Pechet Foundation
{{Short description|American private charitable foundation}}
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|name=Pechet Foundation
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|type=Private Grant Making Foundation
|founded_date= {{Start date and age|1960}}{{cite web|title=GuideStar: Pechet Foundation Profile|url=http://www.guidestar.org/profile/04-6059253|website=GuideStar.org|publisher=GuideStar USA|accessdate=30 July 2016}}
|founder=Maurice Pechet
|location_city=Dover, Massachusetts
|location_country=United States
|origins=Family foundation
|key_people=Pechet Family
|area_served=United States
|focus=Arts and culture, Diseases and conditions, Education, Higher education, Human services, Poverty alleviation, Scientific research
|method=Donations and grants
|revenue=$854,000 {{As of|2014}}{{cite web|title=FindTheCompany.com: Charitable Organization Overview: Pechet Foundation|url=http://nonprofits.findthecompany.com/l/223549/Pechet-Foundation|website=FindTheCompany.com|publisher=Graphiq, Inc.|accessdate=30 July 2016}}
|endowment=$5.4 million {{As of|2014}}{{cite web|title=Grantmaker Record: Pechet Foundation|url=https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=PECH002|website=Foundation Directory Online|publisher=Foundation Center|accessdate=30 July 2016}}
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The Pechet Foundation is an American private charitable foundation founded by Maurice Pechet. The organization is based in Dover, Massachusetts.
Background
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The foundation was established in 1960, and is predominantly a grant-making organization.
Geographic focus
The foundation has been active primarily in the United States and has been particularly active in the Massachusetts area.
Charitable giving
The foundation has funded numerous scholarships{{cite web|title=The American Rhodes Scholar: Volume XI, Number 1, May 2005|url=https://www.americanrhodes.org/assets/attachments/Scholars-Elect_2005_(TARS).pdf|website=www.americanrhodes.org|publisher=The Association of American Rhodes Scholars|accessdate=30 July 2016}} and research grants.{{cite web|title=Temperature constancy appears key to tropical biodiversity|url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/hu-tca072010.php|website=EurekAlert!: The Global Source for Science News|publisher=The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)|accessdate=30 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=A Biologic Basis for Integrated Malaria Control|url=http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=usnavyresearch|website=DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln|publisher=University of Nebraska - Lincoln|accessdate=30 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=BU prof helps make key biodiversity finding|url=http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/BU-prof-helps-make-key-biodiversity-finding-98933439.html?path=/breaking-news&id=98933439&sortBy=oldest&viewAllComments=y|website=The Brandon Sun|publisher=The Brandon Sun|accessdate=30 July 2016}}
In addition the foundation has made donations and provided grants to such organizations as the Golden Foundation for the Arts, the Earthwatch Institute, Coast Guard Foundation,{{cite web|title=Coast Guard Foundation Annual Report 2011|url=http://www.coastguardfoundation.org/storage/documents/2011_CGF_Annual_Report.pdf|website=Coastguardfoundation.org|publisher=Coast Guard Foundation|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The Surfrider Foundation,{{cite web|title=Surfrider Foundation Annual Report: 2009|url=http://surfrider.org/images/uploads/publications/Annual_Report_2009.pdf|website=Surfrider Foundation|publisher=Surfrider Foundation|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The Boston University School of Social Work,{{cite web|title=Boston University School of Social Work Newsletter: Fall/Winter 2007 Vol. XIX, No. 1|url=http://www.bu.edu/ssw/files/pdf/CurrentsDec071.pdf|website=www.bu.edu|publisher=Boston University School of Social Work|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The Cambridge Family & Children's Service, The Young Audiences of Massachusetts, Free Press Action Fund,{{cite web|title=Free Press: 2015 Annual Report|url=http://www.freepress.net/2015_annual_report|website=Freepress.net|publisher=Free Press|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The New Sector Alliance, The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, The Marlboro Music Festival,{{cite web|title=Marlboro Music: 2010 (60th season) Program Book|url=https://www.marlboromusic.org/pdfs/2010_ProgramBook.pdf|website=Marlboromusic.org|publisher=Marlboro Music|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University,{{cite web|title=The Center for Middle Eastern Studies: Professor Lenore Martin Profile|url=http://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/people/lenore-martin|website=The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University|publisher=Harvard University|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The Perkins School for the Blind,{{cite web|title=Perkins School for the Blind Annual Report 2006|url=http://www.perkins.org/assets/downloads/annualreports/annualreport_06.txt|website=www.perkins.org|publisher=Perkins School for the Blind|accessdate=30 July 2016}} The Center for Blood Research (CBR), and the New England Conservatory.{{cite web|title=The New England Conservatory: Container List: Development, Scholarships/Funds|url=http://necmusic.edu/archives/laurence-lesser-containers|website=www.necmusic.edu|publisher=The New England Conservatory|accessdate=30 July 2016}}
The foundation has also provided funding for the Pechet Family Conference Room at The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School which can seat 70 to 120 people depending on its configuration.{{cite web|title=The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School: Virtual Panoramic Tours and Floor Plans|url=http://www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/floor/|website=www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/|publisher=Harvard Medical School, Harvard University|accessdate=30 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818095748/http://www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/floor/|archive-date=18 August 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School|url=http://www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/floor/PechetBrayRoomSets.pdf|website=www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu|publisher=Harvard Medical School, Harvard University|accessdate=30 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705144759/http://www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu/floor/PechetBrayRoomSets.pdf|archive-date=5 July 2016|url-status=dead}}
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