Funding search · EIN 571142855 · Boston, MA

Harper 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.

53
grants reported
$38,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Center for Biological Diversity3 grants · $4,500
  • Harwich Conservation Trust3 grants · $3,500
  • Yale University3 grants · $3,000
  • Southern Poverty Law Center3 grants · $3,000
  • Union Theological Seminary3 grants · $3,000
  • Cape Cod Theater3 grants · $2,500
  • National Park Foundation3 grants · $1,500
  • No Strings Theater3 grants · $1,500
  • Mesilla Community of Hope3 grants · $1,500
  • Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries3 grants · $1,500

Giving over time

$13,000
2022
$12,500
2023
$12,500
2024

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1,500

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AR · 2024

    for it's general use

  • $1,500

    Harwich Conservation Trust · South Harwich, MA · 2024

    general support

  • $1,500

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AR · 2023

    for it's general use

  • $1,500

    Cape Cod Theater · West Harwich, MA · 2022

    for its general use

  • $1,500

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AR · 2022

    for it's general use

  • $1,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Union Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2024

    General purposes

  • $1,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Harwich Conservation Trust · South Harwich, MA · 2023

    general support

  • $1,000

    Payomet · North Truro, MA · 2023

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Union Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2023

    General purposes

  • $1,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Harwich Conservation Trust · South Harwich, MA · 2022

    general support

  • $1,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Southwest Conference United Church of Christ · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    for its general use

  • $1,000

    Union Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2022

    General purposes

  • $1,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    for its general use

  • $500

    Cape Cod Theater · West Harwich, MA · 2024

    for its general use

  • $500

    Cat Companions · Newton, MA · 2024

    General use

  • $500

    Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries · Newton, MA · 2024

    for its general use

  • $500

    El Calvario United Methodist Church · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    General funds

  • $500

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2024

    general purpose

  • $500

    Holy Cross Retreat Center · Mesilla Park, NM · 2024

    General purpose

  • $500

    Krwg New Mexico State University · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    for general purposesfor its general use

  • $500

    Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · South Wellfleet, MA · 2024

    general support

  • $500

    Mesilla Community of Hope · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    for its general purpose

  • $500

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    No Strings Theater · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    for general purposesfor general purposes

  • $500

    The Congregational Library · Boston, MA · 2024

    for general use

  • $500

    Wolf Hollow · Ipswich, MA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $500

    Cape Cod Theater · West Harwich, MA · 2023

    for its general use

  • $500

    Cat Companions · Newton, MA · 2023

    General use

  • $500

    Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries · Newton, MA · 2023

    for its general use

  • $500

    El Calvario United Methodist Church · Las Cruces, NM · 2023

    General funds

  • $500

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2023

    general purpose

  • $500

    Krwg New Mexico State University · Las Cruces, NM · 2023

    for general purposesfor its general use

  • $500

    Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · South Wellfleet, MA · 2023

    general support

  • $500

    Menare Foundation · Germantown, MD · 2023

    General funds

  • $500

    Mesilla Community of Hope · Las Cruces, NM · 2023

    for its general purpose

  • $500

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $500

    No Strings Theater · Las Cruces, NM · 2023

    for general purposesfor general purposes

  • $500

    The Congregational Library · Boston, MA · 2023

    for general use

  • $500

    Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries · Newton, MA · 2022

    for its general use

  • $500

    El Calvario United Methodist Church · Las Cruces, NM · 2022

    General funds

  • $500

    Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2022

    general purpose

  • $500

    Krwg New Mexico State University · Las Cruces, NM · 2022

    for general purposesfor its general use

  • $500

    Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · South Wellfleet, MA · 2022

    general support

  • $500

    Menare Foundation · Germantown, MD · 2022

    General funds

  • $500

    Mesilla Community of Hope · Las Cruces, NM · 2022

    for its general purpose

  • $500

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    No Strings Theater · Las Cruces, NM · 2022

    for general purposesfor general purposes

  • $500

    The Congregational Library · Boston, MA · 2022

    for general use

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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.