The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds a wide range of causes in Massachusetts, with priority given to Allston, Brookline, Brighton and Greater Boston, so it's worth approaching only if your work serves these places, in areas such as medical and scientific research, medical services, activities for underserved youths, scholarships, homelessness assistance, capital projects, or animal hospitals and shelters.
- Pitch a modest request: about 8 in 10 of its 655 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $30,000, with a median grant of $10,000, though it has made a grant as large as $500,000.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a full application required for requests over $1,000 and a brief summary application for requests up to $1,000.
- A large majority of its grant dollars (89%) go to organisations it has funded before, so this looks like a relationship-led funder where repeat support is common, and new applicants may find it competitive.
- Do not apply if your organisation has operated for less than five contiguous years, as this is a stated eligibility requirement, if you are outside Massachusetts, or if you are seeking funding for operational costs rather than a specific project, as the foundation does not fund operational costs.
Overview
The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Allston, MA.
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 Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation funds a wide variety of charities, including those engaged in medical and scientific research and medical services, and those providing educational, artistic/musical and recreational activities for underserved youths. It also finances scholarships, aid for people experiencing homelessness, capital renovations or new construction, and animal hospitals and shelters. Its focus includes Allston, Brookline, Brighton and Greater Boston, with preference for deserving 501(c)(3) organisations serving neighbourhoods where the Hamilton Company does business. It funds organisations in Massachusetts only. Organisations must have operated for at least five contiguous years. It considers efficient use of administrative costs relative to benefits received by individuals and funds specific projects rather than operational costs.
Themes
- Medical and scientific research
- Medical services
- Activities for underserved youths
- Scholarships
- Homelessness assistance
- Capital projects
- Animal hospitals and shelters
Geographic Focus
Massachusetts. Priority: Allston; Brookline; Brighton; Greater Boston.
What They Don't Fund
- Operational costs
How to apply
Requests over $1,000 use one application, while requests up to $1,000 require a very brief summary application.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 655 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation prefers deserving 501(c)(3) organisations serving neighbourhoods where the Hamilton Company does business.
- The foundation considers efficient use of administrative costs relative to benefits received by individuals.
- Organisations must be in operation for at least five contiguous years to be eligible for a grant.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 267 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Goddard House Assisted Living · General$500,0002024 tax year
- 2Life Communities · General$400,0002024 tax year
- Hebrew SeniorLife · General$300,0002024 tax year
- Brookline Community Foundation · General$175,0002024 tax year
- West End House · General$150,0002024 tax year
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology · General$125,0002024 tax year
- Franciscan Hospital for Children · General$100,0002024 tax year
- Sherrill House · General$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Frederick Lebow — Trustee
- Maura Brown — Trustee
- Jameson Brown — Trustee
- Andrea Kozinetz — Trustee
- Ronald Brown — Trustee
- Harley Brown — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,077,411 | $3,375,640 | $85,214,074 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,638,940 | $3,921,174 | $82,531,871 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,685,031 | $4,785,751 | $87,473,033 | 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.
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