Pattony Foundation
Pattony Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $549,467, with recipients in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Pattony Foundation at a glance
In short: Pattony Foundation gave $549K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in New Hampshire. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $549,467
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $49,952
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $43,600
- Total assets
- $8,230,931
- +2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Hampshire (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Pattony Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Choate Llp PO Box 961019, Boston, MA 02196
Phone: (617) 248-4760
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pattony Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Town of Greenland ($111K). Together the top 10 received $539K.
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 49 (65%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Hampshire and 25% to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Pattony Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $50K; repeat grants $50K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $40K repeat.
- 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2021) to $608K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $549K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Greenland Greenland, NH | Greenland Police Deparment | $110,574 |
| Red's Good Vibes Portsmouth, NH | General Support | $100,000 |
| Camp Starfish Ashby, MA | General Support | $88,293 |
| Gather Portsmouth, NH | General Support | $50,000 |
| Project Place Gatehouse Boston, MA | General Support | $50,000 |
| New Hampshire SPCA Stratham, NH | General Support | $43,600 |
| Zebra Crossings Dover, NH | General Support | $37,000 |
| Hero Pups Stratham, NH | General Support | $30,000 |
| Girl Scouts of the Green & White Mountains Bedford, NH | General Support | $20,000 |
| ElderPet Durham, NH | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,230,931 | $440,809 | $650,251 | $549,467 | 11 | $623,775 | $420,257 | $552,919 |
| 2024 | $8,056,670 | $710,288 | $543,906 | $455,418 | 11 | $552,066 | $690,448 | $541,230 |
| 2023 | $7,442,774 | $182,231 | $520,765 | $436,461 | 11 | $583,729 | $164,195 | $525,390 |
| 2022 | $7,351,168 | $751,319 | $755,372 | $608,285 | 13 | $735,290 | $705,120 | $580,924 |
| 2021 | $9,868,404 | $310,715 | $233,507 | $145,000 | 3 | — | $265,430 | $491,514 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pattony Foundation reported a distributable amount of $553K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated work includes therapeutic summer programming for children with disabilities, food-security programs, transitional housing and neighborhood revitalization, and support dogs and animal-assisted therapy. For example, Camp Starfish describes its work as running a therapeutic summer camp for children with emotional, behavioral, and learning disabilities; Gather describes programs that build food security; Project Place Gatehouse describes developing transitional housing for low-income and homeless individuals; and Hero Pups describes placing support dogs with veterans and first responders.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 11 grants totaling $549,467. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $110,574, with a median of $43,600.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $110,574 to the Town of Greenland for its police department; $100,000 to Red’s Good Vibes for general support; $88,293 to Camp Starfish for general support; $50,000 each to Gather and Project Place Gatehouse for general support; and $43,600 to the New Hampshire SPCA for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Patricia A. Rubbicco, William A. Lowell, and Charles Cheever as trustees. It also lists Anthony F. Rubbicco as a trustee, with an end date of December 2024.
Pattony Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William A Lowell
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$4K (2022) → $8K (2025)
Anthony F Rubbicco
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia A Rubbicco
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Cheever
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to William A Lowell (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Pattony Foundation
How much does Pattony Foundation give each year?
Pattony Foundation gave $549K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $455K across 11 grants.
What is Pattony Foundation's typical grant size?
Pattony Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $43,600, and its average grant was $49,952, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pattony Foundation that year got $50K on average.
Where does Pattony Foundation give grants?
Pattony Foundation gives mostly in New Hampshire: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portsmouth, NH (2 grants), Stratham, NH (2 grants) and Dover, NH (2 grants).
Does Pattony Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 91% of Pattony Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pattony Foundation's largest grantees?
Pattony Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Town of Greenland ($110,574), Red's Good Vibes ($100,000) and Camp Starfish ($88,293), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pattony Foundation?
Pattony Foundation reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $624K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $553K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pattony Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pattony Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pattony Foundation's EIN?
Pattony Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3577440. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Pattony Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
Live grants for the work Pattony Foundation funds
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Pattony Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pattony-foundation-morg_d57ae55c3bc3454ab0b8f71b4b22863f
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