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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Education
$75,000
2009
Massachusetts
Westport Free Public Library

For construction costs to expand the Library

Legacy
$100,000
2009
International
Tate Americas Foundation

For general support

Conservation
$5,000
2009
Massachusetts
The Bostonian Society

To sponsor the annual gala

Animals
$3,700,000
2008
Massachusetts
Tufts University

To construct an isolation ward at the school's Hospital for Large Animals

Arts
$282,541
2008
Massachusetts
Discovery Museum, Inc.

Matching grant for the interpretive master plan, exhibit review, and campus construction and landscaping

Medical
$5,257,000
2008
Connecticut
Yale University School of Medicine

For genetics research to advance the development of a dyslexia screening test

Conservation
$52,685
2008
Massachusetts
Lynnfield Historical Society, Inc.

For historic preservation efforts

Education
$10,000
2008
Massachusetts
Gleason Public Library

To improve the library's resources

Conservation
$188,000
2008
Vermont
Harris Hill Ski Jump, Inc.

For the Step up Up and Soar Campaign

Education
$1,050,000
2008
Massachusetts
Westport Free Public Library

For capital support to expand the Library

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