Lucys Legacy Foundationinc
Lucy’s Legacy Foundation is a Boston-based private foundation (EIN 04-2105865) supporting alumni grants and scholarships for Wheelock College/BU Wheelock alumni. The site includes grant program details and an online application form and lists board members and contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An education-focused Massachusetts organization or an eligible Wheelock/BU Wheelock alum seeking scholarships or small local education/community project support.
Good Fit
- • Affiliation with Wheelock College/Boston University Wheelock alumni programs (eligible for alumni grants).
- • Project is education-focused, especially for K–12 literacy, classroom resources, or community playgroups.
- • Organization or activity is based in Massachusetts and shows clear local impact.
- • Request size matches past awards (small project grants around a few thousand or scholarship support).
Geography
In the latest year all grants went to recipients located in Massachusetts; earlier years showed only minimal out-of-state activity, so the observed footprint is state-local.
Recipient Variety
The latest filing shows five distinct recipients (and eight in the earlier filing) including a university scholarship and several small local education/community grants, so the funder supports multiple independent recipients though dollars are highly concentrated in one scholarship.
New Applicants
There is a public online application process and four of five recipients in the latest year were new, which indicates unfamiliar eligible applicants have a realistic path to funding; eligibility restrictions for alumni scholarship grants do apply, so openness is strongest for applicants who meet those criteria.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
