundation directs charitable giving towards Bristol County, nearby Rhode Island areas, Peterborough and its vicinity, and locations able to affect or benefit people in south-eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New Hampshire. Its stated interests are the arts, education—particularly education that enhances business and entrepreneurial skills—healthcare, and preservation of local culture. Trustees also favour organisations able to provide a lasting named memorial wherever possible. Much of its annual distribution is directed to charitable organisations designated in the trust instrument, while trustees retain discretion over another portion. Its grants reach schools and universities, hospitals and research bodies, historical and cultural organisations, arts groups, social services and environmental organisations.
Themes
- Arts
- Education
- Business and entrepreneurial skills
- Healthcare
- Local culture preservation
Geographic Focus
Priority: Bristol County, MA; Peterborough, New Hampshire and vicinity; Southeastern Massachusetts; Rhode Island; New Hampshire.
How to apply
Applicants submit a letter stating the purpose for which funds are requested, accompanied by a copy of the federal exemption letter and evidence that the organisation is currently in good standing.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 97% 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 259 grants to organisations were $4,800 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The trustees favour organisations that can provide a lasting named memorial whenever possible.
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 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 11% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 85 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Brown University · Scholarships Womens Rowing$150,0002025 tax year
- NH Association for the Blind Future in Sight · Operating$150,0002025 tax year
- Franklin Pierce University · Pierce Fund$150,0002025 tax year
- Freetown Historical Society · Operating$150,0002025 tax year
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Operating$150,0002025 tax year
- Schepens Eye Research Institute · Macula Degeneration Research$150,0002025 tax year
- Masonic Education and Charity Trust · Scholarships$150,0002025 tax year
- Old Dartmouth Historical Society New Bedford Whaling Museum · Reading Room/Library$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
- Matthew Parker — Trustee
- Stephen J Hanna — Trustee
- Bernard AG Taradash — Trustee
- David M Assad — Trustee
- Jason Marshall — Trustee
- Andrew Shabshelowitz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,848,156 | $1,500,000 | $31,170,340 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,834,721 | $1,500,000 | $32,693,652 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,840,303 | $1,500,000 | $34,077,597 | 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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At a glance
Applying to Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation?
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Contact
- (401) 732-8070
- Fall River, MA
Applying to Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (401) 732-8070
- Fall River, MA