The Earle P. Charlton Jr. Charity Fund makes relatively large, unrestricted grants focused on community-strengthening organizations in the Fall River/SouthCoast Massachusetts region. Its giving emphasizes youth development, education, and behavioral health/substance-use services, often supporting core operations rather than project-specific work. Grants are concentrated among a small number of repeat, regionally focused recipients, with occasional support for local cultural institutions.
The largest recent grant on file is $400,000 to Justice Resource Institute Inc for unrestricted general support, which sets the tone for the Earle P Charlton Jr Charity Fund’s approach: substantial, flexible funding for organizations serving the Fall River/SouthCoast Massachusetts region. The fund’s recent giving also shows a strong pattern of repeat support, including major unrestricted awards to Stanley Street Treatment and Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fnd in Fall River. Across the record, the foundation backs community-strengthening institutions rather than narrow project work, with youth development, education, behavioral health, and substance-use services appearing as recurring priorities. The foundation’s grants are sized for organizational support rather than small sponsorships. A $150,000 award to Stanley Street Treatment in 2025, paired with $112,000 and $110,000 grants to Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fnd in 2025 and 2024, shows sustained backing for core operations. The recipient mix also includes youth-serving groups such as YMCA Southcoast and Boys & Girls Club of Fall River, plus occasional support for local heritage and civic organizations. The overall pattern is regional, relationship-based, and centered on established nonprofits in southeastern Massachusetts.
Education and school support are a clear thread in the funder’s recent grantmaking. In 2025, the Earle P Charlton Jr Charity Fund gave $112,000 to Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fnd in Fall River for unrestricted general support, following a $110,000 unrestricted grant to the same organization in 2024. Youth development is another repeated area. The funder awarded $100,000 in 2024 and $80,000 in 2025 to YMCA Southcoast in New Bedford, both as unrestricted general support, and also gave $87,000 in 2024 to Boys & Girls Club of Fall River for the same purpose. Behavioral health and substance-use services appear as well. Stanley Street Treatment in Fall River received $150,000 in 2025 and Justice Resource Institute Inc in Needham Heights received $400,000 in 2023, each listed as unrestricted general support. The foundation also made a $3,000 grant to MA Maritime Academy Foundation for a senior cadet project.
Typical grant size is mid-to-large: the 25th percentile is $14,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $105,000. Recent grants are mostly unrestricted general support, with one smaller project-specific award tied to a senior cadet project. The record shows repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including one recipient appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025 and others receiving follow-on grants in consecutive years. The funder is structured as a charity fund, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$417K
$7.5M
$1.1M
$599K
Most grants fall between $14K and $105K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$105K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Concentrated, large unrestricted grants to a small set of repeat regional grantees; emphasis on core operating support rather than project grants; geographically focused on the Fall River/SouthCoast MA community.
Notable grantees: Justice Resource Institute Inc, Argosy Collegiate Charter School Foundation, YMCA SouthCoast, Stanley Street Treatment, Boys & Girls Club of Fall River
Grantmaking is tightly concentrated in southeastern Massachusetts. Fall River appears repeatedly, including grants to organizations there such as Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fnd, Stanley Street Treatment, Boys & Girls Club of Fall River, and Fall River Historical Society. New Bedford also receives multiple grants through YMCA Southcoast. Lowell appears as another Massachusetts recipient city, and Buzzards Bay appears in a smaller award. All recent grants in the file go to U.S. recipients, with no non-U.S. grants recorded.
The funder supports community-serving nonprofits, especially in youth development, education, behavioral health, and substance-use services. Recent grants also include local heritage and civic groups, such as a historical society and a rotary club, showing a regional emphasis on established institutions.
Most recent grants are listed as unrestricted general support. Examples include awards to Justice Resource Institute Inc, Stanley Street Treatment, Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fnd, YMCA Southcoast, and Boys & Girls Club of Fall River. One smaller award to MA Maritime Academy Foundation was specifically for a senior cadet project.
Yes. The record shows repeated support for several recipients across multiple years. YMCA Southcoast received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fnd received grants in 2024 and 2025; and Entrepreneurship for All Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grants are relatively substantial. The distribution provided shows a 25th percentile of $14,000, a median of $50,000, and a 75th percentile of $105,000, with several awards above six figures.
Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts, especially Fall River and nearby SouthCoast communities. The top state by grant count is MA, and every recent grant in the file goes to a U.S. recipient, with multiple awards in Fall River and New Bedford.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VETERANS ASSOC OF BRISTOL COUNTY | FALL RIVER, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | EQUIPPED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN |
| FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY | FALL RIVER, MA | $102,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| STANLEY STREET TREATMENT | FALL RIVER, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ARGOSY COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL FND | FALL RIVER, MA | $112,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $80,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL INC | LOWELL, MA | $13,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE INC | NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MA MARITIME ACADEMY FOUNDATION | BUZZARDS BAY, MA | $3,000 | 2025 | SENIOR CADET PROJECT |
| ARGOSY COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL FND | FALL RIVER, MA | $110,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $87,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY | FALL RIVER, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL INC | LOWELL, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FALL RIVER ROTARY CLUB | FALL RIVER, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE INC | NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MA | $400,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL INC | LOWELL, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YMCA SOUTHCOAST | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
VETERANS ASSOC OF BRISTOL COUNTY
$300,000EQUIPPED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN
FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$102,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$80,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FALL RIVER
$87,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FALL RIVER ROTARY CLUB
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
YMCA SOUTHCOAST
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL