The E & L Campbell Family Foundation concentrates its giving in a small number of sizable grants supporting health-system and community initiatives in the New England region. Recent awards show a clear emphasis on Alzheimer’s/dementia programs and systems-change work in MA/NH, alongside support for outdoor education/leadership and local community center services. The foundation gives few but relatively large, targeted grants and appears willing to fund multi-faceted initiatives (programmatic diversity and systems transformation) rather than many small general-purpose awards.
A defining feature of the E & L Campbell Family Foundation is its repeated support for Alzheimer’s and dementia-related initiatives in Massachusetts, including a $100,000 grant to the Alzheimer's Association for a MA/NH health care systems transformation initiative and another $100,000 award to Alzheimer Association for a MA/NH diversity program. That focus sits alongside a smaller set of other sizable awards that point to a foundation that backs targeted, program-specific work rather than broad, high-volume grantmaking. The foundation’s recent grants also include support for outdoor education and leadership at Hurricane Island, community services at Waterman's Community Center, and arts and learning institutions in Boston and nearby communities. Across the latest grants on file, the pattern is selective and deliberate: a few larger awards, several mid-sized operating grants, and a consistent emphasis on organizations serving New England communities. The grants suggest interest in both direct service and systems-oriented work, especially where health, education, and community access intersect. While the portfolio is compact, it reaches multiple subsectors, with the strongest signals coming from health care transformation, elder care, environmental leadership, and neighborhood-based nonprofit services.
In health care systems transformation, the foundation gave $100,000 to the Alzheimer's Association for a MA/NH health care systems transformation initiative, and it also supported Alzheimer Association with a $100,000 MA/NH diversity program. Those awards place Alzheimer’s and dementia work at the center of the foundation’s recent priorities. The foundation also backed elder services with $15,000 to Southern Harbor Eldercare Services in North Haven, Maine, showing support for services for older adults beyond the larger systems initiatives. Outside health, the foundation funded outdoor education and leadership through $150,000 to Hurricane Island for general support and $20,000 to Thompson Island Outward Bound for the Climbing Fund in honor of Hilary Lucier, indicating a clear interest in experiential learning and environmental leadership. It also supported community-based access through $75,000 to Waterman's Community Center for general support.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $41K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$41K
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Concentrated, small-portfolio giving: a handful of large grants to a few organizations, including repeat or multi-purpose funding to the same grantee (Alzheimer’s Association), focused regionally in New England.
Notable grantees: Hurricane Island (outdoor education/leadership), Alzheimer’s Association (MA/NH program and systems-change initiatives), Waterman’s Community Center
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $41,250 at the 75th percentile, which points to a pattern of moderate-sized awards with occasional larger grants. It appears to make targeted grants rather than a broad scatter of small ones. The recent record includes repeat support to several organizations across 2023 and 2025, including Hurricane Island Association, Southern Harbor Eldercare Services, North Bennet Street School, Community Music Center of Boston, and Charles River Watershed Association, suggesting recurring relationships. The foundation is structured as a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
Giving is concentrated in the Northeast, with 58% of grants going to recipients in Massachusetts, the foundation’s top state by grant count. Boston appears frequently, with grants to organizations such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Community Music Center of Boston, Greater Food Bank of Boston, and United Way MA Bay. Outside Massachusetts, the foundation has also funded recipients in Rockland and North Haven, Maine, plus Newton, Watertown, and Mattapan in Massachusetts and Middletown, Connecticut. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for Alzheimer’s and dementia initiatives, elder services, outdoor education and leadership, community centers, arts organizations, food access, and land conservation. Examples include a health care systems transformation initiative, a diversity program, and general support for community and environmental nonprofits in Massachusetts and Maine.
Its grant-size distribution centers in the low tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $41,250. That indicates many grants are in the $10,000 to $20,000 range, with some larger awards above that.
Yes. The recent grants include repeat awards to several organizations across 2023 and 2025, including Hurricane Island Association, Southern Harbor Eldercare Services, North Bennet Street School, Community Music Center of Boston, and Charles River Watershed Association.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, with 58% of grants going to recipients in that state. Boston appears often among recipient locations, along with other Massachusetts cities such as Newton, Watertown, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, Lincoln, Weston, and Cambridge.
No. The foundation funds nonprofits rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | NEWTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | MA/NH HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REHEARSAL FOR LIFE | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESLEYAN FUND | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHLEEN STONE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (FMR THOMPSON ISLAND) | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASS AUDUBON - BOSTON NATURE CENTER | MATTAPAN, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | BNC INSTALLMENT 3 OF 5 (2024) |
| SOUTHERN HARBOR ELDERCARE SERVICES | NORTH HAVEN, ME | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY - MASS BAY AND MERRIMACK VALLEY GENERAL FUND | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER FOOD BANK OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HURRICANE ISLAND ASSOCIATION | ROCKLAND, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST | TOPSHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAND TRUST ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHADY HILL SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GUILFORD COLLEGE | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL | DORCHESTER, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | WALTHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | MA/NH HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE |
| NORTH HAVEN SUSTAINABLE HOUSING | NORTH HAVEN, ME | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | WALTHAM, MA | $32,500 | 2024 | HOPE ON THE HARBOR |
| MASS AUDUBON - BOSTON NATURE CENTER | MATTAPAN, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | BNC INSTALLMENT 2 OF 5 (2024) |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY - MASS BAY AND MERRIMACK VALLEY GENERAL FUND | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER FOOD BANK OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAND TRUST ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN HARBOR ELDERCARE SERVICES | NORTH HAVEN, ME | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHADY HILL SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HURRICANE ISLAND ASSOCIATION | ROCKLAND, ME | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VASSAR COLLEGE | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNION CHURCH OF VINALHAVEN | VINALHAVEN, ME | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST | TOPSHAM, ME | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESLEYAN FUND | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GUILFORD COLLEGE | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HURRICANE ISLAND | ROCKLAND, ME | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION | WATERTOWN, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | MA/NH DIVERSITY PROGRAM |
| WATERMAN'S COMMUNITY CENTER | NORTH HAVEN, ME | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH HAVEN LIBRARY | NORTH HAVEN, ME | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY MA BAY - GENERAL FUND | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON - NATURE CENTER | LINCOLN, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | CLIMBING FUND IN HONOR OF HILARY LUCIER |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN HARBOR ELDERCARE SERVICES | NORTH HAVEN, ME | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
REHEARSAL FOR LIFE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHLEEN STONE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (FMR THOMPSON ISLAND)
GENERAL SUPPORT
MASS AUDUBON - BOSTON NATURE CENTER
$20,000BNC INSTALLMENT 3 OF 5 (2024)
SOUTHERN HARBOR ELDERCARE SERVICES
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY - MASS BAY AND MERRIMACK VALLEY GENERAL FUND
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER FOOD BANK OF BOSTON
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHADY HILL SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASS AUDUBON - BOSTON NATURE CENTER
$20,000BNC INSTALLMENT 2 OF 5 (2024)
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY - MASS BAY AND MERRIMACK VALLEY GENERAL FUND
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER FOOD BANK OF BOSTON
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN HARBOR ELDERCARE SERVICES
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHADY HILL SCHOOL
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HURRICANE ISLAND ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNION CHURCH OF VINALHAVEN
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESLEYAN FUND
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION
$100,000MA/NH DIVERSITY PROGRAM
WATERMAN'S COMMUNITY CENTER
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTH HAVEN LIBRARY
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY MA BAY - GENERAL FUND
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON - NATURE CENTER
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND
$20,000CLIMBING FUND IN HONOR OF HILARY LUCIER
SOUTHERN HARBOR ELDERCARE SERVICES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT