Funding search · EIN 043491360 · Cambridge, MA

Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation

Name: Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

150
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “brackets” · $10,000

$10,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
To make trustworthy journalism be available and accessible to all people, of all income brackets, across every single region of america

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston3 grants · $108,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $98,500
Boston Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $86,000
Temple Israel of Boston1 grant · $85,000
Wgbh4 grants · $61,358
Wbur3 grants · $53,000
Brandeis University1 grant · $50,000
Musuem of Fine Arts4 grants · $49,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum4 grants · $45,005
Bryn Mawr College3 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$110,700

2021

$130,445

2022

$165,100

2023

$670,558

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 150 grants.

$85,000
Temple Israel of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
To live judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
$60,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide those in need with access to basic services and mental health care, fight antisemitism and jewish hate, create opportunities for people to connect with jewish life and israel, ensure our jewish organizations … read allTo provide those in need with access to basic services and mental health care, fight antisemitism and jewish hate, create opportunities for people to connect with jewish life and israel, ensure our jewish organizations stay safe and secure, and much more. less
$54,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2024
To provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.
$50,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
To foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performance and providing educational and training programs at the highest leve… read allTo foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performance and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence. less
$50,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
To support the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation
$42,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024
To produce high-quality journalism and enriching experiences that foster understanding, connection and community for an expanding circle of people.
$40,358
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
To deliver compelling stories, experiences, and information to audiences wherever they are.
$35,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
To support and strengthen the jewish community in greater boston, in israel, and around the world with us
$31,000
Musuem of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
To house and preserve preeminent collections and aspire to serve a wide variety of people through direct encounters with works of art.
$30,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide compassionate, research-infused care for generations to come
$30,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
To teach the lessons of the holocaust, preserve the evidence, and amplify survivors' voices.
$25,000
Kollel of Greater Boston · Brighton, MA · 2024
To give back to the nation by bring torah to every jew and by creating leaders who will bring torah to every jew.
$22,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2022
To support medical research
$20,000
Bryn Mawr College · Byrn Mawr, PA · 2024
To educate students to the highest standard of excellence to prepare them for lives of purpose.
$15,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2024
To honor our elders, by respecting and promoting their independence, spiritual vigor, dignity, and choice, and by recognizing that they are a resource to be cherished.
$15,000
Camera · Boston, MA · 2023
To promote accurate, balanced and complete media coverage of israel and the middle east
$13,500
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
To support religious activities
$12,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
To foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performance and providing educational and training programs at the highest leve… read allTo foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performance and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence less
$12,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2023
To provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of cancer and related diseases
$12,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the arts
$12,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2021
To support the arts
$11,000
Boston Jewish Film Festival · West Newton, MA · 2022
To celebrate jewish religion through film and media
$10,500
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024
To defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the constitution and the laws of the united states guarantee everyone in this country.
$10,000
Charley Davidson Children'S Cancer Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
To support mass general brigham for children in its mission to improve the quality of life and the chance of a full recovery for young patients everywhere.
$10,000
Colel Chabad · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To provide life-preserving assistance to israel's neediest people regardless of gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, or religious observance.
$10,000
Umass Foundation · Newton, MA · 2024
To stimulate philanthropic support for the university from alumni, parents, friends, foundations, and beyond, we professionally invest, manage, and distribute the investments of our donors to drive growth and progress a… read allTo stimulate philanthropic support for the university from alumni, parents, friends, foundations, and beyond, we professionally invest, manage, and distribute the investments of our donors to drive growth and progress at the university of massachusetts. less
$10,000
Boston Jewish Film Festival · Newton, MA · 2023
To celebrate jewish religion through film and media
$10,000
Colel Chabad · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To provide assistance to the israeli community
$10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
To empower mgh to make further progress to improve patients' lives, strengthen communities and create a healthier world
$10,000
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2023
To live judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact
$10,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
To make trustworthy journalism be available and accessible to all people, of all income brackets, across every single region of america
$10,000
Bryn Mawr College · Byrn Mawr, PA · 2021
To support educational activities
$10,000
Charley Davidson Lukemia Fund at Mgh · Boston, MA · 2021
To support medical research
$10,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2021
To support medical research
$8,500
Arlington Boys & Girls Club · Arlington, MA · 2024
To provide a fun, safe, supportive place for children to learn and grow; to have ongoing relationships with caring adults; and to take part in life enhancing programs emphasizing leadership, character development, educa… read allTo provide a fun, safe, supportive place for children to learn and grow; to have ongoing relationships with caring adults; and to take part in life enhancing programs emphasizing leadership, character development, education, health and life skills, sports, fitness and recreation. less
$8,000
Coolidge Corner Theatre · Brookline, MA · 2024
To entertain, inform, and engage and to build a vital community through film culture.
$8,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
To end hunger through compassion and action.
$7,800
Friendship Circle · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To spread happiness and companionship among children and young adults with special needs by celebrating individuality.
$7,000
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2024
To enhance the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, and youth development, and support of medical care and research at hadassah medical organization.
$6,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024
To provide impartial medical relief to vistims of war, desease, natural or man-made disaster.
$6,000
Wellmet Project · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To help adults with psychiatric disabilities get back on their feet by providing transitional housing, counseling, and consistent structure.
$6,000
Musuem of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023
To make the musuem of fine arts accessible to all and preserve it for the future
$6,000
Musuem of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the arts and educational activities
$6,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide news to the community
$6,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide news to the community
$6,000
Musuem of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2021
To support the arts and educational activities
$5,500
Womens Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024
To inspire hope and support the development of self-sustaining skills for women experiencing hunger, homelessness, and poverty.
$5,400
Friendship Circle · Miami, FL · 2022
Provide friendship and acceptance to individuals who have special needs, provide respite to their families, and to empower teenagers
$5,005
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
To support educational activities
$5,000
Chabad On Campus · New York, NY · 2024
To support the vibrancy and growth of jewish student life on campus through sustainability and success of chabad houses worldwide.
$5,000
Mscpa-Angell · Boston, MA · 2024
To protect animals, relieve their suffering, advance their health and welfare, prevent cruelty, and work for a just and compassionate society.
$5,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
To offer sanctuary and support to women struggling with homelessness and poverty.
$5,000
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
$5,000
Vilna Shul · Boston, MA · 2024
To spark excitement and curiousity about jewish culture and our american immigrant story through vibrant and meaningful experiences.
$5,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2023
To provide care and services to seniors
$5,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
To rescue holocaust evidence, confront hatred, and prevent genocide
$5,000
Bryn Mawr College · Byrn Mawr, PA · 2022
To support educational activities
$5,000
Colel Chabad · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To provide assistance to the israeli community
$5,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
To support hunger-relief in eastern massachusetts
$5,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2022
To support geriatric care
$5,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2021
To support educational activities
$5,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2021
To provide news to the community
$5,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2021
To provide news to the community
$4,000
Friendship Circle · Miami, FL · 2021
To create friendship in the lives of individuals with special needs and those facing isolation.
$3,800
Boston Jewish Film Festival · West Newton, MA · 2024
To celebrate the richness of the jewish experience through film and media.
$3,600
Chabad of Tuscany · 2024
To set into motion a dazzling array of programs, services and institutions to serve jewish people worldwide.
$3,600
The Friendship Circle · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To bring happiness and companionship to children and young adults with special needs by celebrating their individuality, as well as bringing energy, support, and peace of mind to their families
$3,600
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2022
To support religious activities
$3,600
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2021
To support religious activities
$3,000
Coolidge Corner Theatre · Brookline, MA · 2022
Arts and education
$2,500
Chabad of Tuscany · 2021
To support education & community service
$2,000
Chabad of Tuscany · 2023
To support programs dedicated to the welfare of the jewish people worldwide
$2,000
Haddassah · New York, NY · 2023
To advocate and advance the health and well-being of jewish women
$2,000
Jewish Women'S Archive · Newton, MA · 2023
To document jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change
$2,000
Yeshiva Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To ensure all children entrusted to us develop a love of torah, awe of hashem, refined character traits, and life and academic skills
$2,000
Arlington Boys & Girls Club · Arlington, MA · 2022
Community service
$2,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
$2,000
Chabad of Tuscany · 2022
Education & community service
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2022
To provide impartial medical relief to vistims of war, desease, natural or man-made disaster
$2,000
Yeshiva Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Educational
$1,600
Coolidge Corner Theatre · Brookline, MA · 2021
To support education and the arts
$1,500
Harvard Art Museums · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the arts and educational activities
$1,500
Jewish Heritage Center · Boston, MA · 2021
To fund the exploration, preservation and advancement of the history of jewish families, institutions, and communities in new england and beyond.
$1,000
Agassiz Village · Framingham, MA · 2024
To prepare kids for life's journey through our exceptional summer camp experience and year-long programming, youth develop and practice critical leadership and life-shaping skills that positively impact their futures.
$1,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024
To ensure magen david adom can save thousands of lives each year in israel, from a sick child to a victim of a rocket attack.
$1,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To raise the necessary funds to send every eligible young jewish adult on birthright israel.
$1,000
Fuller Craft Museum · Brockton, MA · 2024
To explore the leading edge of craft through exhibtions, collections, education, and public programs, we challenge perceptions and build appreciation of the material world.
$1,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
To provide vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world, which is needed now more than ever.
$1,000
Jewish Women'S Archive · Newton, MA · 2024
To document jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change.
$1,000
National Brain Tumor Association · Newton, MA · 2024
To unrelentingly invest in, mobilize, and unite the brain tumor community to discover a cure, deliver effective treatments, and advocate for patients and caregivers.
$1,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2023
To defend the rights and liberties of the american people provided by the u.s. Constitution
$1,000
Agassiz Village · Framingham, MA · 2023
To offer children the opportunity, in a summer camp environment, to develop and practice leadership and life skills that will impact their future in education, family, career, and in their communities
$1,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
To ensure israel has the resources today for the crisis it will face tomorrow, and every emergency in between
$1,000
American Jewish Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To advance the safety and security of jewish communities across the u.s. And around the world
$1,000
Anti-Defamation League · Boston, MA · 2023
To stop the defamation of the jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all
$1,000
Jewish Arts Collarborative · Newton Center, MA · 2023
To curate, celebrate, and build community around the diverse world of jewish arts, culture, and creative expression
$1,000
Metro Opera · New York, NY · 2023
To support the metropolitan opera in bringing thrilling productions to opera lovers worldwide
$1,000
National Brain Tumor Society · Newton, MA · 2023
To invest in, mobilize, and unite the brain tumor community to discover a cure, deliver effective treatments, and advocate for patients and caregivers
$1,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
To suppport quality education in malawi by providing kids in need with the desks and scholarships they need to continue to learn and build bright futures
$1,000
Vilna Shul · Boston, MA · 2023
To spark excitement and curiosity about jewish culture and our american immigrant story through vibrant and meaningful experiences.

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