George & Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation

OVERVIEW: The George & Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation supports health, human services, arts and culture, education, recreation and religion in Boston and other parts of Massachusetts.

FUNDING AREAS: Health, human services, arts and culture, education, recreation, religion

IP TAKE: This low-key Massachusetts foundation often supports large and small Boston-based organizations that it is already familiar with, and it is also known for collaborating with other local funders to fight poverty in the city.

PROFILE: Established in 2009, the George & Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Siasconset, Massachusetts. Peter V. Polachi, Charles A. Polachi, Jr. and Anne E. Polachi are the foundation’s trustees. The foundation maintains a low public profile and does not have any paid staff members. It funds local efforts for health, human services, arts and culture, education, recreation and religion.

The George & Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax records indicate that this funder supports a variety of educational, charitable and religious purposes. Grants often go to museums, schools and human services organizations that aid children. The Chabot Charitable Foundation also funds hospitals, poverty-fighting efforts, music centers, churches and theaters. Grants from this funder usually provide continuing operating support to nonprofits in the region.

Grants range between about $1,000 and $50,000. The foundation typically awards a few hundred thousand dollars in grants per year. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Boston, Massachusetts and others cities in the state, including Fall River, Nantucket and Worcester. Past local grantees include Boch Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Bridge Over Troubled Water.

This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 617-930-1939.

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