Our Funds
Foundation for MetroWest currently holds the following funds:
Donor Advised Funds
Provide grants based on regular advice from the donors who hold the funds.
Anson-Bass-Charron Fund
Brack Family Fund
Herbert and Esther Atkinson Fund
Carls Fund
Ciesielski Fund
Cohen-Gertz Family Fund
Bea and Woolsey Conover Fund
DJ’s Field Fund
Dover Church Youth Fund
English Family Fund
Francis O'Connor Gunn Legacy Fund
Gannon Family Fund
R and S Hoch Family Fund
Jacqueline Gannon Fund
Michael Gannon Fund
Sean Gannon Fund
Garry and Elaine Holmes Fund
The Julia Fund
Juniper Fund
Kaiyana Fund
James Jay Lavoie Memorial Fund
The Lillian Fund
Kelly McClintock and Bonnie Mineo Fund
Mugford Family Fund
Karen Owczarek Memorial Fund
Pike Family Fund
Poitras Memorial Fund
James W. and Patricia T. Poitras Fund
Louis Rosenblum Fund
Michelle and Richard Rosmarin Fund
Sherborn Fund
Gillian Tara Shor Fund
Nathalie and John Thompson Family Fund
The Thompson Fund
The Tower Fund
Designated Funds
Support specified agencies and programs.
ANP Blackstone Restoration Fund
Ashland Town Emergency Fund
Concord Common Weal Funds
Forever Fund
Maynard Education Foundation Fund
Giving Area Funds
Support discretionary grants to organizations in named areas.
Foundation for MetroWest Fund
MetroWest Fund for Arts & Culture
MetroWest Fund for Education
MetroWest Fund for the Environment
MetroWest Fund for Families
Trustees and Advisors Fund
Field of Interest Funds
Support a variety of agencies and programs with the goal of addressing specific concerns.
Boston Society of Young Philanthropists Fund
Deborah Blumer Fund for Civic Engagement
Foundation for MetroWest Youth in Philanthropy Endowment Fund
Jackson Youth and Community Fund
Metrowest Watershed Preservation Fund
Nyanza Fund
Path in the Woods Fund
Ernestine and Josephine Sigmund Fund
Sudbury Sportsman’s Fund
Mary J. Vrabel Fund
The Fund for Wellesley
Wilson Family Fund
Scholarship Funds
Support MetroWest students continuing their education.
Charles and Virginia Millett Gately Scholarship Fund
Edward L. Riley Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lewis Clapp Memorial Fund
Mary June Nylander Souza Scholarship Fund
Newton South High School Alumni Gift Fund
Technology Leadership Legacy Scholarship Fund
Tiberio Natick High School Fund
Nonprofit Agency Funds
Support the operations and programs of specific agencies.
ACS Fund for the Future
Bridge of Central Massachusetts Fund
The Charles River Center Endowment Fund
Community Therapeutic Day School Endowment Fund
Danforth Museum of Art Fund
Discovery Museums Fund
MetroWest ESL Fund
Garden in the Woods Fund
Land’s Sake Endowment Fund
Learning Center for Deaf Children Fund
Maynard Community Chest Endowment Fund
Medway Education Fund
MetroWest YMCA Fund
Mildred B. Turenne Framingham Civic League Fund
United Way of Tri-County Fund
Fiscal Sponsorships
Sarah Clayes House FundWest Suburban Alliance of Gay & Lesbian Youth (WAGLY) Fund
Wellesley Residents: You Now Have a New Way to Give Back to Your Community!
The Fund for Wellesley, seeks donations from private citizens, and has been established as a permanent fund that will provide grants to individuals and nonprofit organizations doing work in the town.You Can Learn More at thefundforwellesley.org >
Our 2010 Annual Report
Our annual report provides information about our financial position, grantmaking, and accomplishments over the past fiscal year.Download the 2010 Annual Report (PDF) >
Professional Advisor?
Does your client want to make a positive impact in the area? We can help you make it happen. Since 1995, we’ve been an invaluable resource for advisors like yourself as you help your clients achieve their philanthropic goals. It’s a way you can make a lasting impression with your clients and they can leave a lasting legacy for the community.
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Leveraging Years of Private Sector Expertise to Build a Better MetroWest
Our Board of Trustees are the foundation of our foundation. We’re lucky to have them.
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Positioned For Growth. Helping To Grow Our Future.
Good intentions won’t do much good without great financial fundamentals. We invite you to review our investment performance and strategy.
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