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Elfers Foundation

Name: Elfers Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

52
grants reported: $3.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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The Fessenden School5 grants · $950,000
The Hotchkiss School5 grants · $915,388
New England Conservatory of Music2 grants · $500,000
Mass General Newton-Wellesley Hospital2 grants · $248,658
Mass General Hospital (Aka Mass General Brigham)3 grants · $210,000
Dana Hall Schools4 grants · $200,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center3 grants · $40,000
Brooks School1 grant · $25,000
Portland Community Squash3 grants · $23,750
Ohio State University1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2021

$570,000

2022

$660,000

2023

$640,000

2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$300,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2024
General Purpose
$300,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2023
General Purpose
$300,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2022
General Purpose
$250,000
New England Conservatory of Music · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$250,000
New England Conservatory of Music · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$190,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2024
General Purpose
$190,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$190,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$190,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$190,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$124,329
Mass General Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$124,329
Mass General Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$100,000
Mass General Hospital (Aka Mass General Brigham) · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$100,000
Mass General Hospital (Aka Mass General Brigham) · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$50,000
Dana Hall Schools · Wellesley, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$50,000
Dana Hall Schools · Wellesley, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$50,000
Dana Hall Schools · Wellesley, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$50,000
Dana Hall Schools · Wellesley, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$25,000
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2024
General Purpose
$20,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, ME · 2024
General Purpose
$20,000
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2023
General Purpose
$20,000
Walnut Hill School for the Arts · Natick, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$13,750
317 Main Street Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
General Purpose
$13,750
Portland Community Squash · Portland, ME · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Listen Community Services · Lebanon, NH · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Maine Island Trail Association · Portland, ME · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Old Dartmouth Historical Society · New Bedford, MA · 2024
New Bedford Whaling Museum
$10,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
The Nature Conservancy of Maine chapter
$10,000
Trinity Church · Boston, MA · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Billings Farm & Museum (Aka Woodstock Foundation) · Woodstock, VT · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Mass General Hospital (Aka Mass General Brigham) · Boston, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Trinity Church · Boston, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, ME · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, ME · 2022
General Purpose
$7,694
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2021
General Purpose
$7,694
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · Newark, OH · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
Hope Dealer Community · Columbus, OH · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
Portland Community Squash · Portland, ME · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
Sea Change Yoga · Portland, ME · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
The Main Place · Newark, OH · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
The Refuge · Columbus, OH · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
317 Main Street Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Portland Community Squash · Portland, ME · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Sacred Sons Foundation · Paia, HI · 2022
General Purpose
$2,500
Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County · Mount Vernon, OH · 2024
General Purpose
$2,500
St Vincent De Paul Center · Newark, OH · 2024
General Purpose
$2,500
Sea Change Yoga · Portlad, ME · 2023
General Purpose

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