Edith H Overly Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 22-3043340

Foundation Overview

Based in Boston, MA, Edith H Overly Foundation has awarded 217 grants totaling $10,471,265 to organizations in Colorado, Georgia and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $400,000, with a median award of $40,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$10,471,265
Total Assets
$38,018,116
Median Grant (all grants)
$40,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
64
Median Grant
$50,000
% Median Grant Growth
+43% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: N/A

0 of 64 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

74% of all grants are concentrated in Massachusetts, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (61%), Braintree (4%), Sturbridge (4%).

Funding Trajectory
+55%

Strong 55% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Edith H Overly Foundation'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
American Alpine Club $140,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2023
American Cancer Society $70,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2023
Appalachian Mountain Club $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston Athenaeum $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Caritas Communities $45,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2023
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $20,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Center $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program $26,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2023
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Museum Of Fine Arts $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Museum Of Science $78,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
New England Aquarium $70,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
New England Equine Rescue North $50,000 West Newbury, MA, US General Support 2023
New England Wildlife Center $50,000 Weymouth, MA, US General Support 2023
Old Sturbridge Village $30,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2023
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $50,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2023
Shady Hill School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2023
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Sudbury Valley Trustees $80,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2023
The Metropolitan Opera Association $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
The Nature Conservancy $90,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2023
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $80,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Trustees Of Reservations $80,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Trustees Of Tufts College $230,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2023
Walthour-moss Foundation $86,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2023
Wgbh Educational Foundation $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities $22,420 Sherborn, MA, US General Support 2023
Winsor School $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
World Wildlife Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
American Alpine Club $140,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2023
American Cancer Society $70,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2023
Appalachian Mountain Club $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston Athenaeum $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Caritas Communities $45,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2023
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $20,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Center $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program $26,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2023
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Museum Of Fine Arts $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Museum Of Science $78,500 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
New England Aquarium $70,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
New England Equine Rescue North $50,000 West Newbury, MA, US General Support 2023
New England Wildlife Center $50,000 Weymouth, MA, US General Support 2023
Old Sturbridge Village $30,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2023
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $50,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2023
Shady Hill School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2023
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Sudbury Valley Trustees $80,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2023
The Metropolitan Opera Association $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
The Nature Conservancy $90,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2023
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $80,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Trustees Of Reservations $80,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Trustees Of Tufts College $230,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2023
Walthour-moss Foundation $86,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2023
Wgbh Educational Foundation $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities $22,420 Sherborn, MA, US General Support 2023
Winsor School $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
World Wildlife Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
American Alpine Club $80,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2022
American Cancer Society $70,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston Athenaeum $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Caritas Communities $20,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2022
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $20,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Center $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program $23,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2022
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Museum Of Fine Arts $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Museum Of Science $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Aquarium $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Equine Rescue North $30,075 West Newbury, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Wildlife Center $17,500 Weymouth, MA, US General Support 2022
Old Sturbridge Village $30,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $50,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2022
Shady Hill School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Sudbury Valley Trustees $40,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2022
The Metropolitan Opera Association $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
The Nature Conservancy $40,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2022
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Trustees Of Reservations $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $180,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2022
Walthour-moss Foundation $20,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2022
Wgbh Educational Foundation $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities $27,900 Sherborn, MA, US General Support 2022
Winsor School $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
World Wildlife Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
American Alpine Club $80,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2022
American Cancer Society $70,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston Athenaeum $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Caritas Communities $20,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2022
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $20,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Center $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program $23,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2022
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Museum Of Fine Arts $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Museum Of Science $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Aquarium $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Equine Rescue North $30,075 West Newbury, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Wildlife Center $17,500 Weymouth, MA, US General Support 2022
Old Sturbridge Village $30,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $50,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2022
Shady Hill School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Sudbury Valley Trustees $40,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2022
The Metropolitan Opera Association $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
The Nature Conservancy $40,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2022
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Trustees Of Reservations $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $180,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2022
Walthour-moss Foundation $20,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2022
Wgbh Educational Foundation $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities $27,900 Sherborn, MA, US General Support 2022
Winsor School $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
World Wildlife Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
American Alpine Club $80,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2022
American Cancer Society $70,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston Athenaeum $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Caritas Communities $20,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2022
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $20,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Center $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Lovelane Special Needs Horesback Riding Program $23,000 Lincoln, MA, US General Support 2022
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Mass General Hospital (Mgh Cancer) $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Museum Of Fine Arts $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Museum Of Science $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Aquarium $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Equine Rescue North $30,075 West Newbury, MA, US General Support 2022
New England Wildlife Center $17,500 Weymouth, MA, US General Support 2022
Old Sturbridge Village $30,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $50,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2022
Shady Hill School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Sudbury Valley Trustees $40,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2022
The Metropolitan Opera Association $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
The Nature Conservancy $40,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2022
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Trustees Of Reservations $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $180,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2022
Walthour-moss Foundation $20,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2022
Wgbh Educational Foundation $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Wildstar Equine Assisted Activities $27,900 Sherborn, MA, US General Support 2022
Winsor School $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
World Wildlife Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
American Alpine Club $80,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2021
American Cancer Society $70,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Appalachian Mountain Club $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Boston Athenaeum $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Boston Symphony Orchestra $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Caritas Communities $20,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2021
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $20,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2021
Dana-farber Cancer Center $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Mass General Hospital (mgh Cancer) $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Museum Of Fine Arts $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Museum Of Science $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
New England Aquarium $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Old Sturbridge Village $30,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2021
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $50,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2021
Shady Hill School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2021
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Sudbury Valley Trustees $40,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2021
The Metropolitan Opera Association $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The Nature Conservancy $40,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2021
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Trustees Of Reservations $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Trustees Of Tufts College $180,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2021
Walthour-moss Foundation $20,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2021
Wgbh Educational Foundation $60,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Winsor School $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
World Wildlife Fund $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
American Alpine Club $40,000 Golden, CO, US General Support 2020
American Cancer Society $35,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2020
Appalachian Mountain Club $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Boston Athenaeum $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Boston Symphony Orchestra $20,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Caritas Communities $75,000 Braintree, MA, US General Support 2020
Carolina Horse Park Foundation $150,000 Raeford, NC, US General Support 2020
Dana-farber Cancer Center $25,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Mass General Hospital (mgh Cancer) $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Museum Of Fine Arts $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Museum Of Science $25,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
New England Aquarium $10,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Old Sturbridge Village $15,000 Sturbridge, MA, US General Support 2020
Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust $25,000 Waltham, MA, US General Support 2020
Shady Hill School $15,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2020
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Sudbury Valley Trustees $20,000 Sudbury, MA, US General Support 2020
The Boston Foundation $400,000 Boston, MA, US Massachusetts Covid-19 Relief Fund 2020
The Metropolitan Opera Association $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
The Nature Conservancy $20,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2020
Thompson's Island Outward Bound Center $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Trustees Of Reservations $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Trustees Of Tufts College $90,000 Somerville, MA, US General Support 2020
Walthour-moss Foundation $10,000 Southern Pines, NC, US General Support 2020
Wgbh Educational Foundation $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
Winsor School $15,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2020
World Wildlife Fund $25,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 22-3043340
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 961019 Boston, MA 02196-1019

Key People (2)

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Trustee William A Lowell
Trustee Charles A Cheever

Forms 990-PF

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