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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237090080Est. 1970-12

Elfers Foundation Inc

Boston, MA 02110

Total Assets

$15.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$660K

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$51K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$685K

Total Expenses

$815K

Qualifying Distributions

$678K

Distributable Amount

$730K

Min. Investment Return

$738K

Payout rate 93%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.93%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $14K to maximum $300K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $1.4M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

52 grants

The Fessenden School
$1.2M
6 grants
The Hotchkiss School
$815K
6 grants
New England Conservatory of Music
$500K
2 grants
Mass General Newton-Wellesley Hospital
$394K
3 grants
Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham)
$360K
4 grants
New England Conservatory
$247K
1 grant
Dana Hall Schools
$200K
4 grants
Partners Healthcare Systems Inc (Newton-Wellesley Hospital)
$75K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants

<$10K
23
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
17
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Massachusetts
$3.0M
77% of total
Connecticut
$815K
21% of total
Maine
$60K
2% of total
Ohio
$20K
1% of total
Vermont
$10K
0% of total
New Jersey
$10K
0% of total
Hawaii
$5K
0% of total
Florida
$5K
0% of total
Minnesota
$100
0% of total

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