Fields Pond Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Auburndale, Massachusetts · EIN 04-3196041 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$528K

Organizations funded43

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$14.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $8,000 and $15,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	MS LAUREL CALLAHAN FIELDS POND FOUN
Address	PO BOX 540667, WALTHAM MA 024540667
Phone	7818999990
Form and materials	WE ARE PLEASED TO ACCEPT PROPOSALS PREPARED UNDER THE PHILANTHROPY MA COMMON GRANT APPLICATION FORMAT. OTHER FULL PROPOSALS NEED NOT BE MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR PAGES LONG, PLUS ATTACHMENTS BUT SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE GRANT IS SOUGHT,INCLUDING BOTH THE GENERAL GOALS AND THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT,AND A SUMMARY OF THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,THE ORGANIZATION,LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE BROADER POPULATION.AN INDICATION OF HOW YOUR PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S SIGNIFICANT OBJECTIVES.EVIDENCE THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT NEED THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REMAIN UNMET. *THE PROJECT'S BUDGET, A DESCRIPTION AND SUMMARY OF OTHER FIRM OR LIKELY SOURCES OF FUNDING,AND,FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO CONTINUE BEYOND THE PROPOSED PERIOD OF THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT,AN INDICATION OF PLANS FOR ONGOING FUNDING.
Deadlines	PROPOSALS AND CONCEPT PAPERS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME
Restrictions	THE EXPECTED RANGE OF GRANTS IS $500 TO $25,000 WITH MOST GRANTS FALLING WITHIN THE RANGE OF $5,000 TO $15,000. THE FOUNDATION IS WILLING TO CONSIDER MULTIPLE-YEAR GRANTS. AS A NORMAL PRACTICE, THE FOUNDATION IS UNLIKELY TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF GRANTS: SUPPORT FOR DEFICITS, FOR ROUTINE OPERATING BUDGETS OR GENERAL APPEALS, OR WHERE THE FOUNDATION MAY BECOME THE PREDOMINANT SOURCE OF AN ORGANIZATION'S FUNDING. FOR FUNDING EFFORTS USUALLY SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION OR THROUGH NATIONAL APPEALS, OR FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD TO BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT. SUPPORT FOR SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES. TO INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS FOR PERSONAL NEEDS, WELFARE, TRAVEL, OR RESEARCH. OUR REGULAR GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTLY LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND AND UPPER NEW YORK STATE.

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What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Environment26
Animal Welfare1
Health1

Where it gives

53% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Bull Creek Common Lands Inc	Athens, VT	Toward acquisition of 110 acres within the bull creek headwaters in order to provide public acce...	$25,000
Harwich Conservation Trust	South Harwich, MA	Toward permanent protection and restoration of the thacher bog property with approximately 21 ac...	$25,000
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust	Athol, MA	Toward permanent protection of four parcels of the hawes hill conservation corridor partnership,...	$25,000
Trustees of Reservations	Boston, MA	Toward the permanent protection of 160 acres expanding bartholomew's cobble, a national natural ...	$25,000
Green Mountain Conservancy Inc	West Dummerston, VT	Toward permanent protection of the 197-acre old oaks headwaters preserve, an important forested ...	$20,000
Putney Mountain Association Inc	Putney, VT	Toward acquisition of 159 acres with public access to a vast trail network on designated highes...	$20,000
Scarborough Land Conservation Trust	Scarborough, ME	Toward protection of priority habit with the expansion of silver brook preserve adding 130 acres...	$20,000
Westerly Land Trust	Westerly, RI	Toward the acquisition of champlin farm, 90.57 acres of farmland and wooded wetlands along the N...	$20,000
Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc	Essex, MA	Toward permanent protection of evergreen farm, 32 acres with rare species habitat, working agric...	$15,000
Harvard Conservation Trust	Harvard, MA	Toward construction of the coke-newsham nature trail, connecting the heart of town to conservati...	$15,000
Harwich Conservation Trust	South Harwich, MA	Toward the acquisition of 10.29 acres that provides a key connection between punkorn parkland in...	$15,000
Kestrel Land Trust Inc	Amherst, MA	Toward permanent protection of 1,021 acres across 11 parcels centered on pomeroy mountain and th...	$15,000
Maine Farmland Trust	Belfast, ME	Toward permanent protection of the 48-acre morris farm, the pilot farm for mfts buy/support/pro...	$15,000
Society for the Protection of Nh Forests	Concord, NH	Toward construction of nearly 2,000 feet of sustainable trail to replace a dangerous, severely E...	$15,000
The Andover Village Improvement Society	Andover, MA	Toward construction of an approximately 0.75-mile all persons trail leading to bessie's point in...	$15,000
Town of Leverett	Leverett, MA	Toward improved drainage and restoration of damaged sections of stonewall foundation of the lega...	$15,000
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps	Richmond, VT	Toward eight weeks of work by americorps members, including construction of 430 feet of new trai...	$15,000
Woodstock Conservation Commission	Bryant Pond, ME	Toward construction of an approximately 0.8mi accessible loop trail in buck's ledge community fo...	$15,000
Tamworth Community Nurse Association	Tamworth, NH	Toward construction of an all persons trail with expanded parking at the trailhead and featuring...	$12,500
Small Woodland Owners Assoc of Maine	Augusta, ME	Toward the acquisition of 150 acres in the watchic woods watershed, home to some of southern mai...	$12,000
Appalachian Mountain Club	Suite Boston, MA	Toward the request for year-one funds to match a challenge grant for the bay circuit trail and G...	$10,000
Blue Hill Heritage Trust	Blue Hill, ME	Toward acquisition of 58 acres of woodland that abuts and provides public access to bhhts 336-A...	$10,000
Essex County Greenbelt Association Inc	Essex, MA	Toward permanent protection of the rest of hoyt farm, 100 acres of rolling, forested hills, work...	$10,000
Green Mountain Club	Waterbury Center, VT	Toward professional trail crews to complete the technical work and final phase of the top to bot...	$10,000
Groton Open Space Association Inc	Groton, CT	Creation of center groton preserve with the acquisition of 89 acres that will protect drinking W...	$10,000
Midcoast Conservancy	Edgecomb, ME	Toward a new bridge for kidney pond trail and drainage improvements at hidden valley nature cent...	$10,000
Nature Conservancy Mass	Boston, MA	Toward a new two-mile loop trail at coles brook preserve, with half of the loop accessible by al...	$10,000
Town of Scituate	North Scituate, RI	Toward acquisition of 0.77 acres, protecting a highly sensitive area of upland habitat adjacent ...	$10,000
Westport Land Conservation Trust	Westport, MA	Toward the acquisition of 154 acres connecting to westport woods conservation park and expanding...	$10,000
Winchester Land Trust	Winchester Center, CT	Toward the acquisition of 25 acres of cannavo spring watershed property above the spring, protec...	$10,000
Town of Antrim	Antrim, NH	Toward acquisition of a 112-acre addition to the 267-acre campbell pond forest, providing public...	$9,000
Appalachian Mountain Club	Suite Boston, MA	Toward one weeks work for bridge restoration on the nineteen-mile brook trail in the carter-mor...	$8,000
Waltham Land Trust Inc	Waltham, MA	Toward due diligence for a trail segment connecting the western greenway and mass central rail T...	$8,000
Northeast Wilderness Trust	Montpelier, VT	Toward a forever-wild conservation easement for the 167-acre forest for learning, permanently pr...	$7,500
Northern Connecticut Land Trust Inc	Somers, CT	Toward the acquisition of 13.41 acres of core upland hardwood forest, surrounded on all sides by...	$7,500
Stow Conservation Trust	Stow, MA	Toward construction of three boardwalks needed to reopen the shepherd woodland white trail, curr...	$7,000
Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust	Franconia, NH	Toward construction of a driveway and 6-8 car parking area for the wells road trailhead, part of	$5,000
Steep Rock Association Inc	Depot, CT	Grants history text toward construction of over 2.5 miles of new trail in hidden valley preserve...	$5,000
Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation	Williamstown, MA	Toward the mailbox hill accessible park with scenic view in williamstown, massachusetts.	$5,000
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition	Sudbury, MA	Annual sponsorship of the 2024 mass land conservation conference	$3,500
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition	Sudbury, MA	Annual sponsorship 2025 mass land conservation conference	$3,500
Environmental League of Massachusetts	Boston, MA	Earth night 2024	$2,500
Hirundo Wildlife Trust	Orono, ME	Toward trail bridging/bog walks over wet areas on the trails at hirundo wildlife refuge in old T...	$2,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$528,000	43
2023	$494,775	38

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 8, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202502209349100900
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-3196041
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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