Funding search · EIN 205672425 · Boston, MA
Stemberg Thomas G Char Fnd
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 76
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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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.
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum3 grants · $717,400
- Boston Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $130,000
- Boston Arts Academy2 grants · $50,000
- University of Toronto3 grants · $45,600
- The Boston Foundation3 grants · $45,000
- Massachusetts General Hospital2 grants · $40,000
- Perkins School for the Blind2 grants · $34,000
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Boston3 grants · $30,000
- The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University1 grant · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 76 reported grants, largest first.
- $317,400
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $210,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $190,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $55,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Lenox, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Lenox, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $27,500
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Boston Arts Academy · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Boston Arts Academy · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Lenox, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Elon University · Elon, NC · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $15,600
University of Toronto · 2022
Gener
- $15,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Coutry Club Employee Education Fund · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
President and Fellows of Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
University of Toronto · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
University of Toronto · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatrics · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Fusion Academy · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Catholic Schools Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Chapel and York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Fusion Academy Annual Fund · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Northeast Arc · Danvers, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Fusion Scholarship Foundation · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $9,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $7,500
Catholic Schools Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Catholic Schools Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Raising a Reader Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $4,250
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $4,000
American Repertory Theater · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brookline Music School · Brookline, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood League of Ma · Boston, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Steps To Success · Brookline, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brookline Food Pantry · Brookline, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brookline Music School · Brookline, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood League of Ma · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brookline Food Pantry · Brookline, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Brookline Music School · Brookline, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood League of Ma · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition · New Bedford, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Ellen Gifford Cat Shelter · Brighton, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition · New Bedford, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
President and Fellows of Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Steps To Success · Brookline, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition · New Bedford, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Harvard University Athletics · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Steps To Success · Brookline, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Harvard Independent · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $500
Our Sisters School · New Bedford, MA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $500
Ellen Gifford Cat Shelter · Brighton, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $500
Our Sisters School · New Bedford, MA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $500
Ellen Gifford Shelter · Brighton, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $500
Our Sisters School · New Bedford, MA · 2022
General charitable purposes
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