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Funding search · EIN 043543158 · Carlisle, MA

The Scarbro 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.

177
grants reported: $181,500
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Hgrm (Household Goods Recycliing)4 grants · $36,000
Andrew James Lawson Foundation4 grants · $25,000
Household Goods Recycling1 grant · $10,000
Wbur4 grants · $8,000
American Diabetes Association4 grants · $8,000
Boston Ballet4 grants · $8,000
Wgbh4 grants · $8,000
Mspcc4 grants · $6,000
Ne Aquarium4 grants · $6,000
Wikimedia Foundation4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$52,800

2022

$46,000

2023

$44,150

2024

$38,550

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 177 grants.

$12,000
Hgrm (Household Goods Recycliing) · Acton, MA · 2023
General fund
$12,000
Hgrm (Household Goods Recycliing) · Acton, MA · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Hgrm (Household Goods Recycliing) · Acton, MA · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Household Goods Recycling · Acton, MA · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Andrew James Lawson Foundation · Norwell, MA · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Andrew James Lawson Foundation · Norwell, MA · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Andrew James Lawson Foundation · Norwell, MA · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Andrew James Lawson Foundation · Norwell, MA · 2023
General fund
$3,250
Castle Playground Project · Carlisle, MA · 2022
General fund
$2,000
American Diabetes Association · Alexadria, VA · 2025
General fund
$2,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$2,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$2,000
American Diabetes Association · Alexadria, VA · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Hgrm (Household Goods Recycliing) · Acton, MA · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$2,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$2,000
American Diabetes Association · Alexadria, VA · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$2,000
American Diabetes Association · Alexadria, VA · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,500
Mspcc · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$1,500
Ne Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$1,500
Mspcc · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$1,500
Ne Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$1,500
Mspcc · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,500
Ne Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,500
Mspcc · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,500
Ne Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Watertown, MA · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
General fund
$1,000
National Parks Conservation (Npca) · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Watertown, MA · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Carlisle Conservation Foundation · Carlisle, MA · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$1,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Watertown, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Carlisle Conservation Foundation · Carlisle, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Gleason Public Library Endowment · Carlisle, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Jdrf · Bristol, RI · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Watertown, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Food Bank of Western Mass · Hatfield, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Friends of Carlisle Coa · Carlisle, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Jdrf · Bristol, RI · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Joslin Diabetes Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
$1,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2022
General fund
$500
Abby'S House · Worcester, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Cfra · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Cspi · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
$500
Food Bank of Western Mass · Hatfield, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Mare · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Rails To Trails Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
$500
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
The Arc of Mass · Waltham, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Trustees of the Reservation · Leominster, MA · 2025
General fund
$500
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
General fund
$500
Abby'S House · Worcester, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Carlisle Police Union · Carlisle, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Cfra · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Cspi · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
$500
Food Bank of Western Mass · Hatfield, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Mare · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Quilts of Valor · Lowell, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Rails To Trails Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
$500
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
The Arc of Mass · Waltham, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
The Trustees of the Boston Public Library · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Trustees of the Reservation · Leominster, MA · 2024
General fund
$500
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024
General fund
$500
Abby'S House · Worcester, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Carlisle Police Union · Carlisle, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Cfra · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Cspi · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
$500
Food Bank of Western Mass · Hatfield, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Friends of Bruce Freeman Trail · Lowell, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
General fund
$500
Mare · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$500
Merrimack Valley Food Bank · Lowell, MA · 2023
General fund

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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.