Funding search · EIN 046915654 · Boston, MA

The Tom & Elena Matlack Charitable

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

42
grants reported
$162,690
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
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.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Wesleyan University2 grants · $52,212
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston3 grants · $30,000
  • Perkins School for the Blind2 grants · $12,000
  • Mgh Storybook Ball1 grant · $10,000
  • Mass General Hospital1 grant · $10,000
  • Brown University2 grants · $10,000
  • Emerald Necklace Conservatory3 grants · $7,500
  • Cri (Community Rowing Inc)1 grant · $5,000
  • Heroes and Horses1 grant · $5,000
  • Thayer Academy2 grants · $3,043

Giving over time

$90,167
2022
$38,250
2023
$34,273
2024

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2022

    Men's crew shell fund

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    Ensuring that thousands of young people across boston and chelsea have the tools and opportunities necessary to reach their full potential.

  • $10,000

    Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Support for mass general for children, a world-class pediatric hospital within a premier academic medical center providing the highest quality family-centered care to children both locally and globally. This support hel read all
  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    House party 2023, artemis luncheon, scott farrer memorial fund, club night 2023

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022

    Helping young people build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders.

  • $10,000

    Mgh Storybook Ball · Boston, MA · 2022

    Storybook ball fund

  • $7,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022

    Education services for children and young adults with disabilities and visual impairments.

  • $5,000

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024

    Support for athletics program - men's crew

  • $5,000

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023

    Support for athletics program - crew (men's)

  • $5,000

    Cri (Community Rowing Inc) · Brighton, MA · 2023

    Giving day. Transforming the greater boston community by growth gained through rowing.

  • $5,000

    Heroes and Horses · Manhattan, MT · 2023

    Offers combat veterans an alternative solution for defining and approaching their physical and mental scars

  • $5,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023

    Taste of perkins - education services for children and young adults with disabilities and visual impairments

  • $3,250

    Emerald Necklace Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2023

    Party in the park

  • $3,250

    Emerald Necklace Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2022

    Party in the park

  • $2,500

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    Providing high-quality arts education that empowers and inspires the next generation of artists and leaders.

  • $2,212

    Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2022

    Event reimbursement: scoggins 10/08

  • $2,043

    Thayer Academy · Braintree, MA · 2022

    Founders day: a day of giving, and fy23 annual fund gift

  • $1,700

    Boston Hot Pink Party · New York, NY · 2022

    Breast cancer research foundation

  • $1,060

    Givebutter Community Fund · Brighton, MA · 2022

    Donation to community rowing

  • $1,027

    Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024

    Supporting the innovative work of doctors, nurses, and scientists at dana-farber cancer institute and their search for cures for cancers and related diseases.

  • $1,000

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Advancing the most innovative research aimed at ending breast cancer once and for all.

  • $1,000

    Emerald Necklace Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2024

    Restoring and improving the emerald necklace parks.

  • $1,000

    Raising a Reader · Boston, MA · 2024

    Closing the literacy opportunity gap among children ages birth to age six by providing crucial resources and helping families develop and practice shared home reading habits for a lifetime of opportunity.

  • $1,000

    Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024

    Turning hope into help for poor and homeless women, providing a place to go when they have nowhere else to turn.

  • $1,000

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Research time initiative at the boston hot pink luncheon & symposium

  • $1,000

    Brookline Food Pantry · Brookline, MA · 2023

    Serves over 600 households each week at three locations, as well as an average of 400+ students through the thrives weekend food program

  • $1,000

    Change Summer · New York City, NY · 2023

    Provide students from under-resourced communities with a summer experience

  • $1,000

    Thayer Academy · Braintree, MA · 2023

    Fy23 senior legacy fund

  • $1,000

    Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022

    Gardner gala 2022

  • $746

    Nedsra · Addison, IL · 2024

    Direct services for children and adults with disabilities through diverse recreation opportunities and community services.

  • $518

    Boston Medflight Giving · Bedford, MA · 2022

    New england event

  • $500

    Brookline Food Pantry · Brookline, MA · 2024

    Providing a consistent, dependable source of nutrious food to the over 2000 households served each year.

  • $500

    Friends of Dana Farber Cancer · Boston, MA · 2024

    Supporting cancer research and patient care at dana-farber cancer institute.

  • $500

    Raising a Reader · Boston, MA · 2023

    Closing the literacy opportunity gap.

  • $500

    Westport Land Conservation Trust · Westport, MA · 2023

    Explorer's guide to westport

  • $500

    Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Connors ignite fund

  • $314

    Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Children who need help

  • $150

    Raising a Reader · Boston, MA · 2022

    Closing the literacy opportunity gap.

  • $120

    Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2022

    Bike-a-thon for dana-farber cancer institute

  • $100

    Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2022

    Cancer research & patient care

  • $100

    Foundation of Meei · Boston, MA · 2022

    Education

  • $100

    The 3point Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Connecting the lessons of the classroom with the life lessons of basketball

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