Charles H. Hall Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Charles H. Hall Foundation supports arts, culture, humanities, education, health, human services, and religious causes in the Massachusetts counties of Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, culture, humanities, education, health, human services, religious causes
IP TAKE: Approach this funder with a request for direct service programs in nearly any nonprofit area in Western Massachusetts. This is an otherwise accessible grantmaker.
PROFILE: Established in 2007, the Charles H. Hall Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in the Northeastern U.S. Managed by Bank of America’s Connecticut office the foundation’s grantmaking includes arts, culture, humanities, education, health, human services, and religious causes.
This funder supports programs for underserved populations in Western Massachusetts. More specifically, it prioritizes organizations that offer programs preventing cruelty against children and animals. This funder also prefers to support direct services, although it considers a wide range of specific programs and projects. Past local support has gone to Springfield Rescue Mission, Providence Ministries for the Needy, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and Girls Inc. of Holyoke.
Foundation grants often range from $5,000 to $20,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its Foundation Center grant history. Grantmaking focuses on the Massachusetts counties of Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin. The foundation makes one-year grants and does not provide support to the same organization for more than three years in a row.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is December 1, and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision within about three to four months after this date. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant. Direct general questions to the staff at ct.grantmaking@ustrust.com or 860-244-4879.
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