Funding search · EIN 046351051 · Worcester, MA

The Lewis M & Esther Perlstein

Name: The Lewis M & Esther Perlstein grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

241
grants reported: $165,390
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
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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Temple Shalom4 grants · $12,000
Temple Emunah4 grants · $12,000
California Community Foundation - Wildlife Recovery Fund1 grant · $8,000
Congregation of Agudat Achim3 grants · $7,285
Nature Bridge3 grants · $6,000
Planned Parenthood4 grants · $5,588
Save the Children3 grants · $4,700
Inova Behavioral Health Services4 grants · $4,375
Anti-Defamation League4 grants · $4,300
Jdc Ukraine Relief Activities1 grant · $4,000

Giving over time

$42,065

2022

$39,215

2023

$42,010

2024

$42,100

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 241 grants.

$8,000
California Community Foundation - Wildlife Recovery Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General
$4,000
Jdc Ukraine Relief Activities · New York, NY · 2022
General
$4,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
General
$3,285
Congregation of Agudat Achim · Leominster, MA · 2024
General
$3,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2025
General
$3,000
Temple Shalom · West Newton, MA · 2025
General
$3,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2024
General
$3,000
Temple Shalom · West Newton, MA · 2024
General
$3,000
Best Friends Animal Society · New York, NY · 2023
General
$3,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2023
General
$3,000
Temple Shalom · West Newton, MA · 2023
General
$3,000
Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2022
General
$3,000
Temple Shalom · West Newton, MA · 2022
General
$2,500
Congregation of Agudat Achim · Attleboro, MA · 2022
General
$2,000
Nature Bridge · Sausalito, CA · 2025
General
$2,000
Nature Bridge · Sausalito, CA · 2024
General
$2,000
Nature Bridge · Sausalito, CA · 2023
General
$1,900
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,750
Inova Behavioral Health Services · Fairfax, VA · 2025
General
$1,750
Peta - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals · Norfolk, VA · 2025
General
$1,600
Fredonian Park and Nature Center · Shirley, MA · 2023
General
$1,500
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$1,500
Congregation of Agudat Achim · Leominster, MA · 2025
General
$1,438
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$1,388
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$1,300
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,250
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$1,250
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
General
$1,200
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$1,200
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,200
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General
$1,100
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General
$1,075
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
$1,000
Apda - American Parkinson'S Disease Association · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$1,000
Friends of Borderland · North Easton, MA · 2025
General
$1,000
American Parkinson'S Disease Association - Apda · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$1,000
American Red Cross · Fairfax, VA · 2024
General
$1,000
Friends of Borderland · North Easton, MA · 2024
General
$1,000
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews - Ifcj · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
No Kid Hungry · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,000
St Jude'S Research Hospital · New York, NY · 2024
General
$1,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$1,000
American Parkinson'S Disease Association · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Catf · Boston, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Center for Carbon Removal · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,000
Friends of Borderland · North Easton, MA · 2023
General
$1,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,000
Friends of Borderland · North Easton, MA · 2022
General
$950
Pa Breast Cancer Coalition · Lebanon, PA · 2024
General
$950
Pa Breast Cancer Coalition · Lebanon, PA · 2023
General
$950
Pa Breast Cancer Coalition · Lebanon, PA · 2022
General
$875
Inova Behavioral Health Services · Fairfax, VA · 2024
General
$875
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2024
General
$875
Human Rights Campaign · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$875
Inova Behavioral Health Services · Fairfax, VA · 2023
General
$875
Institute for Shipboard Education · Dallas, TX · 2023
General
$875
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
General
$875
Straight Ahead Ministries · Worcester, MA · 2023
General
$875
Inova Behavioral Health Services · Fairfax, VA · 2022
General
$875
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
General
$875
Semester at Sea · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
General
$800
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
General
$800
Anti-Defamation League · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$750
World Central Kitchen · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
$700
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2025
General
$700
Institute for Shipboard Education · Dallas, TX · 2025
General
$700
Jewish Social Service of Northern Va · Fairfax, VA · 2025
General
$700
Pregnancy Justice · New York City, NY · 2025
General
$700
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General
$700
Institute for Shipboard Education · Dallas, TX · 2024
General
$700
Jewish Social Service of Northern Va · Fairfax, VA · 2024
General
$620
American Heart Association · Arlington, VA · 2025
General
$600
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$600
Brain Tumor Society · Newton, MA · 2024
General
$600
American Heart Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
$600
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General
$600
World Central Kitchen · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
$600
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General
$500
Amrican Friends of Jaffa Institute · Flushing, NY · 2025
General
$500
Aspen Family Connections · Aspen, CO · 2025
General
$500
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2025
General
$500
Habitat of Humanity of Addison County Vt · Middlebury, VT · 2025
General
$500
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2025
General
$500
National Brain Tumor Society · Newton, MA · 2025
General
$500
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$500
American Heart Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
General
$500
Amrican Friends of Jaffa Institute · Flushing, NY · 2024
General
$500
Aspen Family Connections · Aspen, CO · 2024
General
$500
Aspen Indigenous Foundation · Woody Creek, CO · 2024
General
$500
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2024
General
$500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General
$500
Grand Mesa Nordic Council · Grand Junction, CO · 2024
General
$500
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2024
General
$500
Sjogren'S Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$500
Venice Symphony Orchestra · Venice, FL · 2024
General
$500
Wildlife Center of Southwest Fl · Venice, FL · 2024
General

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