George E. Curtis Charitable Fund Grants

George E. Curtis Charitable Fund Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The George E. Curtis Charitable Fund
Last Updated: June 12, 2025

Summary

The George E. Curtis Charitable Fund Grants support low-income elders and disabled individuals in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established in 1931, the fund primarily aids Visiting Nurses Associations and similar organizations providing essential home care. Additionally, it offers assistance for emergency fuel, visual impairment support, and palliative care. The fund prioritizes organizations that deliver direct services, ensuring these individuals can maintain their independence and quality of life despite economic and physical challenges.

Overview

The Curtis Trust was established by the Will of George E. Curtis, which was allowed by the Plymouth County Probate Court in 1931. The Curtis Trust’s mission is to assist low income elder and disabled persons in Plymouth County, Massachusetts and the contiguous towns to remain in their homes and experience an improved quality of life. Curtis Trust support for low income elders and disabled persons in the target area has primarily been in the form of assistance to Visiting Nurses Associations (“VNA”) and like groups that make skilled and unskilled nursing visits to homes. In recent years, however, the Trust has broadened its scope of support with assistance to the visually impaired, emergency fuel assistance and palliative care to those dying at home. The trust has also funded telemonitors through VNAs that allow individuals with complex medical problems to remain at home while being monitored at their local VNA by trained medical personnel.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants are limited to US organizations which are tax exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.In addition to helping various VNAs in the area, the Curtis Trust also supports organizations that subsidize the cost of fuel, electricity, and other expenses that face low income elder or disabled individuals who live in their homes.

Ineligibility

The Curtis Trust does not ordinarily provide financial support for:Grants to IndividualsRenovations to existing facilities frequented by elderly or handicapped persons.