George I. Alden Trust: Vocational & Secondary Schools Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “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).”
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Eligible organizations
- The Trust supports vocational and independent secondary schools in the immediate Worcester area.
Other requirements
- 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.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Start-up organizations
- Not eligible: Public schools
- Not eligible: Charter schools
- Not eligible: Individuals
Overview
The George I. Alden Trust, established in 1912, focuses on promoting education in vocational and independent secondary schools primarily located in Worcester. With a commitment to evolving community needs, the Trust provides capital support through outright and challenge grants. It seeks to enhance philanthropic engagement and educational opportunities, particularly in industrial and vocational sectors, following Alden's vision to benefit the greatest number of individuals in the community.
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
Throughout his life, George Alden evidenced a keen interest in industrial, vocational, and professional education. He studied innovations in this country and abroad and gave of his time to serve on school boards in his community of Worcester. The Trustees focus their grantmaking on the capital needs of vocational and independent secondary schools in the immediate Worcester area. The Trustees primarily make outright grants, but will issue challenge grants with the goal of helping an institution generate increased and broader philanthropic support from its constituencies.
Eligibility
The Trust supports vocational and independent secondary schools in the immediate Worcester area.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.
Ineligibility
The Trust does not accept proposals from start-up organizations, public schools, or charter schools.The Trust cannot support individuals.
What The George I Alden Trust actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 79
- Total given
- $11.48M
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $15K–$1M
- By dollars: Massachusetts 72%, Pennsylvania 14%, New York 8%. Top recipient cities: Worcester, MA; Boston, MA; Shrewsbury, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Umass Memorial Health Care Inc · Worcester, MA
To further education
$1M
Ecotarium · Worcester, MA
To further education
$750K
Saint John's High School · Shrewsbury, MA
To further education
$750K
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA
To further education
$600K
Assumption University · Worcester, MA
To further education
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- K-12 schools
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