Funding search · EIN 273842131 · Boston, MA
Michael T Sherman 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.
- 99
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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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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.
- Perkins School for the Blind4 grants · $107,580
- Sierra Club Foundation4 grants · $89,645
- Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund4 grants · $89,645
- Massachusetts General Hospital4 grants · $75,275
- Aspca4 grants · $71,720
- World Wildlife Fund4 grants · $71,720
- Compass Working Capital4 grants · $65,790
- Greater Boston Food Bank2 grants · $62,250
- Habitat for Humanity International3 grants · $57,500
- Franciscan Hospital for Children3 grants · $57,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 99 reported grants, largest first.
- $32,250
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $32,250
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $30,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $30,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $27,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $26,870
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
- $26,870
Multiple Myeloma Research Fd · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $26,870
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2025
General purpose
- $25,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Fd · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Sierra Club Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $24,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $21,500
Aspca · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
- $21,500
City of Phoenix Pediatric Health Care Initiative Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Pediatric health care initiative fund
- $21,500
Franciscan Hospital for Children · Brighton, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $21,500
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2025
General purpose
- $21,500
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Home base program
- $21,500
Neads · Princeton, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $21,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
- $21,330
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Franciscan Hospital for Children · Brighton, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Home base program
- $20,000
Neads · Princeton, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Phoenix Childrens Hospital Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Sierra Club Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Franciscan Children'S · Brighton, MA · 2022
Boston wiffleball challenge
- $17,775
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $17,775
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Home base program
- $17,775
Sierra Club Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $16,125
Boston Higher Education Resource Center · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $16,125
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purpose
- $16,125
Community Workshops · Boston, MA · 2025
Communityworks services
- $16,125
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $16,125
Himalayan Cataract Project · Norwich, VT · 2025
General purpose
- $16,125
Onegoal Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $16,125
School On Wheels of Massachusetts · East Bridgewater, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $16,125
Teach for America · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $16,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $16,000
Franciscan Hospital for Children · Brighton, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $16,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General purpose
- $16,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Home base program
- $16,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Boston Higher Education Resource Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Community Workshops · Boston, MA · 2024
Communityworks services
- $15,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Onegoal Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
School On Wheels of Massachusetts · East Bridgewater, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Teach for America · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $14,220
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $14,220
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General purpose
- $14,220
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corp · Charlestown, MA · 2022
The travis roy center
- $14,220
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $14,220
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $13,440
Resilient Coders · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $12,500
Resilient Coders · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $12,000
Boston Higher Education Resource Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Community Workshops · Boston, MA · 2023
Communityworks services
- $12,000
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Onegoal Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
School On Wheels of Massachusetts · East Bridgewater, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Teach for America · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $12,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,750
Project Medishare for Haiti · Miami, FL · 2025
General purpose
- $10,665
Boston Higher Education Resource Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,665
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,665
Community Workshops · Boston, MA · 2022
Community work services
- $10,665
Compass Working Capital · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,665
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2022
General purpose
- $10,665
Onegoal Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,665
School On Wheels of Massachusetts · East Bridgewater, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,665
Teach for America · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Project Medishare for Haiti · Miami, FL · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Resilient Coders · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $8,887
Resilient Coders · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $8,060
Friends of Project Renew · McLean, VA · 2025
General purpose
- $8,060
Mines Advisory Group America · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
- $8,060
Peacetrees Vietnam · Seattle, WA · 2025
General purpose
- $8,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $8,000
Project Medishare for Haiti · Miami, FL · 2023
General purpose
- $7,500
Friends of Project Renew · McLean, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $7,500
Mines Advisory Group America · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $7,500
Peacetrees Vietnam · Seattle, WA · 2024
General purpose
- $7,110
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $7,110
Project Medishare for Haiti · Miami, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $6,000
Friends of Project Renew · McLean, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $6,000
Mines Advisory Group America · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $6,000
Peacetrees Vietnam · Seattle, WA · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Educated Canines Assisting With Disabilities · Winsted, CT · 2023
Gift in honor of meghan sandelli
- $2,020
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
- $1,875
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $1,778
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $1,500
Project Step · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
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