Nashoba Valley Spirits, Ltd.
Guidelines for Charitable Contributions

Nashoba Valley Winery, Orchard and J's Restaurant has a long-standing commitment to serving the communities in which we do business through our contribution program. In the past we have provided support to numerous local worthwhile nonprofit organizations including the Bolton Conservation Trust & The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden. Each year we receive in excess of 200 request for contributions.  Rather than giving a little to a lot, we attempt to focus on a few events each year where we feel we can make a difference.  Like all businesses our resources are limited so we hope that people appreciate our limitations.  We do have a program, where we allow our case club members to obtain smaller gifts for charities through our points program.    If you know a case club member that is affiliated with your organization, perhaps they would be willing to contribute there points for a contribution. Click here for additional information  However, we do not give out members names or requests for information from non-members..

We also try to focus our efforts on organizations headquartered within (or having a substantial presence in or effect on) our primary geographical area, which includes:

Bolton
Harvard
Stow
Clinton
and especially those organizations which address:

Land and farm conservation;
Health services;
Programs that positively affect youth in our community;
Cultural arts organizations.
Please read general guidelines below to determine if your organization and your project will qualify for consideration.

General Guidelines:

  1. You must be an U.S. based IRS 501 (c) (3) qualified charitable or educational organization.
  2. We will not contribute to an individual person or family.
  3. We will not contribute to a political candidate or organization.
  4. We will not contribute to labor or fraternal organizations.
  5. We will not fund memorials or endowments.
  6. We do not fund agency and/or school sponsored walk-a-thons, athletic events, or athletic group sponsorships.
  7. We do not fund door prizes or raffles.
  8. We do not fund school-affiliated orchestras, bands, choirs, drama groups, yearbooks or class parties.
  9. We do not consider organizations that discriminate by race, creed, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis prohibited by law.
  10. We will not advertise in publications, yearbooks or school programs where the participates are not at least 21 years of age.
  11. We do not consider applications by phone or verbal solicitations.

  • If eligible, Click here for the print version of an application form.
    • For new organizations, or organizations that have not solicited Nashoba in the past, a brief history of the organization and the area it will benefit is required, along with a thorough description of the purpose for the funding request.
    Please send your request to:
    Charitable Contributions
    Nashoba Valley Spirits
    100 Wattaquadoc Hill Road
    Bolton, MA 01740

    or fax to:
    978-779-5523
    To the attention of the Charitable Contributions

    Organizations will receive formal response by mail.

    Due to the volume of requests, phone calls or verbal solicitations will be automatically disapproved.