Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation

The mission of the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation is to benefit mankind through the practice of responsible philanthropy, and to inspire, educate, engage and unify the descendants of Tom and Virginia Cabot in that worthy cause.

Established by Thomas D. Cabot and his wife Virginia Wellington Cabot in 1992 as an important tool for teaching future generations to be effective and innovative givers, the foundation’s primary purpose is to foster family-wide philanthropy.

Guidelines

The Foundation has established a giving policy guided as much by the degree of personal, volunteer commitment as by subject matter. Beneficiaries of the Foundation typically consist of organizations known to and sponsored by the descendants of Tom and Virginia Cabot. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Application Forms

If you have been invited to apply, please download the forms below and submit via email or post by the deadlines below.

Progress Reports

Deadlines

Application deadlines are February 28 and September 10. The trustees of the Foundation make the final decision on all proposals, and operate on a spring (May) and fall (November) grant application review schedule.

Eligibility

All grant requests are by invitation only, and must be sponsored by a family member to be accepted.

The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.
No grants promoting any particular religion or political party are allowed.

Contact

Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
22 Batterymarch Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02109

Executive Director: Joan Whelton
Tel. 617-451-1744
Fax 857-239-9724

Annual Reports

Awards

Applications to the Foundation must be sponsored by family members. Family members may sponsor three different types of grant awards:

Matching Grants
Jimmie Grants
Discretionary Grants