Private foundation · EIN 10-6001398 · Brookline, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Stifler 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: 93 grants paid, $1.0M total, median $1,000. 54% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
93
$1.0M
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in MA
54%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$48M

How to apply

In writing and indicating purpose. Contact: Lawrence Tp Stifler, 100 Codman Road, Brookline, Ma, 6177393322 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 93 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Androscoggin Valley Council of GovernmentsAuburn, MECharitable$350K
Coolidge Corner TheaterBrookline, MAEducational$150K
Celebrity Series of BostonBoston, MAEnvironmental$113K
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHEducational$75K
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MAEnvironmental$50K
Gilman SchoolBaltimore, MDEducational$25K
BedlamNew York, NYEnvironmental$20K
Maine Mineral & Gem MuseumBethel, MECharitable$20K
Wareham Land TrustWareham, MAEnvironmental$18K
Strategies for YouthRandolph, MAEducational$18K
Maine Environmental AssociationBrunswick, MEEducational$15K
New Beginnings Reentry Services IncRoxbury, MAUnderpriveleged$12K
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MACharitable$10K
National Center of Afro-American ArtistsBoston, MAEducational$10K
American Youth Table Tennis OrganizationNew York, NYEducational$5,000
CebeNorway, MEEducational$5,000
Damien's Family Food PantryWareham, MAUnderpriveleged$5,000
Gould AcademyBethel, MEEducational$5,000
Land Trust AllianceWashington, DCEnvironmental$5,000
Mahoosuc Land TrustBethel, MEEnvironmental$5,000
Mass AudubonLincoln, MAEnvironmental$5,000
New Learning JourneyWaitsfield, VTCharitable$5,000
Pioneer InstitutueBoston, MAEducational$5,000
Ria House IncFramingham, MACharitable$5,000
The Calculus ProjectBarnstable, MAEnvironmental$5,000
Ne Forestry FoundationLittleton, MAEnvironmental$3,500
Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, MEUnderpriveleged$2,500
Maine Tree FoundationAugusta, MEEnvironmental$2,500
Mass Land Trust CoalitionSudbury, MAEducational$2,500
St George Community DevelopmentTenants Harbor, MEEducational$2,500
Pine Street InnBoston, MACharitable$2,000
Project OpportunityBethel, MEEducational$2,000
Bethel Library AssocBethel, MEEnvironmental$1,500
Calvert SchoolBaltimore, MDEducational$1,500
Institute for JusticeArlington, VAUnderpriveleged$1,500
Lenny Zakim FundBoston, MAEducational$1,500
Marion InstituteMarion, MACharitable$1,500
Museums of Bethel Historical SocietyBethel, MEEducational$1,500
Maine Public Broadcasting CorpPortland, MEEducational$1,200
Alan Day Community GardenNorway, MEEducational$1,000
Arts Wayland FoundationWayland, MAEducational$1,000
Boston Rescue MissionBoston, MAUnderprivileged$1,000
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Community Lakes AssocGreenwood, MEEnvironmental$1,000
Community Music Center of BostonBoston, MACharitable$1,000
Compact of Cape Cod Conservation TrustsSouth Yarmouth, MAEnvironmental$1,000
Doctors Without BoardersNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DCEnvironmental$1,000
FfrfMadison, WIEducational$1,000
Forest Society of MaineAugusta, MEEnvironmental$1,000
Future ChefsBoston, MAEducational$1,000
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MACharitable$1,000
Greenwood Historical SocietyGreenwood, MEEducational$1,000
Hospitality HomesBoston, MACharitable$1,000
Lakes Environmental AssocBridgton, MEEnvironmental$1,000
Lucy's Love BusAmesbury, MACharitable$1,000
Maine 4-H FoundationOrono, MEEducational$1,000
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharitable$1,000
Mass Shelter and Housing AllianceBoston, MAUnderprivileged$1,000
Ne Grassroots Environmental FundNewmarket, NHEnvironmental$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 50 · Maine 25 · New Hampshire 2 · New York 6 · Maryland 2 · District of Columbia 4

About this foundation

Stifler Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Stifler 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 Stifler Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.0M across 93 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Stifler Family Foundation give?

Massachusetts (50 grants), Maine (25 grants), New Hampshire (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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