Funding search · EIN 477387821 · Weston, MA
The Ilene Beal 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.
- 43
- grants reported
- $2.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $40,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Dana Farber3 grants · $475,000
- Ellie Fund for Breast Cancer3 grants · $413,500
- The Wily Network3 grants · $365,000
- The Courageous Parents Network3 grants · $265,000
- Wellesley College2 grants · $160,000
- The Boston House3 grants · $120,000
- Hospitality Homes3 grants · $110,000
- Lucy Love Bus2 grants · $100,000
- Mgh Kids1 grant · $75,000
- Massachusetts General Hospital1 grant · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $200,000
Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $173,500
Ellie Fund for Breast Cancer · Needham, MA · 2023
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $150,000
Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $140,000
Ellie Fund for Breast Cancer · Needham, MA · 2024
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $125,000
The Wily Network · West Roxbury, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $125,000
Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $120,000
The Wily Network · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $120,000
The Wily Network · West Roxbury, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $115,000
The Courageous Parents Network · Newton, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $100,000
Ellie Fund for Breast Cancer · Needham, MA · 2022
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $80,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $80,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $75,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $75,000
The Courageous Parents Network · Newton, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $75,000
The Courageous Parents Network · Newton, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $75,000
Mgh Kids · Boston, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $50,000
Hospitality Homes · Mariposa, CA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $50,000
Lucy Love Bus · Amesbury, MA · 2023
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $50,000
Lucy Love Bus · Amesbury, MA · 2022
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $42,000
Mayer Concert · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $40,000
The Boston House · Brookline, MA · 2024
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $40,000
Water Compass · Boston, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $40,000
The Boston House · Brookline, MA · 2023
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $40,000
The Boston House · Brookline, MA · 2022
Support for cancer patients and their families
- $35,000
Water Compass · Boston, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $31,000
Metro West Legal Services · Framingham, MA · 2022
For its legal medical partnership
- $30,000
Hospitality Homes · Mariposa, CA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $30,000
Hospitality Homes · Mariposa, CA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $25,000
Runway for Recovery · Newburyport, MA · 2024
For its legal medical partnership
- $25,000
Shelter Music Boston · Arlington, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $25,000
Runway for Recovery · Newburyport, MA · 2023
For its legal medical partnership
- $25,000
Shelter Music Boston · Arlington, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $25,000
Nemours Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Purpose designated by recipient
- $25,000
Shelter Music Boston · Arlington, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $15,000
Children'S Room · Arlington, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $12,000
Camp Casco · Sudbury, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $10,000
Tommy'S Place · Falmouth, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $10,000
Jackson Health · Alpharetta, GA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $8,000
Camp Casco · Sudbury, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $5,000
Onemission · Westborough, MA · 2024
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $5,000
Children'S Room · Arlington, MA · 2023
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $5,000
Camp Casco · Sudbury, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
- $5,000
Cornerstone Family · Gardner, MA · 2022
Purpose designated by the recipient
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