Funding search · EIN 260623896 · Needham, MA

Ina & Lewis Heafitz

Name: Ina & Lewis Heafitz grants, 2022–2024
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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.

48
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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

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University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $985,270
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens1 grant · $100,000
Friends of Meali International2 grants · $100,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston3 grants · $79,000
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev2 grants · $45,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences3 grants · $35,000
Boston University School of Medicine1 grant · $23,500
University of Massachusetts Amherst1 grant · $22,320
Brown University2 grants · $21,000
Temple Emanuel of Newton3 grants · $16,400

Giving over time

$587,480

2022

$528,000

2023

$410,812

2024

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$365,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To provide funds for program
$320,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$300,270
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$100,000
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · Boothbay, ME · 2022
To provide funds for program
$50,000
Friends of Meali International · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To provide funds for program
$50,000
Friends of Meali International · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$40,000
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · New York, NY · 2023
To provide funds for program
$36,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$25,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
To provide funds for program
$23,500
Boston University School of Medicine · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$22,320
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$20,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
To provide funds for program
$18,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$17,500
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2022
To provide funds for program
$14,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$10,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2024
To provide funds for program
$10,000
Boothbay Sea and Science Center · East Boothbay, ME · 2023
To provide funds for program
$10,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham · Needham, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$10,000
New World Symphony · Miami Beach, FL · 2022
To provide funds for program
$7,500
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2023
To provide funds for program
$6,400
Temple Emanuel of Newton · Newton Centre, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$5,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$5,000
Temple Emanuel of Newton · Newton Centre, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$5,000
World Jewish Congress · New York, NY · 2024
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$5,000
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2023
To provide funds for program
$5,000
Temple Emanuel of Newton · Newton Centre, MA · 2023
To provide funds for program
$5,000
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · New York, NY · 2022
To provide funds for program
$5,000
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2022
To provide funds for program
$5,000
MIT Hillel · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$5,000
Uss Constitution Museum · Charlestown, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$3,500
Morris Arboretum & Gardens · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$2,500
MIT Hillel · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$2,500
New England Aquarium Corporation · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$2,000
Boothbay Region Ymca · Boothbay Harbor, ME · 2024
To provide funds for program
$2,000
May Institute · Randolph, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$2,000
Richard Grand Md - Boston Childrens · Brookine, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$2,000
Friends of Wlrn · Miami, FL · 2022
To provide funds for program
$1,812
Uss Constitution Museum · Charlestown, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$1,500
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$1,000
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2024
To provide funds for program
$1,000
Boys and Girls Club · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide funds for program
$1,000
Boothbay Region Ymca · Boothbay Harbor, ME · 2022
To provide funds for program
$1,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
To provide funds for program
$1,000
May Institute · Randolph, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$500
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham · Needham, MA · 2023
To provide funds for program
$300
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program
$100
Maine Public Radio · Lewiston, ME · 2022
To provide funds for program
$90
Harvard-Kent Parents Association · Charlestown, MA · 2022
To provide funds for program

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