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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Arts
$200,000
2017
Maine
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts

For the endowment

Conservation
$500,000
2017
Massachusetts
Town of Westport

For shellfish propagation efforts

Education
$5,000,000
2017
Massachusetts
The Fenn School

Challenge grant for the Campus Hub project, in recognition of Jerry and Lorraine Ward's service to the school

Conservation
$100,000
2017
New England Regional
The American Chestnut Foundation

For work to restore the American chestnut in New England

Conservation
$150,000
2017
Massachusetts
Thacher Island Association

For the boat ramp project on Straitsmouth Island

Medical
$1,000,000
2017
Massachusetts
McLean Hospital

For the Harvard Brian Tissue Research Center endowment

Medical
$1,600,000
2017
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For the Center for Gynepathology Research

Education
$50,000
2017
Maine
Maine Robotics

For a PR/Communications consultant to help increase visibility, expansion of the FIRST LEGO League program, and subsidizing student participation costs

Education
$100,000
2017
Maine
Gulf of Maine Research Institute

For the LabVenture program

Conservation
$250,000
2017
Massachusetts
Dover Land Conservation Trust

For the Porter Trust conservation project

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