The Woolley-Clifford Foundation appears to make targeted, faith-based giving, exemplified by a single large grant to a church for educational, religious, and charitable purposes. The foundation likely supports parish-based religious education and community services rather than broad public charities, and its giving is geographically tied to the grantee's community.
Highly concentrated: a single, relatively large one-off grant to a religious institution rather than many small or diversified awards; no evidence of repeat or multi-year commitments in the dataset.
Church of Bethesda by the Sea (educational, religious, charitable)
The Woolley-clifford Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a $55,000 grant to Church of Bethesda by the Sea for educational, religious, and charitable purposes. That single award helps define the foundation’s pattern: it supports faith-linked institutions, schools, and community organizations through restricted-purpose grants rather than broad program portfolios. In 2023, its largest grants also went to Beacon Academy in Sewell, New Jersey, and Crossroads in New York, showing that the foundation’s interests extend beyond one congregation to organizations with educational and religious missions. The foundation’s portfolio includes churches, independent schools, seminaries, museums, and civic or charitable groups. Examples from the recent grants list include Brick Presbyterian Church, The Spence School, Metropolitan Opera Association, New York Philharmonic, and Auburn Theological Seminary. That mix suggests a grantmaker that funds institutions with educational, cultural, and faith-based functions, usually at the organization level and often for general educational, religious, and charitable purposes. The reported grant amounts cluster from modest gifts to larger five-figure awards, with the upper end concentrated in a small set of named institutions.
Educational and faith-based institutions make up a visible share of the foundation’s grants. It gave $27,500 to Beacon Academy in Sewell, New Jersey, and $15,500 to The Spence School in New York, both for educational, religious, and charitable purposes. Religious organizations are also central. The foundation awarded $15,500 to Brick Presbyterian Church in New York and $2,500 to Auburn Theological Seminary, again with the same stated purpose language. Its charitable and cultural grants reach beyond churches and schools. New York Philharmonic received $15,000, Metropolitan Opera Association received $15,000, and Fenway Health received $5,000. The list also includes Duxbury Historical Society, Plymouth Plantation, and Provincetown Art Assoc & Museum, indicating support for historical and arts-related organizations alongside faith and education.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $11,250. The 2023 list shows a spread from $1,000 up to $55,000, with several grants in the $10,000 to $25,000 range. The foundation appears to make one-off awards in the available year set; the data provided shows a 2023 grant list but no repeated recipients across multiple years. It is a private foundation, not a fund that gives to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant descriptions are consistently framed as educational, religious, and charitable.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $11K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$11K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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The foundation’s giving is regional and leans heavily toward New York, which is the top state by grant count. New York City recipients include Crossroads, Brick Presbyterian Church, The Spence School, Metropolitan Opera Association, New York Philharmonic, Amanda & James Foundation, English Speaking Union, and Auburn Theological Seminary. Outside New York, grants also went to Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida; Duxbury, Plymouth, and Provincetown, Massachusetts; Sewell, New Jersey; Cambridge and Andover, Massachusetts; and Wheaton, Illinois. Only 2% of grants went to recipients in New Jersey, despite the foundation’s headquarters being in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
The recent grants list shows support for churches, schools, seminaries, cultural institutions, and charitable organizations. Examples include Church of Bethesda by the Sea, Beacon Academy, Brick Presbyterian Church, Metropolitan Opera Association, New York Philharmonic, and Auburn Theological Seminary, with grant purposes consistently described as educational, religious, and charitable.
Its reported grant-size distribution is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $11,250 at the 75th percentile. In the 2023 grants list, awards range from $1,000 to $55,000.
New York is the top state by grant count. The recent list includes multiple New York City recipients, such as Crossroads, Brick Presbyterian Church, The Spence School, Metropolitan Opera Association, New York Philharmonic, English Speaking Union, and Auburn Theological Seminary.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments.
Its giving is described as regional. The 2023 grants are concentrated in the United States, with recipients in New York, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois, and Maine.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJCEF FBO WAREHAM FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | NEW YORK, NY | $632,893 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| RJCEF FBO REBECCA MAILER HOWAT CHARITABLE FUND | BROOKLINE, MA | $632,893 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| RJCEF FBO STEWART B CLIFFORD JR CHARITABLE FUND | BOSTON, MA | $632,893 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| RJCEF FBO JENNIFER DANNER CHARITABLE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $632,893 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| CHURCH OF BETHESDA BY THE SEA | PALM BEACH, FL | $60,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL | DUXBURY, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BEACON ACADEMY | SEWELL, NJ | $30,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BOMB MAGAZINENEW ARTS PRODUCTION | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| WHEATON COLLEGE | WHEATON, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| ORDER OF ST JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH | SOMERVILLE, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BATH & TENNIS HISTORICAL | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| FENWAY HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| LGBTQ SENIOR HOUSING | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| DUXBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | DUXBURY, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| CROSSROADS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| CHARITABLE FRIENDS OF THE DIGAMMA BUILDING | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| AMANDA & JAMES FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| PROVINCE TOWN COMMONS | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $3,500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| DIEU DONNE | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BOSTON BALLET | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | PRINCETON, NJ | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOC & MUSEUM | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| THE GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW WORLDWIDE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN | PROVIDENCE, RI | $500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BRICK CHURCH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| THE SPENCE SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| CHURCH OF BETHESDA BY THE SEA | PALM BEACH, FL | $55,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BEACON ACADEMY | SEWELL, NJ | $27,500 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| CROSSROADS | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BOMB MAGAZINENEW ARTS PRODUCTION | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL | DUXBURY, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| THE MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL | MEADOWBROOK, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| THE SPENCE SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $15,500 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $15,500 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| WHEATON COLLEGE | WHEATON, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| DUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION | DUXBURY, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| BATH & TENNIS HISTORICAL | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| PLYMOUTH PLANTATION | PLYMOUTH, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| AMANDA & JAMES FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| PHILLIPS ACADEMY | ANDOVER, MA | $7,500 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
| NORTON MUSEUM OF ART | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE |
RJCEF FBO WAREHAM FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
$632,893EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
RJCEF FBO REBECCA MAILER HOWAT CHARITABLE FUND
$632,893EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
RJCEF FBO STEWART B CLIFFORD JR CHARITABLE FUND
$632,893EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
RJCEF FBO JENNIFER DANNER CHARITABLE FUND
$632,893EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
CHURCH OF BETHESDA BY THE SEA
EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
BEACON ACADEMY
$30,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
ORDER OF ST JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$25,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
BATH & TENNIS HISTORICAL
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
LGBTQ SENIOR HOUSING
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
DUXBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
CHARITABLE FRIENDS OF THE DIGAMMA BUILDING
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
AMANDA & JAMES FOUNDATION
$8,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF NY
$5,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
PROVINCE TOWN COMMONS
$3,500EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$2,500EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
THE GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW WORLDWIDE
$1,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
BRICK CHURCH SCHOOL
$500EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
CHURCH OF BETHESDA BY THE SEA
$55,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
BEACON ACADEMY
$27,500EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$15,500EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
DUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
BATH & TENNIS HISTORICAL
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
PLYMOUTH PLANTATION
$10,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE
AMANDA & JAMES FOUNDATION
$8,000EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE