Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-2111393

Foundation Overview

Based in Boston, MA, Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Inc has awarded 127 grants totaling $1,953,339 to organizations in New York, Tennessee and 17 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $2,000 to $44,000, with a median award of $15,000.

Latest Tax Year
2025
Total Giving (all years)
$1,953,339
Total Assets
$4,927,613
Median Grant (all grants)
$15,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
14
Median Grant
$10,000
% Median Grant Decline
-35% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Highly Accessible: 93%

13 of 14 recipients (93%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

Grants are geographically diversified with 35% in Massachusetts and funding distributed across 27 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (38%), Cambridge (11%), Acton (9%).

Funding Trajectory
-17%

Declining funding trend with 17% decrease over 9 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (36%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Anna Wallsten $11,250 Johanneshov, Foreign, SW In Support Of Travel And Living Expenses To Attend And Work As A Volunteer At The Braille Challenge Finals In La, A Competitive Event That Celebrates Braille Literacy Among Blind And Vision-impaired Students In The U.s., In Order To Help Her Develop A Framework To Establish A Similar Competition In Her Native Country Of Sweden. 2025
Aryn Danielle Ward $5,000 Houston, TX, US In Support Of Her Artistic And Educational Work In Supporting The Work Of Indigenous Composers And Performers From Across North America. 2025
Boston Community Pediatrics $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Operations 2025
Brenner Jia Billy $5,000 Durant, OK, US To Support His Artistic And Educational Work In Preserving The Craft Of Building Kapucha, Traditional Sticks Used In The Choctaw Tribal Game Of Stickball. 2025
Christopher Gartrell $28,200 Brooklyn, NY, US In Support Of Project Expenses And Living Expenses In Nh To Expand A Nascent Artist-in-residence Program And Exhibition Space In Madison, Nh, And To Establish A Nonprofit Organization To Support And Broaden The Work In The Future. 2025
Doctors For Global Health Inc $27,118 Decatur, GA, US In Support Of Project Of Subin Jeong:in Partial Support For Travel, Living, And Project Expenses To Enhance Access To Oral Healthcare For People In The Community Of Estancia In Morazan, El Salvador, Through Collaboration With The Existing Network Of Health Care Providers At The Caipes Clinic. 2025
Groundworks Somerville $10,000 Somerville, MA, US General Operations 2025
Joseph S Wilson $7,532 Black Mountain, NC, US In Support For His Living And Project Expenses To Develop A Program To Combat Gun Violence By Training Peacemakers In Gun Safety, Nonviolent Community Organizing, Restorative Circles, And Nonviolent Spiritual Practices, And To Introduce That Program On A Pilot Basis In Ashville, Nc. 2025
Leslie Renee Berman $21,658 Oakland, CA, US In Partial Support For Project Expenses To Organize A U.s. Study Tour With The Pa Academy Of Ballet To Train Teachers From The Only Fulltime Dance School In Malawi. 2025
Nj Coalition To End Homelessness $10,000 Princeton, NJ, US General Operations 2025
Nyc Together $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Operations 2025
Princeton Einstein Museum Inc $3,375 Princeton, NJ, US In Support Of Project Of Elizabeth P. Romanaux:travel And Living Expenses To Visit Places Albert Einstein Lived In Europe In Order To Gather Information That Furthers The Development Of Princeton Einstein Museum Of Science In Princeton, Nj. 2025
Refugee And Immigrant Assistance Center $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Operations 2025
Trustees Of Tufts College $10,000 Medford, MA, US Prison Initiative At Tisch College 2025
Paula Laurel Jackson $44,000 Cambridge, MA, US Record Oral Traditions Of Ghanian Elders. 2024
The Center For Contemplative Justice $15,359 Nashville, TN, US In Support Of Project Of Hannah-marie Meineke: Jewelry Workshop To Provide Skills To Women Victims Of The Sex Trades. 2024
Connor Preston Bondarchuk $43,873 Boston, MA, US To Encourage South African Youth To Use Preep Medications. 2024
Performance Zone Inc $2,000 New York, NY, US In Support Of Project Of Sarah Vasconcelos: Theater Workshop To Foster Science Identity, Environmental Stewardship, And Science Communication. 2024
Concern Moyana $13,600 New Marimba Harare, HARARE PROVINCE, ZI Financial Literacy Program And Support For Women In Zimbabwe Caring For Children With Disabilities. 2024
Andrew Chang $13,000 North Hills, CA, US Mental Health Programs For Cultural Minority Students. 2024
Marjorie E Gere $25,195 Somerville, MA, US Music Performance And Education For Low-income Residents In Somerville, Massachusetts. 2024
Ann Wyatt $4,950 New York, NY, US Gathering Information On Palliative Care Practices For People Suffering From Dementia 2023
Bilbonden Sanya Makokha $37,340 Nairobi, NAIROBI, KE Musical And Life-skills Training For At-risk Young People In Nairobi Slum 2023
David Levy $15,000 High Falls, NY, US Virtual Music Performances For Hospital Patients And Staff 2023
Jireh Andre Bitangila Kabukapua $16,800 Portland, ME, US Teaching Computer And Programming Skills To Students In Congo 2023
Pine Street Inn $10,000 Boston, MA, US Support For The Unhoused In Boston 2023
Siana B Monet $23,776 Falls Church, VA, US Vocational Mentoring Program For Primary And Secondary Students In Bhutan 2023
Theresa Lungu $33,450 Chestnut Hill, MA, US Digital Learning And Information Center For Young People In Zambia 2023
Women's Lunch Place $5,000 Boston, MA, US Immediate Needs Of Unhoused Families Eligible For The Ma Emergency Assistance Family Shelter Program 2023
Ann Wyatt $4,950 New York, NY, US Gathering Information On Palliative Care Practices For People Suffering From Dementia 2023
Bilbonden Sanya Makokha $37,340 Nairobi, NAIROBI, KE Musical And Life-skills Training For At-risk Young People In Nairobi Slum 2023
David Levy $15,000 High Falls, NY, US Virtual Music Performances For Hospital Patients And Staff 2023
Jireh Andre Bitangila Kabukapua $16,800 Portland, ME, US Teaching Computer And Programming Skills To Students In Congo 2023
Pine Street Inn $10,000 Boston, MA, US Support For The Unhoused In Boston 2023
Siana B Monet $23,776 Falls Church, VA, US Vocational Mentoring Program For Primary And Secondary Students In Bhutan 2023
Theresa Lungu $33,450 Chestnut Hill, MA, US Digital Learning And Information Center For Young People In Zambia 2023
Women's Lunch Place $5,000 Boston, MA, US Immediate Needs Of Unhoused Families Eligible For The Ma Emergency Assistance Family Shelter Program 2023
Boston Area Gleaners $20,000 Acton, MA, US Food Insecurity, On-farm Food Waste 2022
Healing For Haiti $10,000 Trenton, NJ, US Water-purification System For Village Of Jonc-dodin 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Boston, MA, US For Tisch College Annual Fund 2022
New England Piano Teachers' Association $5,000 Metheun, MA, US Music For Hope Program 2022
The One By One Project $20,000 Newton Center, MA, US In Support Of Rent For Struggling Families 2022
Time Of Butterflies Corporation $23,890 Boston, MA, US Giselle Bonilla's Project To Establish A Center For Mental Health In Dominican Republic 2022
Henry Nabeta $15,610 Louisville, KY, US Construction Of Facilty Fo Public Toilets & Handwashing 2022
Mary Miller $20,392 Cranston, RI, US To Develop Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Makerspace 2022
Teddy Apili $25,090 Bajjo Majani, KAMPALA, UG Project To Promote Awareness Of Breast And Cervical Cancer In Northern Uganda 2022
Robert M And Jan Randolph Mentoring $10,000 Nashville, TN, US Formation Of Scholars In The Tradition Of The Churches Of Christ For Service 2022
Boston Area Gleaners $20,000 Acton, MA, US Food Insecurity, On-farm Food Waste 2022
Healing For Haiti $10,000 Trenton, NJ, US Water-purification System For Village Of Jonc-dodin 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Boston, MA, US For Tisch College Annual Fund 2022
New England Piano Teachers' Association $5,000 Metheun, MA, US Music For Hope Program 2022
The One By One Project $20,000 Newton Center, MA, US In Support Of Rent For Struggling Families 2022
Time Of Butterflies Corporation $23,890 Boston, MA, US Giselle Bonilla's Project To Establish A Center For Mental Health In Dominican Republic 2022
Henry Nabeta $15,610 Louisville, KY, US Construction Of Facilty Fo Public Toilets & Handwashing 2022
Mary Miller $20,392 Cranston, RI, US To Develop Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Makerspace 2022
Teddy Apili $25,090 Bajjo Majani, KAMPALA, UG Project To Promote Awareness Of Breast And Cervical Cancer In Northern Uganda 2022
Robert M And Jan Randolph Mentoring $10,000 Nashville, TN, US Formation Of Scholars In The Tradition Of The Churches Of Christ For Service 2022
Boston Area Gleaners $20,000 Acton, MA, US Food Insecurity, On-farm Food Waste 2022
Healing For Haiti $10,000 Trenton, NJ, US Water-purification System For Village Of Jonc-dodin 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Boston, MA, US For Tisch College Annual Fund 2022
New England Piano Teachers' Association $5,000 Metheun, MA, US Music For Hope Program 2022
The One By One Project $20,000 Newton Center, MA, US In Support Of Rent For Struggling Families 2022
Time Of Butterflies Corporation $23,890 Boston, MA, US Giselle Bonilla's Project To Establish A Center For Mental Health In Dominican Republic 2022
Henry Nabeta $15,610 Louisville, KY, US Construction Of Facilty Fo Public Toilets & Handwashing 2022
Mary Miller $20,392 Cranston, RI, US To Develop Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Makerspace 2022
Teddy Apili $25,090 Bajjo Majani, KAMPALA, UG Project To Promote Awareness Of Breast And Cervical Cancer In Northern Uganda 2022
Robert M And Jan Randolph Mentoring $10,000 Nashville, TN, US Formation Of Scholars In The Tradition Of The Churches Of Christ For Service 2022
Boston Area Gleaners $20,000 Acton, MA, US Food Insecurity, On-farm Food Waste 2022
Healing For Haiti $10,000 Trenton, NJ, US Water-purification System For Village Of Jonc-dodin 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Boston, MA, US For Tisch College Annual Fund 2022
New England Piano Teachers' Association $5,000 Metheun, MA, US Music For Hope Program 2022
The One By One Project $20,000 Newton Center, MA, US In Support Of Rent For Struggling Families 2022
Time Of Butterflies Corporation $23,890 Boston, MA, US Giselle Bonilla's Project To Establish A Center For Mental Health In Dominican Republic 2022
Henry Nabeta $15,610 Louisville, KY, US Construction Of Facilty Fo Public Toilets & Handwashing 2022
Mary Miller $20,392 Cranston, RI, US To Develop Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Makerspace 2022
Teddy Apili $25,090 Bajjo Majani, KAMPALA, UG Project To Promote Awareness Of Breast And Cervical Cancer In Northern Uganda 2022
Robert M And Jan Randolph Mentoring $10,000 Nashville, TN, US Formation Of Scholars In The Tradition Of The Churches Of Christ For Service 2022
Ariana Abramson $21,400 Campbell Hall, NY, US 3-d Printing And Engineering Program For Inner-city Middle-school 2021
Stacy Kranitz $15,000 Smithville, TN, US Project Addressing Health Issues In Appalachia 2021
Marithza Quiroz $16,272 Berkeley, CA, US Support Book Promoting Immigration Experience & Undocumented Women 2021
Oscar Otieno John $4,311 Mwanza, N/A, TZ For Self-sustaining Greenhouse Farming 2021
Sarah Kamya $5,000 New York, NY, US Grant For Public Book-sharing Boxes 2021
Pine Street Inn $10,000 Boston, MA, US Support For The Unhoused In Boston 2021
Harvard Divinty School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US Constance And Preston Williams Scholarship Fund 2021
Featherstone Center For The Arts $10,000 Oak Bluffs, MA, US Arts Education For Martha's Vineyard Community 2021
American Society For Health For All $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US Covid Services In Delhi Slum Communitities 2021
Joseph Aimard $14,965 Le Vesinet, N/A, FR Exhibition Of Migrants Photographs In Paris 2021
Michael Papias $16,296 Lancaster, CA, US Arts Programs For Latinex Orphans In San Francisco Area 2021
Merrilee Schoen $17,896 Doverfoxcroft, ME, US Community-building Workshops In Piscataquis County Maine 2021
Shane Snowdon $21,952 Cambridge, MA, US Support For The Crash Project To Promote Road Safety 2020
Suashunn Harlan $24,070 Los Angeles, CA, US Support For Programs & Workshops In Creative Arts 2020
Taymullah Abdur-rahman $25,000 Lowell, MA, US Support For Employment Program For At Risk Youth 2020
The Charity Guild Inc $12,500 Brockton, MA, US Covid Emergency Response Grant 2020
The Chelsea Collaborative Inc $12,500 Chelsea, MA, US Covid Emergency Response Grant 2020
Everlyne Akochi Onyango $15,750 Bumala, WESTERN, KE Support For Aid For Free Maternity & Infant Care Clinic In Bumula, Kenya 2020
Ceciliah Wangoi Mutheu $18,600 Bethsaida House, NAROK, KE Support For Residential Refuge For Young Woman Seeking To Escape Genital Mutilation 2020
Gretchen T Legler $6,229 Farmington, ME, US Support For Community Gardens By University Of Maine Farmington 2020
Anne Barker $8,607 Cookeville, TN, US For Training, Travel, Equipment, And Project Expenses To Establish A Transitional-care Program To Serve Older And Chronically-ill Patients In The Upper Cumberland Region Of Tennessee After Their Hospitalizations. 2018
Tyler Gathro $14,800 Philadelphia, PA, US For Project, Travel, And Living Expenses To Establish The Richfield Art Camp, A Summer Program To Provide Visual Arts Education To Underprivileged Youth In Rural Farming Communities In Lincoln County, Pennsylvania. 2018
Cathy Mclaurin $6,650 Danville, NH, US For Her Project Expenses For The Lawrence Museum, A Miniature Museum That Will Bring To The People Of Lawrence, Massachusetts, A Representation Of Important Paintings Donated To The City Of Lawrence By The Reverend William Wolcott. 2018
Fadzai Mukamba $13,300 Harare, HARARE, ZI For Project Expenses To Provide Skills Training Services To Improve The Livlihoods And Opportunities Of Impoverished And Oppressed Widows In The Masvingo Province Of Zimbabwe. 2018
Thanh Mai Bercher $22,050 Brooklyn, NY, US For Her Living, Travel, And Project Expenses To Train Community Health Workers In Athens, Greece So They Are Empowered To Provide Critical Health Information To Refugee Women Through Community Workshops. 2018
Brendan M Bresnahan $5,000 Lancaster, PA, US For His Living, Travel, And Project Expenses To Document In Photo Essays How Residents And Nonprofit Organizations In The Rural Municipality Of Tola, Nicaragua, Employ Education As A Vehicle For Community Empowerment In Conditions Of Abject Poverty And Scarce Resources 2018
Kids In Need Of Defense (kind) $10,000 Washington, DC, US For Their Work To Provide Legal Representation To Children, Including Unaccompanied Minors, In Immigration Court 2018
Refugee And Immigrant Center For Education And Legal Services (raices) $10,000 San Antonio, TX, US For The Legal Representation, Education, And Advocacy Fund (leaf) For Unaccompanied Children In Support Of Their Work To Provide Legal Representation To Children, Including Unaccompanied Minors, In Immigration Court 2018
University Of Massachusetts Boston $5,000 Boston, MA, US Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Fellowship 2018
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry $2,500 Roxbury, MA, US Donation In Honor Of Helen Glikman 2018
Cathy Mclaurin $15,465 Danville, NH, US In Support Of Creation Of The Lawrence Museum, A Miniature Museum To Bring The People Of Lawrence, Ma, A Representation Of Important Paintings Donated To The City Of Lawrence By The Reverend William Wolcott That Are Currently Held By The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston Until A Suitable Museum Is Built In Lawrence. 2017
Lute Kazembe $22,600 Livingstone, N/A, ZA Support To Teach Girls In Zambia Theater, Music, Dance And Other Performing Arts In Order To Build Their Confidence And Self-esteem And Help Them Develop The Ability To Make Meaningful Choices About Their Future. 2017
Jesus Vasquez Cipriano $2,554 Los Angeles, CA, US Supplemental Grant To Support Programs For Immigrant Zapoteca Youth In Los Angeles. 2017
Dane Brandt-lubart Special Needs Tr $20,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Support Travel And Project Expenses For The Presentation Of "my Life On The Spectrum", His One-man Show That Promotes Understanding And Respect For People With Autism, And To Enhance And Develop His Musical And Artistic Skills And Talents. 2017
Sarah Tress $15,005 Cambridge, MA, US Support For Design Of A Cost-effective Inflatable Seat Cushion For Wheelchair Users In Developing Countries. 2017
Emma Yip $25,000 Napa, CA, US Support To Bring Concepts Of Environmental Justice To Rural Populations In Louisiana Who Resist Environmental Protections And To Help Them Understand Those Threats And How To Respond To Them Effectively. 2017
Peace Corps Let Girls Learn Program $5,000 Washington, DC, US In Honor Of Mary Jane Gibson On Her Retirement As Executive Secretary And Trustee 2017
Aeden Ghebreselassie $15,000 Woodbridge, VA, US To Develop And Distribute Hospice Kits To Family And Caregivers Providing End-of-life Care In Ethiopia. 2016
Jeanine Jesberg $11,776 Chicago, IL, US In Support Of Developing Speech And Hearing Early Detection Clinics In St. Vincent And Grenadines 2016
Tim Johnson $22,393 Middletown, RI, US Educational Program That Teaches Good Nutrition, Exercise, And Other Aspects Of Healthy Living To Preschool Children. 2016
Jennifer Kern $23,528 Bereley, CA, US To Establish A Bicycle Riding And Maintenance Clinic In Nambia For Children And Adults With Disabilities. 2016
Alexandra Elena Leston $19,500 Brooklyn, NY, US In Support Of Art Workshops, Public Cultural Events, Artists-in-residence, And Other Programs To Central American Migrants And Refugees. 2016
Meredith Mcmackin $6,620 Vancouver, WA, US In Support Of A Mobile Paper-making Studio And Group Workshops For Veterans. 2016
Jessica Angelica Reyes $15,000 Rosemead, CA, US In Support Of The Wings Project, Addressing The Needs Of The Children Of Incarcerated Adults In The East Los Angeles Area. 2016
Andrew Rosendorf $12,000 Minneapolis, MN, US In Support Of Writing Workshops For Person With Disabilities. 2016
Jessica Saba $2,000 Granada Hills, CA, US In Support Of Her Living, Travel, And Project Expenses To Develop A Girls Empowerment Circle Program That Addresses The Needs Of Adolescent Girls In The Aida Refugee Camp In Bethlehem, Palestine. 2016
Zak Shusterman $22,440 Sleepy Hollow, NY, US To Assist Individuals, Especially Migrant Minority And Other Underserved Groups In New York's Hudson Valley. 2016
Jesus Vasquez $24,090 Los Angeles, CA, US In Support Of A Program Of Workshops, Field Trips, Cultural Projects And Structured Dialogue For Zapoteca Youth In An Immigrant Community In Los Angeles. 2016
Jason Karakehian $25,000 Allston, MA, US Survey And Documentation Of Fungi And Lichens In Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique 2016
Luna Olavarria Gallegos $4,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Development Of Multimedia Oral History Of Afro-cuban Community In Cuba 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Inc as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 04-2111393
Website N/A
Address 2 LIBERTY SQ STE 500 Boston, MA 02109-4884

Key People (14)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President & Trustee Andrew G Bodnar Md
Vice Chair & Trustee Gene A Corbin
Treasurer & Trustee Jeffrey Swope Esq
Clerk Anna Patching
Trustee Abim Thomas Esq

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.