The foundation is strongly focused on housing and neighborhood revitalization across New England, with repeated support for Habitat for Humanity chapters, community development corporations, and emergency shelter providers. Grants also reflect an interest in veterans' services and faith-based community partners; most recipients are local or regional nonprofits addressing affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and community stability. The foundation tends to fund many organizations at modest to mid-level amounts and frequently makes repeat grants to the same groups.
Bowdoin Apartments Corporation C/o Kelliher & Callaghan gives at a fairly consistent mid-level size, with a typical recent grant of $25,000 and repeated support for housing nonprofits across New England. The foundation’s recent record points to a strong preference for organizations working on affordable homebuilding, neighborhood stabilization, and homelessness prevention, often through program support rather than general philanthropy. Habitat for Humanity affiliates appear frequently, alongside community development corporations and emergency shelter providers that serve local housing needs. Recent awards show this pattern clearly. In 2025, the foundation gave $50,000 to Olneyville Housing Corporation, doing business as One Neighborhood Builders, in Providence, and another $50,000 to Young Mens Christian Association of Northern Middlesex County Inc in Middletown. Other 2025 grants went to groups such as Rehoboth Empowerment Group Inc in Bloomfield and Revitalize Community Development Corporation in Springfield, indicating that the foundation supports both direct housing work and broader community stabilization. The presence of recurring grants to the same organizations over multiple years suggests a steady, relationship-based approach to funding rather than one-off awards.
Housing is the clearest thread in the grant record. The foundation gave $25,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell for program support, and it also funded Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts Inc, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, Pemi Valley Habitat for Humanity, and Nh Capital Region Habitat for Humanity. These gifts point to a sustained interest in affordable homebuilding through local affiliates. Community development is another recurring area. Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation Inc received $50,000 for program support, while Commons Community Development Corporation and Greater Bristol Realty Corporation each received $25,000. The foundation also backed Community Housing of Maine Inc with a $25,000 grant, showing support for housing-related organizations beyond Massachusetts. The record includes shelter and stabilization work as well. Vet's Rest Stop Inc received $25,000, and both The First Baptist Church of Hartford and Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of New Haven appear as funded partners, indicating that faith-based organizations are part of the foundation’s housing-and-community-service portfolio.
$640K
$13M
$907K
$830K
Most grants fall between $20K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
JAMES C MILLER
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Concentrated, repeat funding: many mid-size grants ($25k–$70k) distributed across numerous regional affiliates (especially multiple Habitat chapters), with multiple-year or multiple-grant support to the same organizations rather than one-off large gifts.
Notable grantees: Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston (and multiple regional Habitat chapters), Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation, Vet's Rest Stop Inc, Volunteers of America Northern New England, San Juan Center Inc
Recent grants cluster tightly around $25,000, with the median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile all at $25,000; the notable exceptions in the data are $50,000 awards. That pattern suggests a standard grant size with occasional larger awards for selected partners. The foundation’s recent giving also shows repeat support across years: several organizations appear more than once, including Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell, Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts Inc, Nh Capital Region Habitat for Humanity, The First Baptist Church of Hartford, and the Northeast New England Habitat affiliates. The organization makes program-related investments and program support grants, with a clear preference for restricted, project-oriented funding. The grant record does not show individual giving.
The foundation gives regionally across New England and nearby states, with Massachusetts receiving the largest share of grants by count and 31% of grants landing in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Brighton, Boston, Springfield, New Bedford, Westford, Acton, Mattapoisett, and Yarmouthport in Massachusetts; Hartford, Bloomfield, New Haven, Madison, Hebron, Bristol, Providence, Middletown, Portland, South Burlington, Lincoln, Newburgh, and Portsmouth also appear in the recent record. All listed grants in the data go to U.S. recipients.
The typical recent grant is $25,000. In the distribution provided, the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $25,000, with a few larger grants at $50,000.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and 31% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grant list also reaches Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and New York.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLNEYVILLE HOUSING CORPORATION (DBA ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS) | PROVIDENCE, RI | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY HOUSING OF MAINE INC | PORTLAND, ME | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT | LITTLETON, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY YORK COUNTY MAINE | KENNEBUNK, ME | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE PARTNERSHIP INC | MADISON, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOWELL | WESTFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN JUAN CENTER INC | HARTFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| REVITALIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY ACTION FOR BETTER HOUSING INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEMI VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | PLYMOUTH, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NH CAPITAL REGION HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | WARNER, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC | ACTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BUZZARDS BAY AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | MATTAPOISETT, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HARTFORD | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| REHOBOTH EMPOWERMENT GROUP INC | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CATHEDRAL SQUARE CORPORATION | SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VET'S REST STOP INC | LINCOLN, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NEWBURGH INC | NEWBURGH, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF CAPE COD | YARMOUTHPORT, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF NEW HAVEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND | BRUNSWICK, ME | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTH SHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | WEYMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC | BRIGHTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HARTFORD | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NH CAPITAL REGION HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | WARNER, NH | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEAST NH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEMI VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | PLYMOUTH, NH | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC | NORWALK, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRANKLIN HOMESTEAD INC | FRANKLIN, VT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER BOSTON INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE CALEB FOUNDATION INC | LYNN, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VET'S REST STOP INC | LINCOLN, NH | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREATER BRISTOL REALTY CORPORATION | BRISTOL, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | HEBRON, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC | ACTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOWELL | WESTFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER BOSTON INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BRIDGEPORT NEIGHBORHOOD TRUST | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALITION INC | SALEM, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF CAPE COD | YARMOUTHPORT, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTH SHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | WEYMOUTH, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC | BRIGHTON, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN JUAN CENTER INC | HARTFORD, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FOSTER FORWARD | EAST PROVIDENCE, RI | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BELKNAP HOUSE | LACONIA, NH | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY OF HOPE INC | GALES FERRY, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VET'S REST STOP INC | LINCOLN, NH | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CONNECTICUT (ST PETER'S CHURCH) | MERIDEN, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
PROGRAM SUPPORT
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY HOUSING OF MAINE INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY YORK COUNTY MAINE
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPE PARTNERSHIP INC
PROGRAM SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOWELL
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAN JUAN CENTER INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REVITALIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY ACTION FOR BETTER HOUSING INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PEMI VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NH CAPITAL REGION HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BUZZARDS BAY AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HARTFORD
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REHOBOTH EMPOWERMENT GROUP INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CATHEDRAL SQUARE CORPORATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VET'S REST STOP INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NEWBURGH INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF NEW HAVEN
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOUTH SHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HARTFORD
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NH CAPITAL REGION HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOUTHEAST NH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PEMI VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRANKLIN HOMESTEAD INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE CALEB FOUNDATION INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VET'S REST STOP INC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER BRISTOL REALTY CORPORATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOWELL
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOUTH SHORE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAN JUAN CENTER INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BELKNAP HOUSE
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY OF HOPE INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VET'S REST STOP INC
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CONNECTICUT (ST PETER'S CHURCH)
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT