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
$100,000
2012
International
Tate Americas Foundation

For the Artists Dinner

Legacy
$10,000,000
2012
International
Tate

To acquire "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows" by John Constable

Medical
$400,000
2012
Rhode Island
Saint Antoine Community

For the short term rehabilitation and transitional care services project

Human Services
$20,000
2012
Massachusetts
Restoration Project, Inc.

For general support

Arts
$500,000
2012
Massachusetts
New Bedford Whaling Museum

Challenge grant for the Navigating the World Campaign

Conservation
$5,000
2012
Vermont
Harris Hill Ski Jump, Inc.

To purchase headsets

Education
$1,500,000
2012
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College

For the Museum Learning Center as part of the Hood Museum expansion project

Conservation
$200,000
2012
Massachusetts
Westport Shellfish Gift Fund

For shellfish propagation efforts in the Westport River

Education
$1,500,000
2012
Connecticut
The Hotchkiss School

For Phase I of the farm infrastructure plan

Conservation
$250,000
2012
Massachusetts
The Bostonian Society

For Phase I of the Cornerstone Plan

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