The 1772 Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The 1772 Foundation funds historic preservation work across the United States, with particular geographic focus on Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, so charities outside this focus should check their fit carefully.
- Most grants to organisations are modest, with about eight in ten falling between $1,000 and $125,000 and a median grant of around $12,500, so a request in this range is realistic; its Historic Properties Redevelopment Programs grants run from $50,000 to $75,000 and feasibility study grants from $10,000 to $20,000.
- For the Historic Properties Redevelopment Programs, the first step is a one-page letter of inquiry submitted via the National Preservation Partners Network, with a full application invited only after that stage; this programme does not fund single-property projects or properties used for religious purposes.
- The foundation states that applicants with a strong local funding partner are most favourably considered, and with 81% of grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in its two previous filings, relationships and repeat support appear to matter, though the stated application process remains open to new applicants.
Overview
The 1772 Foundation is a US private foundation based in Morristown, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The 1772 Foundation supports innovative and progressive preservation efforts, with a stated focus on climate action and community-driven projects. Its work advances historic preservation through Historic Properties Redevelopment Programmes: revolving funds, feasibility studies, real-estate training, capital investment and convenings intended to preserve multiple historic properties over time. It also supports projects that preserve and tell African American history, particularly lesser-known stories, and partners addressing systemic racial injustice linked to its historical connections to slavery. For HPRP, eligible applicants are nonprofit organisations operating or seeking to start a programme in the United States. The Foundation describes its approach as dynamic preservation, combining inclusivity, environmental sustainability and community engagement.
Themes
- Historic preservation
- Climate action
- Community engagement
- African American history
- Racial justice
Geographic Focus
United States; Connecticut; Georgia; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; Vermont.
What They Don't Fund
- Historic Properties Redevelopment Programs (HPRP) only: single-property funding; Properties used for religious purposes
How to apply
For HPRP, nonprofit organisations operating or seeking to start a programme submit a one-page letter of inquiry to the National Preservation Partners Network. This is the first stage; organisations invited to proceed submit a full application.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% 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 259 grants to organisations were about $12,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants with a strong local funding partner are most favourably considered.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 20%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 19%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations The 1772 Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 17% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 87 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Trust for Public Land · Black history and culture program$500,0002024 tax year
- Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina · Pinckney scholarship program, place-based impact investment program, ccf operations$500,0002024 tax year
- Preserve Rhode Island · Historic preservation grantmaking in ri$125,0002024 tax year
- Preservation Trust of Vermont · Historic preservation grantmaking in vt$125,0002024 tax year
- Maine Preservation · Historic preservation grantmaking in me$125,0002024 tax year
- Preservation Massachusetts · Historic preservation grantmaking in ma$125,0002024 tax year
- Preservation Connecticut · Historic preservation grantmaking in ct$125,0002024 tax year
- New Hampshire Preservation Alliance · Historic preservation grantmaking in nh$125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ethiel Garlington — Executive Director
- Richard Youngken — Trustee
- Reggie Turner — Trustee
- Sharnita Johnson — Secretary As Of 1/1/24
- Thomas Moriarity — Treasurer
- B Danforth Ely — VP President
- Margaret Waldock — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,188,286 | $4,743,364 | $69,125,733 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,185,957 | $3,849,000 | $75,591,745 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,453,700 | $3,826,352 | $81,139,819 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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