The Elizabeth H and Thomas H Broadus Jr Charitable Foundation focuses on supporting higher-education scholarships and place-based community funds, with a secondary interest in animal rescue/welfare. Much of its giving is channeled to scholarship endowments at colleges and to designated funds at community foundations (notably the Ridely‑Harris fund), while a smaller but consistent share funds local and regional animal rescue organizations. Grants are concentrated and intentional rather than broadly distributed, often honoring named memorial scholarships or sustaining specific funds.
The Elizabeth H and Thomas H Broadus Jr Charitable Foundation is most identifiable by the way it repeatedly directs large gifts into scholarship endowments and place-based community funds. A $150,000 grant to the Community Foundation of Nantucket for the Ridely-Harris Fund and a $54,000 gift to Davidson College for the Elizabeth Broadus Memorial Scholarship show the foundation’s preference for named, durable commitments rather than scattered one-time awards. That pattern continues across multiple years, including additional support for Davidson College, the University of Virginia Bicentennial Scholarship Fund, and the Ridely-Harris Fund through both the Community Foundation of Nantucket and Baltimore Community Foundation. Alongside education and community-fund support, the foundation also backs animal rescue and welfare, with gifts to Little Mountain Rescue and Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals. Its grants also reach selected schools and local institutions, including Bryn Mawr School, Nantucket New School, and Nantucket Conservation Foundation. The result is a grant portfolio shaped around a few recurring institutions and named funds, with scholarships and community anchors receiving the clearest emphasis.
Education is a central theme in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $54,000 to Davidson College for the Elizabeth Broadus Memorial Scholarship and later gave $50,000 for scholarship funding there, showing an ongoing commitment to undergraduate aid. Another scholarship grant went to the University of Virginia for its Bicentennial Scholarship Fund. Community-based support is another clear lane. The foundation gave $150,000 to the Community Foundation of Nantucket for the Ridely-Harris Fund and $28,000 to Baltimore Community Foundation for the same fund, using donor-advised community vehicles to sustain local priorities. It also supports animal welfare. Grants include $50,000 to Little Mountain Rescue for its general fund and $25,000 to Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals for the Land to Sea Dogs program. Smaller grants to Nantucket Historical Association and Nantucket Cottage Hospital show an additional place-based interest in civic institutions.
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$306K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Relatively concentrated portfolio: a small number of mid-sized grants with repeat support to select institutions (multiple grants to Davidson College) and large gifts routed through community foundations to sustain named funds. Mix of place-based (Nantucket) and alma-mater/higher-education targeting rather than many one-off small grants.
Notable grantees: Davidson College, Community Foundation of Nantucket, Little Mountain Rescue, University of Virginia, Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $2,500, median of $5,000, and p75 of $10,000. The distribution includes a few much larger commitments, but most awards cluster at lower levels. Recurring recipients are common: Davidson College, the Community Foundation of Nantucket, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, and Nantucket New School each appear across multiple years, indicating a sustained rather than purely one-off approach. The foundation is a private charitable foundation and also funds individuals. Its grants are made nationally, with no program-related investments reported.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and 35% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Nantucket appears often, including the Community Foundation of Nantucket, Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals, Nantucket New School, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Sustainable Nantucket, Nantucket Historical Association, and Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Other recurring recipient cities include Baltimore, Maryland; Davidson, North Carolina; and Charlottesville, Virginia.
Its giving centers on scholarship endowments and place-based community funds, especially named scholarship support at colleges and designated funds at community foundations. It also backs animal rescue and welfare organizations, with additional support for schools and selected civic institutions in Nantucket and Baltimore.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and its overall grantmaking is also built around scholarship support, including named scholarship funds at colleges such as Davidson College and the University of Virginia.
The typical range is relatively small: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. Most grants cluster around those amounts, even though a few larger commitments appear in the recent record.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and 35% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Nantucket is a frequent recipient location, with repeated grants to community, educational, conservation, and health-related organizations there.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Davidson College, the Community Foundation of Nantucket, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, and Nantucket New School. That pattern suggests ongoing support for a small set of named funds and institutions.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $53,000 | 2026 | RIDELY-HARRIS FUND & Nantucket Fund |
| DAVIDSON COLLEGE | DAVIDSON, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP funding |
| BRYN MAWR SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $35,500 | 2026 | program support & endowment fund gifts |
| NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | program support |
| TOFTE LAKE CENTER | ELY, MN | $11,500 | 2026 | program support |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $11,000 | 2026 | program support |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| Nantucket New School | Nantucket, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| SUSTAINABLE NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| UNC TEACCH Autism Program | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| Little Mountain Rescue | Eupora, MS | $10,000 | 2026 | program support |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | BICENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| YOUNG VICTORIAN THEATRE COMPANY | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $7,500 | 2026 | Endowment & program support |
| ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | program support |
| ST PAUL'S CHURCH | NANTUCKET, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | program support |
| SWARTHMORE COLLEGE | SWARTHMORE, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | program support |
| ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL | NEWPORT, RI | $2,500 | 2026 | program support |
| Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association | Nantucket, MA | $2,500 | 2026 | program support |
| GOUCHER COLLEGE | TOWNSON, MD | $1,000 | 2026 | program support |
| PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE OF NANTUCKET FDN | NANTUCKET, MA | $500 | 2026 | program support |
| DAVIDSON COLLEGE | DAVIDSON, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | Mariano Ayala SCHOLARSHIP |
| NANTUCKET NEW SCHOOL | NANTUCKET, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | RIDELY-HARRIS FUND |
| NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | BROADUS-HUBBARD FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | BICENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND in honor/memory of lawrason Riggs |
| BRYN MAWR SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | ELIZABETH H. BROADUS PROJECT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | NANTUCKET FUND |
| BRYN MAWR SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | CLARA ROGERS HARSHBARGER FUND |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| SWARTHMORE COLLEGE | SWARTHMORE, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BRYN MAWR SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | LUCY EASTWOOD BROADUS FUND |
| ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL | middletown, RI | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TOFTE LAKE CENTER | ELY, MN | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| YOUNG VICTORIAN THEATRE COMPANY | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREENHILL SCHOOL | ADDISON, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST PAUL'S CHURCH | NANTUCKET, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BRYN MAWR SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,500 | 2025 | Fund for Bryn Mawr |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SUSTAINABLE NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GOUCHER COLLEGE | TOWSON, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TUFTS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE OF NANTUCKET FDN | NANTUCKET, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET
$53,000RIDELY-HARRIS FUND & Nantucket Fund
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
$50,000SCHOLARSHIP funding
BRYN MAWR SCHOOL
$35,500program support & endowment fund gifts
NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
$15,000program support
TOFTE LAKE CENTER
$11,500program support
GILMAN SCHOOL
$11,000program support
Doctors Without Borders
$10,000program support
Nantucket New School
$10,000program support
SUSTAINABLE NANTUCKET
$10,000program support
UNC TEACCH Autism Program
$10,000program support
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL
$10,000program support
NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
$10,000program support
Little Mountain Rescue
$10,000program support
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$10,000BICENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$10,000CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM
YOUNG VICTORIAN THEATRE COMPANY
$7,500Endowment & program support
ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY
$5,000program support
ST PAUL'S CHURCH
$5,000program support
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
$5,000program support
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL
$2,500program support
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
$2,500program support
GOUCHER COLLEGE
$1,000program support
PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE OF NANTUCKET FDN
$500program support
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
$50,000Mariano Ayala SCHOLARSHIP
NANTUCKET NEW SCHOOL
$20,000GENERAL FUND
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET
$15,000RIDELY-HARRIS FUND
NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL FUND
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL
$10,000GENERAL FUND
GILMAN SCHOOL
$10,000BROADUS-HUBBARD FUND
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$10,000BICENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND in honor/memory of lawrason Riggs
BRYN MAWR SCHOOL
$10,000ELIZABETH H. BROADUS PROJECT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NANTUCKET
$10,000NANTUCKET FUND
BRYN MAWR SCHOOL
$5,000CLARA ROGERS HARSHBARGER FUND
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$5,000CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY
$5,000GENERAL FUND
BRYN MAWR SCHOOL
$5,000LUCY EASTWOOD BROADUS FUND
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL
$4,500GENERAL FUND
TOFTE LAKE CENTER
$4,000GENERAL FUND
NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
$3,000GENERAL FUND
YOUNG VICTORIAN THEATRE COMPANY
$2,500GENERAL FUND
GREENHILL SCHOOL
$2,500GENERAL FUND
ST PAUL'S CHURCH
$2,500GENERAL FUND
BRYN MAWR SCHOOL
$1,500Fund for Bryn Mawr
GILMAN SCHOOL
$1,000GENERAL FUND
SUSTAINABLE NANTUCKET
$1,000GENERAL FUND
GOUCHER COLLEGE
$1,000GENERAL FUND
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$500GENERAL FUND
PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE OF NANTUCKET FDN
$500GENERAL FUND
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$500GENERAL FUND