The Elisha-Bolton Foundation concentrates its philanthropic support exclusively on independent secondary education, directing all recorded giving to the Millbrook School as annual fund contributions. Its grants appear focused on sustaining the operating needs of a single school through repeat, unrestricted support rather than a diversified portfolio of grantees or program-specific funding.
Elisha-bolton Foundation’s recorded giving is centered on sustained support for one independent secondary school, with Millbrook School receiving the largest grants in the file across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated pattern stands out alongside a small number of other education, preservation, conservation, and health grants, but the school remains the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent record. Beyond Millbrook, the foundation has backed Thomas Jefferson Foundation in Charlottesville with annual fund and current-operations support in multiple years. It also gave to North Bennet Street School for its carpentry department, showing an interest in vocational training within an education portfolio. Other grants point to project-based support in historic and documentary work, as well as conservation and medical research. The pattern is not broad or scattershot. Recorded grants are concentrated in recurring support, current operations, and project-specific awards, usually at modest-to-mid five-figure levels. The recipient list includes schools, heritage institutions, environmental groups, and service organizations, but the recurring funding profile shows a foundation that repeatedly returns to a limited set of organizations rather than making one-time grants across many fields.
Education appears in several forms. In 2025, the foundation gave $25,000 to North Bennet Street School for the carpentry department, and in 2024 it gave $12,000 to Yale School of Architecture for scholarship support. Historic preservation and cultural documentation are another strand. The foundation awarded $25,000 to Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 2025 for current operations, after similar support in 2024 and an annual fund grant in 2023. It also gave $10,000 in 2025 to the Institute of Classical Architecture & Arts for docu-film projects. Conservation funding is concentrated in the Nevada and California desert region. Grants include $15,000 to Amargosa Conservancy for current projects, $15,000 to Death Valley Conservancy for current projects, and $15,000 to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge for current projects. In health, it gave $10,000 in 2024 to Cleveland Clinic-cole Eye Institute for macular degeneration research.
Typical grants are tightly clustered: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That distribution matches a file dominated by repeat support at familiar levels, with occasional larger awards such as $25,000 and $72,500. The foundation’s record also shows recurring relationships over multiple years, especially with Millbrook School, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, and several conservation groups. It makes grants nationally and funds individuals, but the recorded pattern is overwhelmingly institutional and recurring rather than one-off.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 9% of grants go to recipients in NV.
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Highly concentrated: all funds go to one grantee (repeat grants), relatively large cumulative support aimed at general operating/annual fund needs rather than many small or varied recipients.
Notable grantees: Millbrook School
Although the foundation is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, its grants land most often in Nevada, which is the top state by grant count. Nevada recipients include Las Vegas, Blue Diamond, Amargosa Valley, and Shoshone. Outside Nevada, the file also shows repeat giving in New York, Virginia, California, and Massachusetts. All recorded grants in the file go to U.S. recipients.
The record is dominated by independent secondary education and then a smaller set of historic preservation, conservation, vocational training, and health-related recipients. Millbrook School is the clearest recurring beneficiary, while other named grantees include Thomas Jefferson Foundation, North Bennet Street School, and several Nevada conservation groups.
The file shows recurring support. Millbrook School received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Thomas Jefferson Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several conservation organizations also appear in multiple years.
Typical grants cluster around $10,000. The distribution provided is p25 at $5,000, median at $10,000, and p75 at $10,000, indicating many awards are at or near that level.
Nevada is the top state by grant count. Named Nevada recipients include Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Friends of Red Rock Canyon, Save Red Rock, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, and Las Vegas-based grantees.
Recent grants include annual fund support for schools, carpentry department funding at North Bennet Street School, scholarship support for Yale School of Architecture, macular degeneration research at Cleveland Clinic-cole Eye Institute, and current projects for conservation groups such as Amargosa Conservancy and Death Valley Conservancy.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLBROOK SCHOOL | MILLBROOK, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FD & PULLING HOUSE PROJECT |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CARPENTRY DEPARTMENT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| LAS VEGAS RESCUE MISSION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| DEATH VALLEY CONSERVANCY | PASADENA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | AMARGOSA VALLEY, NV | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| SAVE RED ROCK | BLUE DIAMOND, NV | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| FRIENDS OF RED ROCK CANYON | LAS VEGAS, NV | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| DEATH VALLEY NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION | DEATH VALLEY, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| AMARGOSA CONSERVANCY | SHOSHONE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DOCU-FILM PROJECTS |
| YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ATTINGHAM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL |
| DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY | MILLBROOK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| LAKEVIEW CEMETERY FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | IN MEMORY OF BETSY B SCHAFER & GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR. |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC-COLE EYE INSTITUTE | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | PARENTS FUND |
| BISHOP GADSDEN | CHARLESTON, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | IN MEMORY OF GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR. |
| BRYN MAWR COLLEGE | BRYN MAWR, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAM INITIATIVE ENDOWMENTS |
| THOMAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | THOMASVILLE, GA | $3,500 | 2025 | ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT |
| GARDEN CONSERVANCY | GARRISON, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| MILLBROOK SCHOOL | MILLBROOK, NY | $72,500 | 2024 | ANNUAL FD & PULLING HOUSE PROJECT |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | CARPENTRY DEPARTMENT |
| ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | AMARGOSA VALLEY, NV | $15,000 | 2024 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| SAVE RED ROCK | BLUE DIAMOND, NV | $15,000 | 2024 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| FRIENDS OF RED ROCK CANYON | LAS VEGAS, NV | $12,500 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $12,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| AMARGOSA CONSERVANCY | SHOSHONE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC-COLE EYE INSTITUTE | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH |
| INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | DOCU-FILM PROJECTS |
| SOUTHERN NEVADA BICYCLE COALITION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | CURRENT PROJECTS AND/OR CAMPAIGN |
| BISHOP GADSDEN | CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2024 | IN MEMORY OF GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR. |
| LAS VEGAS RESCUE MISSION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| DEATH VALLEY CONSERVANCY | PASADENA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| DEATH VALLEY NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION | DEATH VALLEY, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | CURRENT PROJECTS |
| LAKEVIEW CEMETERY FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | IN MEMORY OF BETSY B SCHAFER & GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ATTINGHAM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | PARENTS FUND |
| DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY | MILLBROOK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| THOMAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | THOMASVILLE, GA | $2,500 | 2024 | ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT |
| BRYN MAWR COLLEGE | BRYN MAWR, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | VARIOUS PROGRAM INITIATIVE ENDOWMENTS |
| GARDEN CONSERVANCY | GARRISON, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
| MILLBROOK SCHOOL | MILLBROOK, NY | $60,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL FUND |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | FOR THE CARPENTRY DEPARTMENT |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | CURRENT OPERATIONS |
THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION
$25,000CURRENT OPERATIONS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$15,000CURRENT OPERATIONS
DEATH VALLEY CONSERVANCY
CURRENT PROJECTS
ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
$15,000CURRENT PROJECTS
SAVE RED ROCK
$15,000CURRENT PROJECTS
FRIENDS OF RED ROCK CANYON
$15,000CURRENT OPERATIONS
DEATH VALLEY NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
$15,000CURRENT PROJECTS
AMARGOSA CONSERVANCY
$15,000CURRENT PROJECTS
YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ATTINGHAM
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL
IN MEMORY OF BETSY B SCHAFER & GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR.
CLEVELAND CLINIC-COLE EYE INSTITUTE
$5,000MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$5,000PARENTS FUND
BISHOP GADSDEN
$5,000IN MEMORY OF GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR.
THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION
$25,000CURRENT OPERATIONS
ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
$15,000CURRENT PROJECTS
SAVE RED ROCK
$15,000CURRENT PROJECTS
FRIENDS OF RED ROCK CANYON
$12,500CURRENT OPERATIONS
YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
AMARGOSA CONSERVANCY
$10,000CURRENT PROJECTS
CLEVELAND CLINIC-COLE EYE INSTITUTE
$10,000MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH
INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ARTS
$10,000DOCU-FILM PROJECTS
SOUTHERN NEVADA BICYCLE COALITION
$10,000CURRENT PROJECTS AND/OR CAMPAIGN
BISHOP GADSDEN
$10,000IN MEMORY OF GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR.
DEATH VALLEY CONSERVANCY
$7,500CURRENT PROJECTS
DEATH VALLEY NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
$7,500CURRENT PROJECTS
IN MEMORY OF BETSY B SCHAFER & GILBERT P. SCHAFER JR.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ATTINGHAM
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$5,000PARENTS FUND
THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION
$25,000ANNUAL FUND