Private foundation · EIN 04-3558239 · Boston, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Frisbie Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $589K total, median $10K. 56% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
25
$589K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MA
56%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$17M

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAGeneral support$377K
Harvard Varsity ClubCambridge, MAGeneral support$30K
Basic FundOakland, CAGeneral support$25K
Cure Alzheimers FundWellesley Hills, MAGeneral support$25K
Harvard LacrosseCambridge, MAGeneral support$20K
Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral support$13K
American Promise Education FundConcord, MAGeneral support$10K
Boch CenterBoston, MAGeneral support$10K
Find the Cause Breast Cancer FoundationFramingham, MAGeneral support$10K
Harvard FootballCambridge, MAGeneral support$10K
Joey O'Donnell FoundationBoston, MAGeneral support$10K
Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FLGeneral support$10K
Zero CancerAlexandria, VAGeneral support$10K
Conservation FundArlington, VAGeneral support$5,000
Jupiter Island Medical Clinic IncHobe Sound, FLGeneral support$5,000
Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum IncNew Bedford, MAGeneral support$5,000
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MAGeneral support$2,500
Our Sisters' SchoolNew Bedford, MAGeneral support$2,500
Pioneer InstituteBoston, MAGeneral support$2,500
Teach for AmericaNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
1000 Friends of FloridaTallahassee, FLGeneral support$1,000
Banner Lake Club - Blast ProgramHobe Sound, FLGeneral support$1,000
Hobe Sound Community ChestHobe Sound, FLGeneral support$1,000
Loaves & Fishes of Hobe SoundHobe Sound, FLGeneral support$1,000
The Trustees of ReservationsBeverly, MAGeneral support$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 14 · Florida 7 · California 1 · Virginia 2 · New York 1

About this foundation

Frisbie Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Richard D Frisbie Ttee, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Frisbie Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Frisbie Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $589K across 25 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Frisbie Family Foundation give?

Massachusetts (14 grants), Florida (7 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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