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 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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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
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 allSupport 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 helps ensure that they are able to continue to provide extraordinary care to patients and their families; to recruit and support the best physicians; and to speed the development of new technologies and research that can transform clinical care worldwide. less
- $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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