George I. Alden Trust: Massachusetts YMCAs Grant

The George I. Alden Trust offers grants to YMCAs in Massachusetts, reflecting founder George Alden's enduring commitment to the organization. The Trust prioritizes capital projects and primarily provides outright grants, while occasionally offering challenge grants to enhance philanthropic support. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts YMCAs, with specific policies governing application frequency and eligibility after rejection.

NOTE: One complete, hard copy proposal for the March, June, September, or December meetings must be received by the fifteenth of the month prior to the next quarterly meeting (e.g., February 15 for the March meeting).
The current Trustees continue the Trust’s historical grantmaking focus in five primary areas and in pursuit of Alden’s desire ‘to do the greatest good for the greatest number.’
Grant Focus
The Alden Trust supports YMCAs in Massachusetts due to George Alden’s particular interest in the YMCA over his lifetime.
The Trustees focus their grantmaking on capital needs. The Trustees primarily make outright grants, but will issue occasional challenge grants with the goal of helping an institution generate increased and broader philanthropic support from its constituencies.

Eligibility

YMCAs located in Massachusetts are eligible to apply.The Trust policy is not to consider grant requests more frequently than three years from the date of the last grant or one year from the date of the last payment, whichever is later. An institution whose proposal has been rejected may normally be eligible to apply again after one year. YMCAs with more than five branches should contact the Trust to ascertain whether they may be eligible to apply more frequently.

Ineligibility

The Trust cannot support individuals.