Robert E. Leet & Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust
/OVERVIEW: The Robert E. Leet & Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust funds medical research that addresses the causes of human disease and its treatment in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
FUNDING AREAS: Medical research, causes of human disease, treatment of human diseases
IP TAKE: This foundation is unique from other Bank of America-run foundations in that it requires working through the HRiA and following a different application procedure than for Connecticut funders.
PROFILE: Established in 1980, the Robert E. Leet & Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust focuses on the Tri-State Area and New England states. The trust supports the “advancement of medical science, particularly research relating to human diseases, their causes and relief.” Bank of America’s Connecticut office serves as trustee for the foundation. However, The Medical Foundation, a division of Health Resources in Action (HRiA), oversees grant review process. Grantmaking supports work that addresses the causes of human disease and their treatments.
Grants for Public Health and Diseases
This funder solely focuses on the causes, treatments, and research of various diseases. It funds mentored clinical investigators in the early stages of their research careers. The trust also funds research innovations and pilot studies that address patient-oriented research at the clinical level and also translational laboratory research. Overall, Patterson is primarily concerned with advancing the early careers of physician scientists who aim to cure diseases.
Important Grant Details
Foundation grants are for two-year periods and are $200,000 each, or $100,000 per year. Up to nine grants are typically awarded per year. Grantmaking guidelines are posted on the HRiA website. Past local grantees includes Alfonso Galdersi, M.D., a fellow in pediatric endocrinology at Yale University, and Mary Driscoll, Ph.D., a research psychologist at the Connecticut VA Healthcare System.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is typically in July or August, and the funding period begins the following February. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant. Direct general questions to the organization’s staff via email or telephone at 617-279-2251.
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