Our Grants

The Manton Foundation focuses its giving in New England and supports a range of organizations and causes, including, but not limited to, arts and culture, education, historic preservation and conservation, and medical research.

The following is a sample of projects awarded to date. Please note that this list does not reflect the breadth of projects that have been considered by the trustees.
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Conservation
$25,000
2019
Massachusetts
Fall River Historical Society

General operating support

Legacy
$250,000
2019
Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.

For the Turner exhibition and related publications and public programming

Education
$25,000
2019
Other - domestic
Service to School

Matching grant in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the GI Bill

Education
$500,000
2018
Connecticut
Yale University

To create a permanent endowment for financial aid to students within the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Education
$500,000
2018
Massachusetts
Williams College

To provide an endowment for the Graduate Art Fellowship

Education
$500,000
2018
Massachusetts
Trustees of the Smith College

For the permanent endowment for need-based financial aid

Education
$500,000
2018
Connecticut
The Hotchkiss School

For the permanent endowment for need-based financial aid

Education
$500,000
2018
Massachusetts
The Groton School

For the financial aid endowment

Education
$500,000
2018
Massachusetts
St. Mark's School of Southborough

For the endowment for financial aid

Human Services
$150,190
2018
Massachusetts
SouthCoast Community Foundation

For tech infrastructure improvements

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