Funding search · EIN 387032850 · Weston, MA
James & Melinda Rabb 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.
- 64
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $11,000
- 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.
- Museum of Fine Arts3 grants · $291,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies3 grants · $250,000
- Celebrity Series3 grants · $191,800
- Tufts University2 grants · $170,000
- Wgbh3 grants · $125,000
- Boston Ballet3 grants · $94,600
- Boston Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $84,000
- Jewish Family & Children'S Services2 grants · $75,000
- Trustees of Tufts College1 grant · $70,100
- Phillips Academy3 grants · $45,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 64 reported grants, largest first.
- $241,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $158,300
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $120,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2023
Charity
- $100,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $75,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $75,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $70,100
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $51,500
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $50,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $50,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2022
Charity
- $50,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $40,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charity
- $35,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charity
- $30,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $28,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $27,500
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $26,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $25,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $25,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $25,000
Wgbh - Masterpiece Trust · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $25,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $25,000
Wgbh - Catalyst Fund for Radio · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $22,600
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $20,500
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $20,000
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2022
Charity
- $19,446
Temple Emanuel · Newton, MA · 2023
Charity
- $15,000
Boston Lyric Opera · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $15,000
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2023
Charity
- $14,552
Temple Emanuel · Newton, MA · 2024
Charity
- $12,000
Chron'S & Colitis Foundation · Needham, MA · 2024
Charity
- $12,000
Chron'S & Colitis Foundation · Needham, MA · 2023
Charity
- $12,000
Chron'S & Colitis Foundation · Needham, MA · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2024
Charity
- $10,000
Boston Lyric Opera · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $10,000
Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity
- $10,000
Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $6,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
- $6,000
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $5,000
Brownrisd Hillel · Providence, RI · 2023
Charity
- $5,000
Harvard Hillel · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity
- $5,000
Harvard Art Museum · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charity
- $2,500
Boston Lyric Opera · Boston, MA · 2022
Charity
- $1,500
Jewish Women'S Archive · Brookline, MA · 2024
Charity
- $1,200
Jewish Women'S Archive · Brookline, MA · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Park School Fund · Brookline, MA · 2024
Charity
- $1,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Harvard Center for Jewish Studies · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Jewish Arts Collaborative · Newton, MA · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Park School Fund · Brookline, MA · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Temple Shirat Hayam · Swampscott, MA · 2023
Charity
- $800
Temple Shirat Hayam · Swampscott, MA · 2024
Charity
- $600
Congregation Shirat Ha Yam · Swampscott, MA · 2023
Charity
- $600
Congregation Shirat Ha Yam · Swampscott, MA · 2022
Charity
- $500
Harvard Radcliffe Chorus · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charity
- $250
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $200
Beth El Congregation · Sudbury, MA · 2023
Charity
- $150
Nantucket Historical Association · Nantucket, MA · 2024
Charity
- $100
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Charity
- $100
Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $100
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $100
Ma Audobon · Canton, MA · 2023
Charity
- $100
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
- $100
Temple Israel of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Charity
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