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    1638 Fund Charitable Trust

    ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
    Brookline, MAWebsite6176809144

    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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    EIN: 81-6882714
    2 filings on record

    Funding Style

    museum operational supportcollections conservation and preservationfacility restoration and maintenanceorganizational legacy/mission preservation

    Notable grantees: Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company

    Topics

    historic preservationmuseum collections conservationarchival preservationcultural heritage interpretationpublic access to historical artifacts
    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company—$60,0002025Preserve the mission and museum of the Ancient & Honorable Company
    Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company—$65,0002024Preserve the mission and museum of the Ancient & Honorable Company

    Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company

    $60,000
    2025

    Preserve the mission and museum of the Ancient & Honorable Company

    Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company

    $65,000
    2024

    Preserve the mission and museum of the Ancient & Honorable Company