The Foundation honors Mrs. Sewall’s interests and lifetime of philanthropy by supporting a limited number of organizations with whom she had personal relationships and affinity and who continue to do the work that she funded in her lifetime. Through these Legacy grants, the Sewall Board recognizes the significance of these organizations to Mrs. Sewall. 

Only those organizations that have been identified by the Foundation as a Legacy organization and continue to meet the Considerations for Legacy Grants (below), are eligible to apply for these grants.  If you are uncertain whether your organization qualifies, please contact the Foundation.

 
 

Review Considerations  

Grant requests will be evaluated based on the Foundation’s General Considerations and those listed below.

  • Organization is a designated Legacy organization, as predetermined by the Sewall Foundation (thus may work outside current Sewall Foundation priorities)

  • Organization continues work that was important to, and funded by, Mrs. Sewall in her lifetime and remains relevant today

  • Organization is well run, financially stable and making positive impact in its field of work

  • Organization does not serve at cross purposes to any Sewall Foundation priorities or values

 
 

Application

2024 application are June 3, 2024, at 5pm. Grant decisions will be announced by mid-August, 2024.

We transitioned to a new platform to receive online applications in 2022. As such, if you have not applied to the Sewall Foundation since 2021, you will need to set up an account when starting your application. Please follow our Creating an Account Guide for step by step instructions.

We recommend reviewing the 2024 Legacy Application Guide prior to starting an application, which includes guidelines, instructions, application questions and a description of attachments.

Click on the button to start a new application, or return to an in-progress application.

If you need technical support with your application, please contact Lisa Smith.