Ruby W And Lavon P Linn Foundation
The Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation (est. 2001) is a private grantmaking foundation based in Boston that supports veterans, education, religious/Methodist institutions and similar charitable purposes. The foundation is administered by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP and lists trustees on its site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Massachusetts-based or MA-serving nonprofit working in veterans, education, faith-based or human services with capacity to manage multi-hundred-thousand-dollar general support grants and clear local impact.
Good Fit
- • Headquartered in Massachusetts or delivering substantial programs in MA
- • Work focused on veterans, education, religious/Methodist, or core human services
- • Organizational capacity to manage large unrestricted or general support awards
- • Willingness to follow the foundation's online submission and hard-copy mailing instructions
Geography
Giving is strongly concentrated in Massachusetts — about 96% of dollars in the latest year — with a small number of out-of-state grants, so the footprint is essentially state‑level.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a dozen to mid‑teens distinct organizations each year and the latest year shows 12 recipients (11 new), indicating a broadly distributed recipient set despite some dollar concentration among top grantees.
New Applicants
Direct behavior shows a high rate of new grantees (11 of 12 in the latest year) and the website provides application instructions and an online form; that combination suggests unfamiliar applicants can plausibly enter the portfolio, though materials also note a preference for preselected applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
