Funding search · EIN 043425988 · Cambridge, MA

Robert and Iris Fanger 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.

216
grants reported
$206,722
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Combined Jewish Philanthrophy2 grants · $52,000
  • Woodwell Climate Research Center3 grants · $35,750
  • Temple Israel3 grants · $15,922
  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston3 grants · $8,790
  • Massachusetts Historical Society3 grants · $7,750
  • The Home for Little Wanderers2 grants · $5,100
  • Sarasota Ballet2 grants · $5,000
  • Boston Ballet3 grants · $4,500
  • New York City Ballet3 grants · $3,000
  • American Ballet Theatre3 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$87,347
2022
$72,590
2023
$46,785
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 216 grants.

  • $27,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthrophy · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $25,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthrophy · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $20,250

    Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $8,000

    Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $7,500

    Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $5,540

    Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $5,192

    Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $5,190

    Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $5,000

    The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $3,250

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $3,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,540

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,500

    Massachusetts Historical Society · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,500

    Nols · Lander, WY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,500

    Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,500

    Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,250

    Mhs Gala · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,000

    Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $2,000

    West Falmouth Library · Falmouth, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,500

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,500

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,500

    Asolo Repertory Theatre Endowment · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,500

    Asolo Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,500

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,500

    Ralph Lowell Society · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Ballet Theater Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Margaret Jenkins Dance Co · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Wgbh · Brighton, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Cjp Emergency Fund for Isreal · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Sierra Club · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    American Ballet Theatre · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Dartmouth College Fund · Hanover, NH · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $1,000

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $850

    Boston Athenaeum Conservation Match · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $750

    Huntington Theatre Co · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $650

    Dartmouth College Fund · Hanover, NH · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $550

    Boston Athenaeum Conservation Match · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $525

    Boston Athenaeum Conservation Match · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Asolo Repertory · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Boston Dance Alliance · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Highfield Hall · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Lyric Stage · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    President and Fellow · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Shakespeare & Co · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Speakeasy Stage · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Streb · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    The Cambridge Hornes · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Elizabeth Streb · Brookline, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Nrdc · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Shakespeare & Co · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    The 300 Committee · Falmouth, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    The Lenny Zakim Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    West Falmouth Library · Falmouth, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Margaret Jenkins Dance Co · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Mark Morris Dance Group · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Project Kesher · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Shakespeare & Co · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    Streb Lab for Action Mechanics · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $500

    The Cambridge Hornes · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $450

    Hebrew Senior Life · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $450

    Northwestern University · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $400

    St Francis House · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $400

    US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $400

    Mv Community Services · Oak Bluff, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $400

    St Francis House · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $330

    Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    Emily'S List · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    The 300 Committee · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    Alzheimer'S Association of Ma · Newton, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    Emily'S List · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    Jacob'S Pillow · Beckt, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    Sixth Ave Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $300

    The Nature Conservency · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Alvin Ailey · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    MIT Alan & Paula Brody Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    St Armand Lutheran · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Thursday Morning Tal · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Zakim No Show Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Brookline Menatal Health · Brookline, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    David Dorfman Dance · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Dorrance Dance · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Entertainment Community Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted use

  • $250

    Gilchrist Hospice · Hunt Valley, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted use

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.