Funding search · EIN 592466060 · Chestnut Hill, MA
The Samuel Salmanson 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.
- 57
- grants reported
- $56,145
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $800
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Friends of Dana Farber4 grants · $9,300
- Temple Sinai3 grants · $6,700
- Temple Israel4 grants · $6,200
- Misc Gifts 2504 grants · $3,565
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies2 grants · $3,500
- Dr Patrick O'Gara Research Fund4 grants · $3,500
- Mass General Brigham2 grants · $3,475
- Anti-Defamation League3 grants · $2,800
- Washington Latin Public Charter Sch3 grants · $2,500
- Breast Cancer Research3 grants · $2,050
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $3,500
Friends of Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $3,100
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $2,700
Temple Sinai · Washington, DC · 2023
General use of charity
- $2,625
Mass General Brigham · Boston, MA · 2023
General use of charity
- $2,600
Friends of Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2023
General use of charity
- $2,100
Friends of Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $2,000
Temple Sinai · Washington, DC · 2024
General use of charity
- $2,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Temple Sinai · Washington, DC · 2021
General use of charity
- $1,700
Misc Gifts 250 · Providence, RI · 2024
General
- $1,500
Solomon Scholars · Newark, NJ · 2022
General
- $1,500
Washington Latin Public Charter Sch · Washington, DC · 2022
General use of charity
- $1,500
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
General
- $1,500
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2021
General
- $1,300
Breast Cancer Research · New York, NY · 2024
General use of charity
- $1,100
Friends of Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $1,050
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $1,050
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2023
General use of charity
- $1,000
Dr Patrick O'Gara Research Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $1,000
Dr Patrick O'Gara Research Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General use of charity
- $1,000
Anti-Defamation League · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $1,000
Anti-Defamation League · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $1,000
Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
General use of charity
- $1,000
Dr Patrick O'Gara Research Fund · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $1,000
Temple Israel · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $950
Misc Gifts 250 · Providence, RI · 2021
General
- $850
Mass General Brigham · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $800
Anti-Defamation League · Boston, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $800
Dana Farber Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $700
Dana Farber Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $680
2 Life Communities · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable
- $636
Broadway Cares · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $525
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $525
Misc Gifts 250 · Providence, RI · 2022
General
- $500
Aclu · Boston, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $500
Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General use of charity
- $500
Washington Latin Public Charter Sch · Washington, DC · 2024
General use of charity
- $500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $500
Dana Farber Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General use of charity
- $500
Washington Latin Public Charter Sch · Washington, DC · 2023
General use of charity
- $500
Dr Patrick O'Gara Research Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $500
Breast Cancer Research · New York, NY · 2021
General use of charity
- $500
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $390
Misc Gifts 250 · Providence, RI · 2023
General
- $300
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $300
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $270
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $254
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2021
General use of charity
- $250
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $250
American Association for Cancer Res · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General use of charity
- $250
Breast Cancer Research · New York, NY · 2022
General use of charity
- $250
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
General
- $200
Aclu · Boston, MA · 2022
General use of charity
- $200
Encore Stage & Studio · Arlington, VA · 2022
General use of charity
- $200
St Jude'S Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General use of charity
- $140
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
General use of charity
- $100
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General use of charity
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston4,151 grants · $943.7M
- Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund3,620 grants · $914.9M
- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
Similar grant size
- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
- The Bank of America Charitable87,335 grants · $496.1M
- Jpmorgan Chase Foundation29,571 grants · $637.4M
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