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Funding search · EIN 136083440 · Chicago, IL

Harding Educational and 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.

160
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $9,000
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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Top recipients

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Dana Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $85,000
Feeding America2 grants · $75,000
Greater Boston Food Bank4 grants · $65,000
Boston Harbor Now3 grants · $65,000
Childrens Hospital Boston3 grants · $60,000
Pine Street Inn4 grants · $60,000
Landmark On Main Street4 grants · $60,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston4 grants · $55,000
Rosie'S Place4 grants · $50,000
Adirondack Council4 grants · $48,000

Giving over time

$362,000

2022

$344,000

2023

$336,000

2024

$398,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 160 grants.

$45,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$30,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$25,000
Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$25,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, ME · 2025
General
$25,000
Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$25,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, ME · 2024
General
$25,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$20,000
Childrens Hospital Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$20,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$20,000
Marine Biology Laboratories · Woods Hole, MA · 2025
General
$20,000
Science Club for Girls · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Childrens Hospital Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$20,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$20,000
Childrens Hospital Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$20,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$18,000
Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$15,000
Knowles Teacher Initiative · Moorestown, NJ · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Landmark On Main Street · Port Washington, NY · 2025
General
$15,000
Monmouth County Spca (McSpca) · Eatontown, NJ · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$15,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$15,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$15,000
Landmark On Main Street · Port Washington, NY · 2024
General
$15,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$15,000
Science Club for Girls · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$15,000
Landmark On Main Street · Port Washington, NY · 2023
General
$15,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$15,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$15,000
Fisher House Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2022
General
$15,000
Landmark On Main Street · Port Washington, NY · 2022
General
$15,000
Mass Society for Prevention Cruelty · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$15,000
Massachusetts Citizens for Children · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$15,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$15,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$15,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
General
$12,000
Adirondack Council · New York, NY · 2025
General
$12,000
Adirondack Council · New York, NY · 2024
General
$12,000
Monmouth County Spca (McSpca) · Eatontown, NJ · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Adirondack Council · New York, NY · 2023
General
$12,000
Monmouth County Spca (McSpca) · Eatontown, NJ · 2023
General operating
$12,000
Adirondack Council · New York, NY · 2022
General
$11,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
General
$10,797
A Place for Ace · Malden, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
City Spouts · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
Community Boating of Boston · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
Community Chest of Port Washington · New York, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
Flat Rock Playhouse · Flat Rock, NC · 2025
General
$10,000
Port Washington Childrens Center · Port Washington, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$10,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$10,000
Youth Services Opportunity Fund · New York, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
Fisher House Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2024
General
$10,000
Knowles Teacher Initiative · Moorestown, NJ · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General
$10,000
National Wildlife Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024
General
$10,000
Port Washington Childrens Center · Port Washington, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$10,000
The Brooklyn Hospital · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$10,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$10,000
Youth Services Opportunity Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$10,000
Fisher House Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
General
$10,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, ME · 2023
General
$10,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General
$10,000
Massachusetts Citizens for Children · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$10,000
National Wildlife Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
General
$10,000
Port Washington Childrens Center · Port Washington, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Science Club for Girls · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$10,000
Youth Services Opportunity Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
$10,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General
$10,000
National Wildlife Foundation · Reston, VA · 2022
General
$10,000
Port Washington Childrens Center · Port Washington, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
St Judes Hospital for Children · Memphis, TN · 2022
General
$10,000
United Methodist Church · Port Washington, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$10,000
Youth Services Opportunity Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$8,000
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf · New York, NY · 2023
General
$8,000
United Methodist Church · Port Washington, NY · 2023
General
$8,000
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf · New York, NY · 2022
General
$7,500
Knowles Teacher Initiative · Moorestown, NJ · 2023
General operating
$7,500
Boston Harbor · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$7,000
Community Chest of Port Washington · New York, NY · 2024
General
$7,000
Community Chest of Port Washington · New York, NY · 2023
General
$7,000
Boy Scouts of America - Theodore · Irving, TX · 2022
General
$7,000
Community Chest of Port Washington · New York, NY · 2022
General
$6,500
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
Andrew McMorris Foundation · Wading River, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Boy Scouts of America - Theodore · Irving, TX · 2025
General
$5,000
Cliffs Residents Outreach · Travelers Rest, SC · 2025
General operating
$5,000
Foundation Forward · Valdese, NC · 2025
General
$5,000
Greenville Humane Society · Greenville, SC · 2025
General
$5,000
Happy Hooves Therapeutic Equestion Cente · Marietta, SC · 2025
General
$5,000
Port Washington Youth Council · Port Washington, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
United Methodist Church · Port Washington, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Upstate Warrior Solution · Greenville, SC · 2025
General
$5,000
Andrew McMorris Foundation · Wading River, NY · 2024
General

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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.