George E. Curtis Charitable Fund Grants

The George E. Curtis Charitable Fund Grants support low-income elders and disabled individuals in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. 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.

The Curtis Trust was established by the Will of George E. Curtis, which was allowed by the Plymouth County Probate Court in 1931. 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

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.