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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Legacy
$250,000
2014
Massachusetts
Peabody Essex Museum

For the Turner & the Sea exhibit

Conservation
$1,400,000
2013
Massachusetts
The Trustees of Reservations

For the Boston Public Market

Legacy
$230,000
2013
Massachusetts
The Clark Art Institute

For the Michael Ann Holly Fellowship Endowment

Conservation
$20,000
2013
Vermont
Harris Hill Ski Jump, Inc.

To purchase deflector boards and for a registration building

Medical
$100,000
2013
Massachusetts
President and Fellows of Harvard College

For the Cepko Lab

Medical
$100,000
2013
New York
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For general support of the Kurt Hirschhorn Research Fund

Medical
$100,000
2013
Massachusetts
The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

For general support of the Lodish Lab

Arts
$2,000,000
2013
Massachusetts
Worcester Art Museum

Challenge grant for the integration of the Worcester Art Museum and the Higgins Armory Museum

Arts
$3,000,000
2013
Massachusetts
Discovery Museum, Inc.

Matching grant for the capital campaign for campus expansion and renovation

Conservation
$38,600
2013
Massachusetts
Gaining Ground, Inc.

To purchase and install a 3,500-foot permanent fence

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