Arbour Way Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Arbour Way Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application; the only route it describes is by invitation.
- If your work fits one of its four stated causes (health equity, educational opportunity, reproductive rights or environmental defence), an introduction is worth seeking, but no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not decide whether you approach it.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $10,000 and $500,000, and half are $150,000 or less, so a request in that region is more realistic than a very large one, although its largest grant was $2,000,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Its filing shows that 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the previous filing, so a first grant is likely to be a relationship that matters.
Overview
Arbour Way Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (businesswire.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Arbour Way Foundation says its mission revolves around four primary causes: health equity, educational opportunity, reproductive rights and environmental defence. Its grant record includes hospitals and other healthcare institutions, universities, civil-rights and environmental organisations, as well as arts, youth, conservation and relief organisations. Most listed grants are for general support; other recorded purposes include healthcare entrepreneurship and support for a university writers’ house. The foundation’s statement identifies four causes, while the grant record shows awards to organisations across a range of charitable fields.
Themes
- Health equity
- Educational opportunity
- Reproductive rights
- Environmental defense
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 28 grants to organisations were $150,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 56% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Arbour Way Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $150k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Pennsylvania · General Support$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Boston Children's Hospital · General Support$500,0002024 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · General Support$333,3332024 tax year
- Nantucket Cottage Hospital · General Support$301,5002024 tax year
- Nantucket Golf Club Foundation · General Support$298,5002024 tax year
- University of Pennsylvania · Support for the Kelly Writers House$200,0002024 tax year
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · General Support$150,0002024 tax year
- Weill Cornell Medicine · General Support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Thomas Colagiacomo — President
- Michael Fondo — Treasurer
- Daniel Weintraub — Secretary
- Davis Rosborough — Trustee
- Robin Wolpow — Trustee
- Marc Wolpow — Trustee
- Thomas Wolpow — Trustee
- Julie Wolpow — Trustee
- Nina Rosborough — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $28,868 | $0 | $56,267,726 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,884,912 | $3,836,333 | $76,337,142 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,239,729 | $4,048,133 | $112,709,301 | 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
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Contact
- Boston, MA