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About Parmenter Foundation
The Parmenter Foundation provides hope and guidance for MetroWest community members of all ages in need of compassionate end-of-life care or bereavement support. We award grant funding to nonprofit organizations that deliver high-quality programs within our focus areas, and we develop and offer inspirational and educational resources to help our neighbors navigate through the challenging grief process.
Focus Areas
Children's bereavementFamily bereavementCaregiver supportHospice & palliative careEducation development (grief education)Pet loss supportElder care
Who They Fund
bereaved childrenfamilies of terminally ill or deceased individualslow-income families
Funding Style
About Parmenter Foundation
The Parmenter Foundation Inc centers its grantmaking on compassionate end-of-life care and bereavement support for MetroWest community members of all ages. A defining feature is the combination of program grants with direct hospice assistance: its Hospice Bed Subsidy Program subsidizes room and board for people seeking residential hospice care who cannot afford the cost, including beds at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence through Good Shepherd Community Care. Alongside that direct support, the foundation funds nonprofit services in children’s bereavement, family bereavement, caregiver support, hospice and palliative care, and grief education. Recent grants show repeated support for organizations that work with grieving children and families, as well as providers serving patients at the end of life. Good Shepherd Community Care received the largest recent award at $285,931 in 2023, and it received additional awards in 2024 and 2025. The Children’s Room, Jeff’s Place, and Wildflower Inc also appear among the recent grantees, indicating sustained attention to bereavement services delivered through community nonprofits. The foundation’s stated work includes inspirational and educational resources to help neighbors navigate grief, which aligns with its program-restricted, direct-service approach.
What Parmenter Foundation Funds
Children’s bereavement is a clear priority. The foundation gave $81,587 to The Children’s Room in 2023 for bereavement, then $40,529 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 for children’s bereavement. Jeff’s Place received $67,823 in 2023, $40,000 in 2024, and $20,000 in 2025 for children’s bereavement, showing continued support for that service area. Hospice and palliative care is another major theme. In 2024, Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home received $72,500 for bereavement and hospice, while Care Dimensions received $29,300 in 2023, $25,800 in 2024, and $18,381 in 2025 for bereavement and hospice. The foundation also supported Lucy’s Love Bus with $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for children’s hospice support. Family and end-of-life bereavement work appears as well, including grants to Runway for Recovery and Samaritan’s for end-of-life and bereavement support.
How Parmenter Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the low tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $19,700, the median is $21,250, and the 75th percentile is $38,625. That spread fits a pattern of moderate, program-focused awards rather than a few very large outliers. The grant list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including several recipients that appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation’s programming includes both a competitive grants program and a Hospice Bed Subsidy Program, and unsolicited submissions are accepted. It funds organizations rather than individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$386K
Total Assets
$11.6M
Total Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $39K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$39K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANGELA CROCKER
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