The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust concentrates its philanthropy on elite higher-education institutions, primarily providing large, unrestricted general support to Harvard University and its Graduate School of Education. Grants are purposeful in scale and directed toward strengthening academic programs, research, and institutional capacity rather than many small community organizations. The foundation appears locally focused (MA) and favors repeated, substantial investments in a small set of trusted academic grantees.
Very concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, many repeat awards to the same institutions, predominantly unrestricted/general support rather than project-specific funding.
The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust shows a clear pattern of concentrated support for Harvard-linked institutions, with $2,000,000 awarded to the Harvard Graduate School of Education in both 2024 and 2025. That scale signals a funding strategy built around repeated institutional commitments rather than a wide dispersal of small awards. The trust’s recent grants also include major support for Harvard University through its President and Fellows, reinforcing a long-running relationship with Cambridge-based higher education. Beyond Harvard, the trust has backed a small set of Massachusetts institutions with recurring general support. Concord Academy received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including several $400,000 awards and later $50,000 awards. The pattern suggests a funder that favors established grantees and provides flexible support that can be used for institutional priorities. In the same vein, American Repertory Theater, Decordova Sculpture Park & Museum, and Breaktime United Inc. appear among the recent recipients, showing that the trust’s giving includes education, arts, and select community-focused organizations, all within a tightly local frame.
Higher education institutional support is the clearest theme in the trust’s recent giving. In 2025, it gave $2,000,000 to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for general support, and it also awarded $350,000 to Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College) in the same year. The arts are another visible strand. American Repertory Theater received $330,840 in 2025, following $200,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023. Decordova Sculpture Park & Museum, based in Lincoln, received $250,000 in 2024 after two $250,000 grants in 2023. The trust also supported community-serving groups such as Breaktime United Inc in Boston, which received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts appears as another repeated recipient in 2023 and 2025.
Grant size is highly skewed toward a small number of large awards, even though the broader portfolio includes modest grants. The typical grant size sits at a $500 p25, $1,000 median, and $5,000 p75, while the recent-gifts list includes repeated multi-hundred-thousand-dollar and million-dollar general-support grants. The trust is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recipients appear across multiple years, especially Harvard-linked institutions, Concord Academy, American Repertory Theater, Breaktime United Inc, and Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off awards.
$3.9M
$564K
$896K
$4M
Most grants fall between $500 and $5K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Notable grantees: Harvard Graduate School of Education, President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University), Harvard University (central administration)
Giving is heavily concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 85% of grants in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Cambridge appears repeatedly through Harvard University, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and American Repertory Theater. Concord and Lincoln also recur, with Concord Academy in Concord and Decordova Sculpture Park & Museum in Lincoln. Boston shows up through Breaktime United Inc and Reynolds Center Tlc. The grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with 218 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. recipient countries shown.
Its recent giving centers on elite higher education, especially Harvard University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Massachusetts institutions outside Harvard also appear repeatedly, including Concord Academy, American Repertory Theater, Decordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Breaktime United Inc, and Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.
The trust’s overall grant-size profile is modest at the center and much larger at the top end: p25 is $500, median is $1,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent grants list also shows several large general-support awards in the hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars.
Yes. Harvard Graduate School of Education received $2,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025, Concord Academy appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Breaktime United Inc received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. American Repertory Theater and Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts also recur across multiple years.
Massachusetts is the main recipient state, with 85% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and Massachusetts listed as the top state by grant count. Cambridge, Concord, Lincoln, and Boston are the most visible recipient cities in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY (PRESIDENTS AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE) | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $491,568 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CONCORD ACADEMY | CONCORD, MA | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY (PRESIDENTS AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE) | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $330,840 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BREAKTIME UNITED INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CONCORD ACADEMY | CONCORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE LINCOLN COUNCIL ON AGING | LINCOLN, MA | $34,333 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK & MUSEUM | LINCOLN, MA | $23,750 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK & MUSEUM | LINCOLN, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| KEREM SHALOM | CONCORD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MIDDLESEX SCHOOL | CONCORD, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LIVING CITY PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE TRUSTEES | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BIG SISTER ASSOCIATON OF GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GODDARD HOUSE | BROOKLINE, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FENN SCHOOL | CONCORD, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC | ACTON, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PROJECT GLIMMER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| KENNEBUNKPORT CONSERVATION TRUST | BOSTON, MA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WBUR | BOSTON, MA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PINE STREET INN | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL | WESTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LYN STACIE GETZ FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EMERSON HEALTH FOUNDATION | CONCORD, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH | NORTHHAMPTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MMAHS (MINUTEMAN ARC) | CONCORD, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION OF MASS EYE AND EAR INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GATEWAY ARTSVINFEN | BROOKLINE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ARNOLD ARBORETUM | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOSTON BUILDING RESOURCES (BBR) - REUSE CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS ASSOCIATION | CONCORD, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LINCOLN NURSERY SCHOOL | LINCOLN, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| RAW ART WORKS | LYNN, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, ME | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BEACON ACADEMY | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| JEANNETTE RANKIN FOUNDATION | ATHENS, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| KEREM SHALOM | CONCORD, MA | $540 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MHSA (MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING & SHELTER ALLIANCE) | BOSTON, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GAINING GROUND | CONCORD, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LINCOLN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE | LINCOLN, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
CONCORD ACADEMY
$400,000GENERAL
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
$50,000GENERAL
CONCORD ACADEMY
$50,000GENERAL
FRIENDS OF THE LINCOLN COUNCIL ON AGING
$34,333GENERAL
DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK & MUSEUM
$23,750GENERAL
DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK & MUSEUM
$20,000GENERAL
KEREM SHALOM
$10,000GENERAL
LIVING CITY PROJECT INC
$5,000GENERAL
THE TRUSTEES
$5,000GENERAL
GODDARD HOUSE
$5,000GENERAL
FENN SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL
HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC
$2,500GENERAL
KENNEBUNKPORT CONSERVATION TRUST
$1,500GENERAL
MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL
$1,000GENERAL
LYN STACIE GETZ FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
$1,000GENERAL
EMERSON HEALTH FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL
MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH
$1,000GENERAL
MMAHS (MINUTEMAN ARC)
$1,000GENERAL
FOUNDATION OF MASS EYE AND EAR INC
$1,000GENERAL
GATEWAY ARTSVINFEN
$1,000GENERAL
BOSTON BUILDING RESOURCES (BBR) - REUSE CENTER
$1,000GENERAL
NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS ASSOCIATION
$1,000GENERAL
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$1,000GENERAL
LINCOLN NURSERY SCHOOL
$1,000GENERAL
WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE
$1,000GENERAL
RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE
$1,000GENERAL
KEREM SHALOM
$540GENERAL
MHSA (MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING & SHELTER ALLIANCE)
$500GENERAL
GAINING GROUND
$500GENERAL
RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL
LINCOLN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
$500GENERAL