OVERVIEW: The Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation supports cancer-related medical research in Massachusetts.
FUNDING AREAS: Medical research, cancer research
IP TAKE: This funder tends to make sizable grants to well-established Boston hospitals for the purposes of curing cancer.
PROFILE: Established in 1986, the Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Massachusetts. Bank of America serves as a trustee of this foundation. However, its grant review process is externally administered by the Medical Foundation, which is a division of Health Resources in Action (HRiA). HRiA is based in Boston, Massachusetts. The foundation’s grantmaking solely focuses on cancer research.
Within the realm of cancer research, this funder is primarily interested in projects that lead to a cure for cancer. It makes grants to advance the processes of cancer research for various types of cancer as well.
Foundation grants are often between $10,000 and $75,000 each. However, two-year fellowship grants are more likely in the $75,000 and $100,000 range. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking prioritizes Massachusetts, and most grants concentrate in the Boston metropolitan area. Past local grantees include the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the Children’s Hospital Corporation in Boston. The funder typically makes grants for unrestricted general operating support. The Medical Foundation reviews Fortin Charitable Foundation applications in conjunction with applications submitted for the King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowships.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is typically in February or early March of each year, and applicants are notified about grant decisions in the following August. Grantseekers must use the HRiA online system to apply for a Fortin grant. Direct grant-related questions to the Medical Foundation grants officer, Lindsey Phelan, at lphelan@hria.org or 617-279-2238.
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