The Adelard and Valeda Roy Foundation concentrates on supporting land and water conservation across Northern New England while also funding community-facing human services (immigrant integration, hospice/homecare, hunger relief), education/out-of-school youth programs, and disability services. Grants are predominantly modest, unrestricted or program-support awards to local nonprofits and regional land trusts, with many organizations receiving repeated multi-year support, indicating long-term relationships and place-based giving focused on New England communities.
The Adelard and Valeda Roy Foundation’s giving shows a clear preference for place-based conservation in Northern New England, alongside steady support for community services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Recent grants include repeated support for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests for the Moose Mountains Coskie conservation easement project, as well as general operating support for Trust for Public Land’s Northern New England conservation program. That environmental work sits alongside grants for immigrant integration, hunger relief, housing, disability services, and youth programs. The foundation’s recent grant list suggests long-term relationships rather than one-time awards. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Natural Resources Council of Maine, Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance Inc, Piscataquog Land Conservancy, Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc, International Institute of New England Inc, and Zumix Inc. Awards are often modest and program-specific or unrestricted, with a mix of conservation projects, operating support, and targeted community services. The result is a portfolio that links land and water protection with basic-needs and civic supports for local communities.
Land and watershed conservation is a central theme. The foundation gave $11,500 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests for the Moose Mountains Coskie conservation easement project, and $9,000 to the Trust for Public Land for the Northern New England conservation program. Community integration and immigrant services also appear prominently. The International Institute of New England Inc received $9,000 in 2023 and $7,500 in 2024 for the Welcome, Integration, and Naturalization (WIN) program. In Greater Boston, the foundation gave $8,000 to Habitat for Humanity International Inc for Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, linking its portfolio to housing support. The foundation also funds youth and family-facing community work. Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc received $9,000 in 2023 and $7,500 in 2024 for its after-school and evening study program, while Greenroots Inc received $7,500 for food access, urban agriculture, and youth leadership programs.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $4,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,875. Recent awards cluster near $7,500 to $9,000, with a few larger project grants such as $13,000 for wheelchair support. The pattern suggests a mix of operating support, program support, and project funding rather than a single grantmaking model. The foundation appears to maintain recurring relationships with multiple grantees across years. Examples in the recent list include organizations funded in both 2023 and 2024, such as Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance Inc, International Institute of New England Inc, Piscataquog Land Conservancy, Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc, and Zumix Inc. It also funds individuals, and the latest 990 on file is for 2024.
$1.1M
$4.4M
$363K
$672K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 71% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Moderate-sized, repeat grants concentrated in New England: dispersed across many local/regional nonprofits but with multiple repeat recipients (two grants common). Grants are typically program or general operating support at levels between roughly $9k–$21k, indicating steady, relationship-driven funding rather than large single gifts.
Notable grantees: Trust for Public Land, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Natural Resources Council of Maine, International Institute of New England, Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston
Grantmaking is concentrated in the Northeast, especially Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Massachusetts recipients include Boston, East Boston, Chelsea, Lawrence, Lowell, and Manomet, while New Hampshire grants reach Concord, Union, Exeter, Center Harbor, Freedom, New Boston, Merrimack, and other communities. Maine recipients in the recent list include Augusta. The foundation’s recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 266 grants going to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on land and watershed conservation in Northern New England, plus community-based immigrant integration, hunger relief, after-school education, disability services, home health and hospice support, and affordable housing. The named grants show both conservation projects and operating support for local nonprofits.
Yes. Several organizations appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance Inc, International Institute of New England Inc, Piscataquog Land Conservancy, Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy Inc, and Zumix Inc. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
The grant-size distribution is modest: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $4,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,875. In the recent list, many awards sit near $7,500 to $9,000, with a few higher project grants.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, with 71% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Massachusetts recipients include Boston, East Boston, Chelsea, Lawrence, Lowell, and Manomet, showing a strong in-state concentration alongside regional giving.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the recent grant list includes Eleanore's Project for wheelchair support for children with disabilities in Peru, indicating support that can reach people directly through an intermediary organization.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEANORE'S PROJECT | MISSOULA, MT | $13,000 | 2024 | WHEELCHAIRS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN PERU |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS | CONCORD, NH | $10,000 | 2024 | THE MOOSE MOUNTAINS COSKIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECT |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | MONTPELIER, VT | $9,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM |
| NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE | AUGUSTA, ME | $9,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACTON WAKEFIELD WATERSHEDS ALLIANCE INC | UNION, NH | $9,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| PISCATAQUOG LAND CONSERVANCY | NEW BOSTON, NH | $8,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | ATLANTA, GA | $8,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER BOSTON |
| VERMONT NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BLESSED STEPHEN BELLESINI OSA ACADEMY INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $7,500 | 2024 | AFTER-SCHOOL & EVENING STUDY PROGRAM |
| HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE CARE | MERRIMACK, NH | $7,500 | 2024 | MUSIC AT THE BEDSIDE |
| CATCHING THE DREAM | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $7,500 | 2024 | THE MESBEC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO WILL STUDY MATH, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC | BOSTON, MA | $7,500 | 2024 | THE WELCOME, INTEGRATION, AND NATURALIZATION (WIN) PROGRAM |
| ZUMIX INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS | BOSTON, MA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OSSIPEE LAKE ALLIANCE INC | FREEDOM, NH | $7,500 | 2024 | DRINKING WATER PROTECTION PHASE II |
| NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH | SACO, ME | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC | IPSWICH, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MOOSE MOUNTAINS REGIONAL GREENWAYS | UNION, NH | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AUDUBON VERMONT | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE |
| IRISH PASTORAL CENTRE | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RAW ART WORKS INC | LYNN, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | FREE ARTS-BASED PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PROJECT LEARNING TREE | CONCORD, NH | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA SCHOOL OF HOLISTIC LIVING INC FBO SAGE MOUNTAIN BOTANICAL SANCTU | ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | AFTER SCHOOL IN NATURE PROGRAM |
| COOLEY DICKINSON VNA & HOSPICE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM | ACTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | OPEN DOOR CONNECTIONS |
| DIOCESE OF WORCESTER FBO SAINT PAUL DIOCESAN JRSR HIGH SCHOOL | WORCESTER, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC | NORWELL, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CARE AT THE PAT ROCHE HOSPICE HOME |
| MOUNT GRACE LAND CONSERVATION TRUST INC | ATHOL, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LA VIDA SCHOLARS INC | LYNN, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | CITIZEN-MONITORED CLIMATE CHANGE INDICATORS PROJECT |
| CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC | NEWTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | VISION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED |
| TRUSTEES OF ELIOT SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | THE TEEN BRIDGE PROGRAM |
| YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST FRANCIS HOUSE | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | REFUGE BASIC NEEDS SERVICES |
| MANOMET INC | MANOMET, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHARE OUTREACH INC | MILFORD, NH | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS |
| ROGERSON COMMUNITIES | ROSLINDALE, MA | $4,500 | 2024 | RESTORING MUSIC THERAPY AT ROGERSON'S ADULT DAY HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $4,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ARTS SECTOR YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES | EAST BOOTHBAY, ME | $4,000 | 2024 | BLOOM OCEAN SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR MAINE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND TEACHERS. |
| BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER | EAST BOOTHBAY, ME | $4,000 | 2024 | EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION |
| ANEW PLACE INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROOT NS INC | SALEM, MA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE INC | BOSTON, MA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROSIE'S PLACE INC | BOSTON, MA | $4,000 | 2024 | IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS FOR POOR AND HOMELESS WOMEN IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA |
| UPPER VALLEY TRAILS ALLIANCE INC | NORWICH, VT | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UPPER VALLEY HAVEN | WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT | $4,000 | 2024 | UPPER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TRAIL CORPS |
ELEANORE'S PROJECT
$13,000WHEELCHAIRS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN PERU
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS
$10,000THE MOOSE MOUNTAINS COSKIE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECT
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$9,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE
$9,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ACTON WAKEFIELD WATERSHEDS ALLIANCE INC
$9,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
PISCATAQUOG LAND CONSERVANCY
$8,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC
$8,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER BOSTON
VERMONT NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL INC
$7,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BLESSED STEPHEN BELLESINI OSA ACADEMY INC
$7,500AFTER-SCHOOL & EVENING STUDY PROGRAM
HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE CARE
$7,500MUSIC AT THE BEDSIDE
CATCHING THE DREAM
$7,500THE MESBEC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO WILL STUDY MATH, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC
$7,500THE WELCOME, INTEGRATION, AND NATURALIZATION (WIN) PROGRAM
ZUMIX INC
$7,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS
$7,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
OSSIPEE LAKE ALLIANCE INC
$7,500DRINKING WATER PROTECTION PHASE II
NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL
$6,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MOOSE MOUNTAINS REGIONAL GREENWAYS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AUDUBON VERMONT
$5,000HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE
IRISH PASTORAL CENTRE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RAW ART WORKS INC
$5,000FREE ARTS-BASED PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH
NEW HAMPSHIRE PROJECT LEARNING TREE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FLORIDA SCHOOL OF HOLISTIC LIVING INC FBO SAGE MOUNTAIN BOTANICAL SANCTU
$5,000AFTER SCHOOL IN NATURE PROGRAM
COOLEY DICKINSON VNA & HOSPICE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DISCOVERY MUSEUM
$5,000OPEN DOOR CONNECTIONS
DIOCESE OF WORCESTER FBO SAINT PAUL DIOCESAN JRSR HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC
$5,000CHARITABLE CARE AT THE PAT ROCHE HOSPICE HOME
MOUNT GRACE LAND CONSERVATION TRUST INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CRISTO REY BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LA VIDA SCHOLARS INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB
$5,000CITIZEN-MONITORED CLIMATE CHANGE INDICATORS PROJECT
CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC
$5,000VISION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
TRUSTEES OF ELIOT SCHOOL
$5,000THE TEEN BRIDGE PROGRAM
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST FRANCIS HOUSE
$5,000REFUGE BASIC NEEDS SERVICES
MANOMET INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SHARE OUTREACH INC
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAMS
ROGERSON COMMUNITIES
$4,500RESTORING MUSIC THERAPY AT ROGERSON'S ADULT DAY HEALTH PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON
$4,000COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ARTS SECTOR YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES
$4,000BLOOM OCEAN SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR MAINE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND TEACHERS.
BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER
$4,000EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION
ANEW PLACE INC
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ROOT NS INC
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE INC
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ROSIE'S PLACE INC
$4,000IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS FOR POOR AND HOMELESS WOMEN IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA
UPPER VALLEY TRAILS ALLIANCE INC
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UPPER VALLEY HAVEN
$4,000UPPER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TRAIL CORPS