The Ramsey Mccluskey Family Foundation
The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation is a small private family foundation (founded by Meg Ramsey) that supports arts education and general education in eastern Massachusetts. The site describes grant programs (Single Year, Scholarship Fund, and Trilogy Grants), application procedures, and reporting requirements, and provides contact details (PO Box 275, Lincoln, MA; [email protected]).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-mid sized Massachusetts nonprofit focused on arts education or youth education programs, located within the foundation’s roughly 50-mile service area, seeking project-level support in the typical $5k–$10k range and able to submit a short application letter and IRS determination.
Good Fit
- • Arts- or music-education program serving children or youth
- • Located in Massachusetts within ~50 miles of Lincoln, MA
- • Requesting project support in the $5k–$10k range
- • Ability to submit the required letter-format application and IRS nonprofit letter
- • Programs that fit the foundation’s named Single Year, Scholarship, or Trilogy grant tracks
Geography
Observed giving is geographically narrow: the latest year’s grants went entirely to organizations in Massachusetts and the foundation states a 50-mile service restriction.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct, independent recipients (38 in 2022 and 44 in 2021) rather than a tiny closed set, with the top five recipients accounting for about 20% of dollars.
New Applicants
There is a published annual deadline and application process, a visible contact route, and the latest year shows a high turnover with 28 new grantees among 38 recipients, indicating strong practical openness to unfamiliar applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
