Funding search · EIN 043449084 · Gloucester, MA
Charles Family Charitable 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.
- 85
- grants reported
- $318,625
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cape Ann Museum6 grants · $69,600
- Copley Society9 grants · $63,875
- Ymca of the North Shore2 grants · $25,000
- Rockport Art Association5 grants · $14,500
- Alzheimers Association3 grants · $14,000
- Gloucester Stage4 grants · $13,700
- Historic New England3 grants · $12,500
- The Open Door4 grants · $12,000
- Voices for Children1 grant · $10,000
- Miami Lighthouse Foundation for the Blind3 grants · $8,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 85 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Ymca of the North Shore · Peabody, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $16,000
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $12,600
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $11,500
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,500
Alzheimers Association · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Voices for Children · Ellicott City, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2021
100charitable
- $7,500
Perez Art Museum Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $6,400
Gloucester Stage · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Rockport Music · Rockport, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,375
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
North Shore Art Association · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Sawyer Free Library · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
The Open Door · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Essex County Community Foundation · Danvers, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Historic New England · Haverhill, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Ymca of the North Shore · Peabody, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Historic New England · Haverhill, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $4,000
Rockport Art Association · Rockport, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,500
Miami Lighthouse Foundation for the Blind · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Rockport Art Association · Rockport, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Rockport Art Association · Rockport, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
The Open Door · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,800
Gloucester Stage · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
Gloucester Stage · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Historic New England · Haverhill, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Pathways for Children · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Alzheimers Association · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Pathways for Children · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Miami Lighthouse Foundation for the Blind · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Generous Gardeners · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
Miami Lighthouse Foundation for the Blind · Miami, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
Pathways for Children · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $2,000
Cape Ann Art Haven · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
National Association of Women Artists · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
North Shore Art Association · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Samaritans · Boone, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
The Open Door · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Bass Rocks Golf Club · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Gloucester Stage · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Rockport Art Association · Rockport, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Rockport Music · Rockport, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
The Open Door · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Rockport Art Association · Rockport, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $1,600
Pingree School · South Hamilton, MA · 2021
Charitablecharitable
- $1,500
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Sawyer Free Library · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Copley Society · Boston, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $1,500
Essex County Community Foundation · Danvers, MA · 2021
Charitablecharitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Animal Aid · Gloucester, MA · 2024
Charitablecharitable
- $1,000
Regis College · Weston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Addison Gilbert Society · Burlington, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Art Haven · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Gloucester Education Foundation · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Gloucester High School Sailing Team · Gloucester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Mass Eye and Ear · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Regis College · Weston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Alzheimers Association · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Animal Aid · Gloucester, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Art Haven · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Mass Eye and Ear · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Pathways for Children · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Animal Aid · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Animal Aid · Gloucester, NY · 2021
Charitablecharitablecharitable
- $1,000
Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
Regis College · Weston, MA · 2021
Charitable
- $750
Seal Legacy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2021
Charitable
- $500
Cape Ann Plein Air · Essex, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Rockport Music · Rockport, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Newburyport Art Association · Newburyport, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Pingree School · South Hamilton, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Regis College · Weston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Rocky Neck Art Colony · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Shore Country Day School · Beverly, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $200
Cape Ann Plein Air · Essex, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $200
The Sargent House Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2022
Charitablecharitable
- $100
Friends of the Dog Park · Peabody, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $100
Friends of the Dog Park · Peabody, MA · 2023
Charitable
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