Private foundation · EIN 26-2875287 · Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Ser Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $23K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $1.2M total, median $23K. 17% of grants stayed in Massachusetts. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$1.2M
Median grant
$23K
Stays in MA
17%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$14M

How to apply

NONE Contact: Shari E Redstone, Po Box 67017, Chestnut Hill, Ma, 7814611600 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

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Merit Spread Foundation IncAlbany, NYGeneral$350K
Jewish Graduate Student InitiativeBeverly Hills, CAGeneral$250K
Tikvah FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$233K
Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral$125K
Dream for Future Africa FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral$50K
Michael Levin Lone Soldier FoundationMelville, NYGeneral$35K
Roxbury Community College FoundationRoxbury Crossing, MAGeneral$25K
Social Capital IncWoburn, MAGeneral$25K
The Jewish Federation Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAGeneral$25K
Wrap Women FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral$20K
Gift of LifeBoca Raton, FLGeneral$18K
UJA Federation of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral$18K
Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MAGeneral$10K
Get ConnectedRockford, ILGeneral$10K
La'aretz FoundationBrooklyn, NYGeneral$7,900
Building Relationships IncSouthfield, MIGeneral$2,700
Partners of the AmericasWashington, DCGeneral$1,895
The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim SynagogueCharleston, SCGeneral$1,800

By state: New York 5 · California 5 · Massachusetts 3 · Florida 1 · Illinois 1 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

Ser Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, administered in care of Shari E Redstone, tax-exempt since 2009. 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 Ser Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. NONE Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Ser Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.2M across 18 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Ser Family Charitable Foundation give?

New York (5 grants), California (5 grants), Massachusetts (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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