OVERVIEW: The Horace A. Moses Charitable Trust supports education, health, and human services in Springfield, Massachusetts and the surrounding communities.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, health, human services
IP TAKE: Contact this funder for a general operating support need in Massachusetts.
PROFILE: Established in 1923, the Horace A. Moses Charitable Trust is a private foundation that is focused on Massachusetts communities. Moses was a social engineer and industrialist who founded the Mittineague Paper Company, which later became the Strathmore Paper Company, in West Springfield. During his lifetime, he was a philanthropist who was committed to local youth, the arts, and agricultural sciences. He was a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club work, and 4-H Club work. Managed by Bank of America’s Connecticut, grantmaking funds education, health, and human services.
This funder supports a variety of local needs in the founder’s home region. It strongly encourages requests for general operating support. However, it also considers program support and small program-related capital expenses that are part of operating and program requests. Past local support has gone to Project R.I.G.H.T., Salem State University Foundation, and the BASE.
Foundation grants are often between $20,000 and $75,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking is focused on the city of Springfield, Massachusetts and the surrounding communities in the state. Past grantees are based in Boston, Roxbury, and Salem in Massachusetts. A majority of grants from this trust are for one-year periods.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is March 1 and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision by June 30. 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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