About 1638 Fund Charitable Trust
The 1638 Fund Charitable Trust directs its entire reported giving toward preserving a single historic, ceremonial military organization and its museum in the Boston area. Grants are focused on sustaining the mission, collections, and public-facing preservation work of that organization rather than broad philanthropic diversification. The foundation appears to be a dedicated supporter of local military/civic heritage institutions.
Focus Areas
Preservation and operation of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company museum (Greater Boston)Conservation and stewardship of historic military and ceremonial collectionsSupport for local civic/military heritage organizations and their public programming
Who They Fund
museum visitors / general publiclocal historic communitymembership-based historic organization (Ancient & Honorable Company)historians and researchers
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: all reported funds go to one repeat grantee (two grants totaling $125,000), indicating targeted, possibly core/organizational support to a single local beneficiary rather than distributed or exploratory giving.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$125K
Total Assets
$1.3M
Total Revenue
$267K
Total Expenses
$78K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $65K and $65K, with a median of $65K.
25th Percentile
$65K
Median
$65K
75th Percentile
$65K
Geographic Reach
Leadership
Brian Kane
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