Private foundation · EIN 46-5181325 · Needham, Massachusetts

Lissy 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 31 grants paid, $492K total, median $515. 68% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
31
$492K
Median grant
$515
Stays in MA
68%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.1M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimer's AssociationWaltham, MAFor operating support$200K
Combined Jewish PhilanthropyBoston, MAFor operating support$135K
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NCFor operating support$95K
Beaver Country Day SchoolChestnut Hill, MAFor operating support$10K
Bright Horizons Foundation for ChildrenNewton, MAFor operating support$10K
Coalition for Healthy DemocracyFoxboro, MAFor operating support$10K
One Company FundWaltham, MAFor operating support$10K
The Immigrant Learning CenterMalden, MAFor operating support$6,113
Ithaca UniversityIthaca, NYFor operating support$5,000
The Giving Back FundBoston, MAFor operating support$2,000
Metro West Community FoundationNatick, MAFor operating support$1,080
Golf Fights CancerNorton, MAFor operating support$1,049
Actblue - Giffords PacBoston, MAFor operating support$1,000
Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MAFor operating support$592
OuimetorgNorton, MAFor operating support$531
Birthday WishesSudbury, MAFor operating support$515
Boston Bullpen ProjectNeedham, MAFor operating support$500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYFor operating support$500
US Challenge CupRiverside, RIFor operating support$500
Paula DamouraNa, MAFor operating support$375
Dana Farber Jimmy FundBoston, MAFor operating support$268
Jo Moorestown NjMoorestown, NJFor operating support$260
National Ovarian Cancer CoalitionDallas, TXFor operating support$259
Rodman for KidsFoxboro, MAFor operating support$256
Michigan Gateway Community FoundationBuchanan, MIFor operating support$209
Jewish Communal Fund of New YorkNew York, NYFor operating support$207
Help Bring Them Home - IsraelNew York, NYFor operating support$180
GofundmeorgWest Hollywood, CAFor operating support$175
Falmouth Road RaceFalmouth, MAFor operating support$110
National Brain Tumor SocietyNewton, MAFor operating support$103
Comm Firefighter AssociationCenterville, MAFor operating support$100

By state: Massachusetts 21 · North Carolina 1 · New York 4 · Rhode Island 1 · New Jersey 1 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Lissy Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Needham, Massachusetts, tax-exempt since 2014. 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 Lissy Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Lissy Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $492K across 31 grants, a median of $515.

Where does Lissy Family Foundation give?

Massachusetts (21 grants), North Carolina (1 grants), New York (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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