Cardinal Brook Trust | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 04-3050557
Foundation Overview
Based in Boston, MA, Cardinal Brook Trust has awarded 352 grants totaling $22,758,197 to organizations in Massachusetts, New York and 14 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $100 to $4,450,000, with a median award of $5,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$22,758,197
Total Assets
$149,362,483
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
12
Median Grant
$15,000
% Median Grant Growth
+275%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 25%
3 of 12 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Massachusetts
70% 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 Athol (11%), Petersham (11%), Vineyard Haven (10%).
Funding Trajectory
+121%
Strong 121% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Community Projects + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (43%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Cardinal Brook Trust'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College Schoolyard Project | $40,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Island Housing Trust | $8,379 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Johnson Family Gift Fund - Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $1,000,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Services | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2024 |
| Martha's Vineyard Vision Fellowship | $90,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Mass General | $500,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $600,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| New England Public Radio | $5,000 | Springfield, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Quabbin Food Connector | $10,000 | Orange, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Stillpoint Martha's Vineyard Inc | $5,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| The Village School On The Common | $20,000 | Royalston, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2024 |
| Tri-parish Community Church | $5,000 | New Braintree, MA, US | For General Support | 2024 |
| Tri-parish Community Church | $2,500 | New Braintree, MA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies | $3,125 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Potash Hill | $4,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For General Purposes | 2023 |
| Unitarian Universalist Of Petersham | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Martha's Vineyard Vision Fellowship | $10,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $4,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2022 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $2,200,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Biodiversity Works | $3,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Calcutta Kids | $2,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2022 |
| Friends Of Oaxacan Folk Art | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Jane Stern Dorado Community Library | $2,500 | Dorado, PR, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $3,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $1,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | $1,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $2,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $150,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $5,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2022 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $2,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2022 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2022 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $12,038 | Cambridge, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Quabbin Food Connector | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2022 |
| Soul Fire Farm | $5,000 | Petersburg, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Southwest Georgia Project | $5,000 | Albany, GA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Tri-parish Community Church | $2,500 | New Braintree, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Umass Medical | $5,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Razom Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $4,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2022 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $2,200,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Biodiversity Works | $3,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Calcutta Kids | $2,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2022 |
| Friends Of Oaxacan Folk Art | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Jane Stern Dorado Community Library | $2,500 | Dorado, PR, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $3,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $1,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | $1,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $2,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $150,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $5,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2022 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $2,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2022 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2022 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $12,038 | Cambridge, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Quabbin Food Connector | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2022 |
| Soul Fire Farm | $5,000 | Petersburg, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Southwest Georgia Project | $5,000 | Albany, GA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Tri-parish Community Church | $2,500 | New Braintree, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Umass Medical | $5,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Razom Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $4,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2022 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $2,200,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Biodiversity Works | $3,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Calcutta Kids | $2,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2022 |
| Friends Of Oaxacan Folk Art | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Jane Stern Dorado Community Library | $2,500 | Dorado, PR, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $3,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $1,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | $1,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $2,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $150,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $5,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2022 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $2,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2022 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2022 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $12,038 | Cambridge, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Quabbin Food Connector | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2022 |
| Soul Fire Farm | $5,000 | Petersburg, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Southwest Georgia Project | $5,000 | Albany, GA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Tri-parish Community Church | $2,500 | New Braintree, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Umass Medical | $5,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2022 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Razom Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| 1794 Meeting House | $1,000 | New Salem, MA, US | For Performing Arts | 2021 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $4,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2021 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $2,150,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Barre Center For Buddhist Studies | $2,400 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Battery Dance | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Biodiversity Works | $3,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Calcutta Kids | $2,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2021 |
| Cisa | $10,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2021 |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | $100,000 | Hardwick, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Emerson College | $60,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Friends Of Oaxacan Folk Art | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Harvard University | $35,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Heifer Project International | $10,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | To Provide Families In Need With A Source Of Food | 2021 |
| Ims Insight Meditation Society | $20,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Island Grown Initiative | $115,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2021 |
| Island Housing Trust | $24,141 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Jane Stern Dorado Community Library | $2,500 | Dorado, PR, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Listening Barre Integrated Health Center | $30,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Services | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2021 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $3,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $1,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | $1,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $2,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Mount Wachusett Cc Foundation | $10,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $150,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| New England Public Radio | $40,000 | Springfield, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $5,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2021 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $2,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2021 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2021 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Quabbin Food Connector | $7,000 | Orange, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $5,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2021 |
| Soul Fire Farm | $5,000 | Petersburg, NY, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Southwest Georgia Project | $10,000 | Albany, GA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2021 |
| Swarthmore College | $5,000 | Swarthmore, PA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Tapestry Health Sys | $40,000 | Florence, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| The Farm Institute | $10,000 | Edgartown, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2021 |
| The Field Fund | $1,000 | Chilmark, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| The Trustees Of Reservations | $5,000 | Beverly, MA, US | For General Support In Petersham And The Surrounding Towns | 2021 |
| Town Of Hardwick | $2,500 | Gilbertville, MA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Umass Medical | $5,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2021 |
| Vcs Vineyard Conservation Society | $30,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Research | 2021 |
| Vipassana Hawaii | $5,000 | Kapaau, HI, US | For Metta Dana Project | 2021 |
| Wamc | $2,000 | Albany, NY, US | For Northeast Public Radio | 2021 |
| Wgbh | $2,000 | Boston, MA, US | For Public Broadcasting | 2021 |
| 1794 Meeting House | $1,000 | New Salem, MA, US | For Performing Arts | 2020 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $4,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2020 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $4,450,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Barre Congregational Church | $10,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Battery Dance | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Biodiversity Works | $10,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Calcutta Kids | $2,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2020 |
| Cisa | $10,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2020 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | $100,000 | Hardwick, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Friends Of Oaxacan Folk Art | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Gnu Foundation | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2020 |
| Heifer Project International | $10,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | To Provide Families In Need With A Source Of Food | 2020 |
| Heywood Hospital | $20,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Ims Insight Meditation Society | $20,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Island Housing Trust | $52,813 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Jane Stern Dorado Community Library | $5,000 | Dorado, PR, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Listening Barre Integrated Health Center | $30,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust | $50,000 | Edgartown, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $3,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $1,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | $1,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $2,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Mount Wachusett Cc Foundation | $10,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $290,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $5,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2020 |
| Permanent Endowment Fund For Martha's Vineyard | $1,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Support Of Wendy Weisman Jenkison Culinary Arts Fund | 2020 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $2,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2020 |
| Petersham Craft Center | $1,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Center | 2020 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $5,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2020 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $35,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2020 |
| Project Democracy | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $10,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2020 |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation | $111,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Land Conservation | 2020 |
| Soul Fire Farm | $5,000 | Petersburg, NY, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Southwest Georgia Project | $10,000 | Albany, GA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2020 |
| Swarthmore College | $5,000 | Swarthmore, PA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Tapestry Health Sys | $40,000 | Florence, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Terra Corps | $37,500 | Lowell, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2020 |
| The Farm Institute | $20,000 | Edgartown, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2020 |
| The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival | $2,000 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Support Of The Arts | 2020 |
| The Trustees Of Reservations | $5,000 | Beverly, MA, US | For General Support In Petersham And The Surrounding Towns | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Tri-parish Community Church | $2,500 | New Braintree, MA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Umass Medical Barre Family Health Care (ummfbarre) | $1,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2020 |
| Vcs Vineyard Conservation Society | $30,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Research | 2020 |
| Vipassana Hawaii | $5,000 | Kapaau, HI, US | For Metta Dana Project | 2020 |
| Wamc | $2,000 | Albany, NY, US | For Northeast Public Radio | 2020 |
| Wbur | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | For Boston Public Radio Programs | 2020 |
| Wgbh | $4,000 | Boston, MA, US | For Public Broadcasting | 2020 |
| 1794 Meeting House | $1,000 | New Salem, MA, US | For Performing Arts | 2018 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $4,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2018 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $800,000 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Calcutta Kids | $1,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2018 |
| Cisa | $10,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2018 |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | $160,000 | Hardwick, MA, US | For Land Conservation | 2018 |
| Forward In Health | $25,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Gay Head Lighthouse | $5,000 | Aquinnah, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Gnu Foundation | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2018 |
| Heifer Project International | $10,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | To Provide Families In Need With A Source Of Food | 2018 |
| Heywood Hospital | $30,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Hudson Link For Higher Education Prison | $2,500 | Ossining, NY, US | For Educational Purposes | 2018 |
| Ims Insight Meditation Society | $15,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Island Grown Schools | $40,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2018 |
| Island Housing Trust | $10,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Listening For Quabbin Composting | $30,000 | Hubbardston, MA, US | For Quabbin Composting | 2018 |
| Marlboro College | $260,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $1,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2018 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $1,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2018 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $1,000 | Athol, MA, US | Mlitwin - 10/30/19 04:47pm Worksheet Private Foundation | 2018 |
| Mount Wachusett Cc Foundation | $10,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $292,500 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| New England Public Radio | $2,000 | Springfield, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $8,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2018 |
| Permanent Endowment Fund For Martha's Vineyard | $1,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Support Of Wendy Weisman Jenkison Culinary Arts Fund | 2018 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $1,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2018 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $4,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $3,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2018 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $1,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2018 |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Land Conservation | 2018 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2018 |
| Swarthmore College | $5,000 | Swarthmore, PA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Tapestry Health Sys | $20,000 | Florence, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Temple Isreal | $725 | Athol, MA, US | For Operational Funds | 2018 |
| The Farm School Inc | $20,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival | $1,000 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Support Of The Arts | 2018 |
| The Trustees Of Reservations | $5,000 | Beverly, MA, US | For General Support In Petersham And The Surrounding Towns | 2018 |
| Vcs Vineyard Conservation Society | $205,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Research | 2018 |
| Vipassana Hawaii | $5,000 | Kapaau, HI, US | For Metta Dana Project | 2018 |
| Wamc | $2,000 | Albany, NY, US | For Northeast Public Radio | 2018 |
| Wbur | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | For Boston Public Radio Programs | 2018 |
| Indivisible Civics | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Chilmark School - Pto | $1,000 | Chilmark, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Cooperative Development Institute | $7,000 | Northampton, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Slu Elaine F Viebranz North Country Scholarship Fund | $2,000 | Canton, NY, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust | $25,000 | Edgartown, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Harvard University | $35,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| Town Of Hardwick | $2,500 | Gilbertville, MA, US | For General Support | 2018 |
| 1794 Meeting House | $2,000 | New Salem, MA, US | For Performing Arts | 2017 |
| Abby's House | $300 | Worcester, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Aclu | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $1,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2017 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $255,450 | Boston, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Calcutta Kids | $2,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2017 |
| Camp Claire | $10,000 | Lyme, CT, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Cisa | $5,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2017 |
| Community Rowing Of San Diego | $2,000 | San Diego, CA, US | For Education Of Disadvantaged Groups | 2017 |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | $100,200 | Hardwick, MA, US | For Land Conservation | 2017 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Forward In Health | $20,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Friends Of Acadia | $25,000 | Bar Harbor, ME, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Gay Head Lighthouse | $10,000 | Aquinnah, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Gnu Foundation | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2017 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | $10,000 | Hartford, CT, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Harvard College Schoolyard Project | $35,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Heifer Project International | $10,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | To Provide Families In Need With A Source Of Food | 2017 |
| Heywood Hospital | $30,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Hospice Of Martha's Vineyard | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2017 |
| House Of Bread Ministries Inc | $10,000 | Bronx, NY, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Hudson Link For Higher Education Prison | $2,500 | Ossining, NY, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Ims Insight Meditation Society | $30,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Island Grown Schools | $20,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2017 |
| Island Housing Trust | $10,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Jane Stern Dorado Community Library | $5,000 | Dorado, PR, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| John Purdue Club | $15,000 | West Lafayette, IN, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| John's Hopkins | $10,000 | Balitmore, MD, US | Wurtelman Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund | 2017 |
| Kw Cares | $5,000 | Austin, TX, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Listening Barre Integrated Health Center | $30,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Marlboro College | $250,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Martha's Vineyard Fishermen Preservation Trust | $89,100 | Menemsha, MA, US | For General Purposes | 2017 |
| Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group Inc | $2,000 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Massachusetts Audubon | $2,000 | Princeton, MA, US | For General Maintenance At The Meadow | 2017 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense | $100 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Miller's River Watershed Council | $2,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Storm Water Project And Operating Budget | 2017 |
| Mount Wachusett Cc Foundation | $10,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Mozilla Foundation | $100 | Mountain View, CA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $172,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| National Fallen Firefighters Association | $100 | Emmitsburg, PA, US | To Assist The Families And Coworkers Of Fallen Fire Fighters | 2017 |
| New England Public Radio | $4,000 | Springfield, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $5,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2017 |
| Permanent Endowment Fund For Martha's Vineyard | $500 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Support Of Wendy Weisman Jenkison Culinary Arts Fund | 2017 |
| Petersham Arts Council | $2,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Council | 2017 |
| Petersham Craft Center | $1,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Community Art Center | 2017 |
| Petersham Memorial Library | $3,000 | Petersham, MA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Petersham Unitarian Church | $6,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For Building Maintenance | 2017 |
| Planned Parenthood | $2,000 | New York, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Polly Hill Arboretum | $1,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Proplubica | $200 | New York, NY, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Purdue University | $5,000 | West Lafayette, IN, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Room To Read | $300 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Savannah Christian Prep School | $10,000 | Savannah, GA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Seeds Of Solidarity | $2,000 | Orange, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2017 |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation | $2,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Land Conservation | 2017 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Swarthmore College | $5,000 | Swarthmore, PA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| Tapestry Health Sys | $10,000 | Florence, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| The Farm School Inc | $20,300 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2017 |
| The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival | $1,000 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Support Of The Arts | 2017 |
| The Trustees Of Reservations | $4,000 | Beverly, MA, US | For General Support In Petersham And The Surrounding Towns | 2017 |
| The Village School On The Common | $250,000 | Royalston, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Uc San Diego | $10,000 | La Jolla, CA, US | For General Support As Well As A Newborn Halo Sleep Sack Program | 2017 |
| Uc San Diego Foundation | $2,500 | San Diego, CA, US | For The General Support Of The Milk Bank | 2017 |
| Umass Medical Barre Family Health Care (ummfbarre) | $1,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | For Health Care For Low-income Groups | 2017 |
| Vcs Vineyard Conservation Society | $55,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Research | 2017 |
| Vipassana Hawaii | $10,000 | Kapaau, HI, US | For Metta Dana Project | 2017 |
| Wbur | $1,700 | Boston, MA, US | For Boston Public Radio Programs | 2017 |
| Wendy Weisman Jenkinson Culinary Arts Fund | $500 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Wgbh | $500 | Boston, MA, US | For Public Broadcasting | 2017 |
| Wikimedia | $100 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2017 |
| Acupuncturists Without Borders | $500 | Albuquerque, NM, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Athol Area Ymca | $1,000 | Athol, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2016 |
| Cisa | $5,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2016 |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | $100,000 | Hardwick, MA, US | For Land Conservation | 2016 |
| Forward In Health | $20,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Gay Head Lighthouse | $10,000 | Aquinnah, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Gnu Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Disadvantaged Communities | 2016 |
| Harvard College Schoolyard Project | $30,000 | Petersham, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Heifer Project International | $10,000 | Little Rock, AR, US | To Provide Families In Need With A Source Of Food | 2016 |
| Heywood Hospital | $30,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Island Grown Schools | $10,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Support Of Farming | 2016 |
| Island Housing Trust | $20,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Listening Barre Integrated Health Center | $24,000 | Barre, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Marlboro College | $250,000 | Marlboro, VT, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Services | $10,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Community Programs | 2016 |
| Mount Wachusett Cc Foundation | $10,000 | Gardner, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Mt Grace Land Trust | $200,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Northeast Organic Farmers Association | $3,000 | Barre, MA, US | For Support Of Farming In New England | 2016 |
| Proteus Fund | $10,000 | Amherst, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| St Andrews School | $1,500 | Middletown, DE, US | For Educational Purposes | 2016 |
| Swarthmore College | $5,000 | Swarthmore, PA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| Tapestry Health Sys | $5,000 | Florence, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| The Farm School Inc | $20,000 | Athol, MA, US | For General Support | 2016 |
| The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival | $1,050 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Support Of The Arts | 2016 |
| The Trustees Of Reservations | $3,000 | Beverly, MA, US | For General Support In Petersham And The Surrounding Towns | 2016 |
| The Village School On The Common | $100,000 | Royalston, MA, US | For Educational Purposes | 2016 |
| Uc San Diego | $20,000 | La Jolla, CA, US | For Men's Crew Program | 2016 |
| Vcs Vineyard Conservation Society | $135,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Research | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 04-3050557 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | CO KLR 99 SUMMER STREET 520 Boston, MA 02110-0000 |
Key People (6)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Cardinal Brook Trust's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Hannah Johnson |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Nathan Davis |
| Trustee | Jacob Davis |
| Trustee | Rebecca Aures |
| Trustee | Karen Davis |
Forms 990-PF
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