Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust

About Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust

A defining feature of the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust is the size and purpose of its capital grants: the trust often backs major building, facility, and infrastructure needs, including large anniversary gifts to long-established Massachusetts institutions. In 2025, the largest recent award went to the Trustees of Reservations for a $4,000,000 50th anniversary grant/capital commitment, followed by $2,000,000 to The Mclean Hospital Corporation and $1,750,000 to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc, both also labeled 50th anniversary grant/capital. That pattern shows a funder that supports physical assets and institutional continuity rather than small programmatic awards. The trust’s recent grants also reach higher education, with Tufts University receiving $1,545,000 for capital support, and vocational training, with North Bennet Street School receiving a $1,000,000 50th anniversary grant/capital. Across the recent list, recipients include hospitals, museums, land conservation groups, and schools, all operating in Massachusetts. The trust’s giving is structured around qualified nonprofits in the state and centers on capital projects and capital purchases in medicine, social welfare, visual arts, historic preservation, and land conservation.

What Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust Funds

Healthcare is one of the trust’s clearest priorities. Recent grants include $500,000 to Pine Street Inn Inc for capital support, $390,000 to Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inc Development Office for capital needs, and $281,000 to South Shore Hospital for capital work. The trust also backs institutions serving specialized medical needs, including $250,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital and $250,000 to Carroll Center for the Blind. Its arts, culture, and preservation funding is similarly institution-focused. Springfield Museums Corporation received $500,000 for a 50th anniversary grant/capital, while Zeiterion Theatre Inc was awarded $250,000 for capital purposes. The trust also supported the Boston Athenaeum and Worcester Art Museum with $250,000 grants each, both designated for capital. Land conservation appears in the portfolio as well, led by the $1,000,000 capital grant to Trustees of Reservations and a $250,000 award to Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc.

How Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust Gives