Funding search · EIN 475499109 · Boston, MA
Boger Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 276
- grants reported
- $10.2M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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1 grant matching “purposeexempt” · $10,000
- $10,000
Museum of African American History · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposeexempt purpose
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Celebrity Series3 grants · $1.5M
- Wesleyan University3 grants · $1.0M
- Museum of Science3 grants · $780,000
- Aclu Foundation Ma3 grants · $480,000
- Our Generation Speaksbrandeis U3 grants · $450,000
- Hastings Center for Bioethics3 grants · $413,000
- Boston Arts Academy Foundation3 grants · $355,000
- Gmhc3 grants · $320,000
- Masschallenge3 grants · $220,000
- Harvard (Hms Bof)3 grants · $217,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 276 grants.
- $875,000
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $510,000
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $425,000
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $310,000
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2022
General charity
- $300,000
Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2021
General charity
- $260,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $260,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $260,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $200,000
Our Generation Speaksbrandeis U · Waltham, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $200,000
Our Generation Speaksbrandeis U · Waltham, MA · 2022
General charity
- $170,000
Aclu Foundation Ma · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $163,000
Hastings Center for Bioethics · Garrison, NY · 2022
General charity
- $160,000
Aclu Foundation Ma · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $150,000
Hastings Center for Bioethics · Garrison, NY · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $150,000
Aclu Foundation Ma · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $130,000
Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General charity
- $120,000
Gmhc · New York, NY · 2022
General charity
- $115,000
Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $110,000
Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Dorchester, MA · 2021
General charity
- $100,000
Fort Point Arts Community · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $100,000
Gmhc · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $100,000
Harvard (Hms Bof) · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $100,000
Gmhc · New York, NY · 2021
General charity
- $100,000
Hastings Center for Bioethics · Garrison, NY · 2021
General charity
- $96,000
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $85,000
Masschallenge · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $85,000
Masschallenge · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $75,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $75,000
Harvard (Hms Bof) · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $75,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $65,000
Brcorg · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $60,000
Beyond Celiac · Ambler, PA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $60,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charity
- $50,000
Justice for Our Neighbors of the Delaware Valley · Norristown, PA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Longy School of Music · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $50,000
Rank the Vote · Leominster, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $50,000
The American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $50,000
X-Prize Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $50,000
Justice for Our Neighbors of the Delaware Valley · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charity
- $50,000
Longy School of Music · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charity
- $50,000
Path · Seattle, WA · 2022
General charity
- $50,000
Voter Choice Education Fund · Arlington, MA · 2022
General charity
- $50,000
J-Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General charity
- $50,000
Longy School of Music · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General charity
- $50,000
Masschallenge · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $50,000
Our Generation Speaksbrandeis U · Waltham, MA · 2021
General charity
- $42,500
Harvard (Hms Bof) · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $40,000
Beyond Celiac · Ambler, PA · 2022
General charity
- $40,000
Center for Reporoductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
General charity
- $40,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022
General charity
- $40,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General charity
- $40,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General charity
- $35,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $35,000
Jalsa · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purpose
- $35,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $35,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $30,000
Aclu Foundation of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $30,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $30,000
Fenway Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $30,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2022
General charity
- $30,000
Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue · Cheasapeake City, MD · 2022
General charity
- $30,000
The Sentencing Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General charity
- $30,000
Charities Aid Foundation of America · Alexandria, VA · 2021
General charity
- $30,000
Fenway Health · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $30,000
Vna Care · Charlestown, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Fathers' Uplift · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Grow Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Harvard Ceramics · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
New England Justice for Our Neighbors · Belmont, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Partners in Health (Pih) · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Possible Zone · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
The Alliance for Business Leadership · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Young Achievers Foundation Ghana · 2023
Exempt purposes
- $25,000
Brcorg · New York, NY · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Fathers' Uplift · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
International Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Partners in Health (Pih) · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Possible Zone · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Science History Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
The Alliance for Business Leadership · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Young Achievers Foundation Ghana · 2022
General charity
- $25,000
Brcorg · New York, NY · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Brooklyn Community Foundation · Brooklyn, IA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Fathers' Uplift · Dorchester, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Grub Street · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Innovation Network for Communities · Tamworth, NH · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
International Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Partners in Health (Pih) · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Rank the Vote · New York, NY · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Shining Hope for Communities · New York, NY · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
The Alliance for Business Leadership · Boston, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
The Possible Project · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General charity
- $25,000
Young Achievers Foundation Ghana · 2021
General charity
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