Funding search · EIN 043493147 · Boston, MA

The Hamermesh Family Charitable Foundation

Name: The Hamermesh Family Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

81
grants reported: $281,053
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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Harvard Business School4 grants · $40,000
School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts3 grants · $40,000
Beth Isreal Medical Center4 grants · $40,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network3 grants · $40,000
Joey Fund Cystic Fibrosis4 grants · $16,000
Martha'S Vineyard Hebrew Center4 grants · $15,056
Mv Film Society3 grants · $15,000
Institute of Contemporary Art2 grants · $14,000
Temple Shalom of Newton4 grants · $13,772
Coolidge Corner Theatre1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$77,000

2022

$85,472

2023

$70,500

2024

$48,081

2025

Grant history

All 81 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Beth Isreal Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Beth Isreal Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Beth Isreal Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Beth Isreal Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Coolidge Corner Theatre · Brookline, MA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$9,000
Institute of Contemporary Art · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$8,500
Joey Fund Cystic Fibrosis · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable
$5,556
Martha'S Vineyard Hebrew Center · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Mv Film Society · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Mv Film Society · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Institute of Contemporary Art · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Mv Film Society · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
Charitable
$4,050
Temple Shalom of Newton · West Newton, MA · 2022
Charitable
$3,500
Martha'S Vineyard Hebrew Center · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
Charitable
$3,500
Temple Shalom of Newton · West Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable
$3,500
Martha'S Vineyard Hebrew Center · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2023
Charitable
$3,222
Temple Shalom of Newton · West Newton, MA · 2023
Charitable
$3,000
Temple Shalom of Newton · West Newton, MA · 2025
Charitable
$3,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Joey Fund Cystic Fibrosis · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Joey Fund Cystic Fibrosis · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Joey Fund Cystic Fibrosis · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Martha'S Vineyard Hebrew Center · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Blair Academy · Blairstown, NJ · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
Colorado Children'S Hospital · Aurora, CO · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
Virginia Mason Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Martha'S Vineyard Community Services · Oak Bluffs, MA · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
Alray Scholars Program · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Riverside Community Center · Burlington, MA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Chilmark Town Affairs Council · Chilmark, MA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
National Alliance for Mental Health · Woburn, MA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Riverside Community Center · Burlington, MA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Wakemans Boys and Girls Club · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Charitable
$500
Artsit for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
$500
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Charitable
$500
American Institute for Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$500
American Red Cross · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Amnesty International · Providence, RI · 2023
Charitable
$500
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Blair Academy · Blairstown, NJ · 2023
Charitable
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Charitable
$500
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Planned Parenthood · Milford, MA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable
$500
American Institute for Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$500
American Red Cross · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Amnesty International · Providence, RI · 2022
Charitable
$500
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2022
Charitable
$500
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Charitable
$500
Planned Parenthood · Milford, MA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$250
New England Conservatory · Boston, ME · 2025
Charitable
$250
Aclu · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
$250
March of Dimes · White Plains, NY · 2023
Charitable
$250
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Charitable
$250
Aclu · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$250
March of Dimes · White Plains, NY · 2022
Charitable
$250
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Charitable
$200
Easter Seals · Worcester, MA · 2022
Charitable
$150
Boston Center for the Arts · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
$125
Harvard Art Galleries · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Charitable

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.