Private foundation · Boston, MA

Elfers Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$6K – $14K – $140K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
17
Repeat grantees
4
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Amelia R Elfers
Director (start 2/2024)
Katherine a Elfers
Director (end 2/2024)
William Alexander Haughton
Director
Eric Muther
Director
Deborah B Elfers
President/Director
Jane Elfers Muther
Treasurer/Vice President/Director
Henry Dormitzer
Secretary/Clerk/Director
William a Lowell
Secretary/Clerk
William R Elfers
President (end 11/2020)
$10K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
4.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
46
Total grants awarded
$3.2M
Total amount
$71K
Average grant
$300K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$660K
13 grants
2022
$570K
8 grants
2021
$722K
6 grants
2020
$633K
4 grants
2019
$665K
15 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$975K
5 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$808K
Mass General Newton-wellesley Hospital
2 grants · MA
$269K
Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham)
3 grants · MA
$260K
1 grant · MA · ✓ Exact match
$250K
New England Conservatory
1 grant · MA
$247K
3 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$150K
Partners Healthcare Systems Inc (newton-wellesley Hospital)
1 grant · MA
$75K
1 grant · MA · ✓ Exact match
$30K
Woodwell Climate Research Center
2 grants · ME
$20K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Hotchkiss School
General Purpose
CT · TY 2023
$300K
The Fessenden School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$190K
Dana Hall Schools
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$50K
Ohio State University
General Purpose
OH · TY 2023
$20K
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$20K
317 Main Street Community Music Center
General Purpose
ME · TY 2023
$14K
Portland Community Squash
General Purpose
ME · TY 2023
$14K
Trinity Church
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham)
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Boston Athenaeum
General Purpose
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Billings Farm & Museum (aka Woodstock Foundation)
General Purpose
VT · TY 2023
$10K
Woodwell Climate Research Center
General Purpose
ME · TY 2023
$10K
Sea Change Yoga
General Purpose
ME · TY 2023
$3K
The Hotchkiss School
General Purpose
CT · TY 2022
$300K
The Fessenden School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2022
$190K
Dana Hall Schools
General Purpose
MA · TY 2022
$50K
Woodwell Climate Research Center
General Purpose
ME · TY 2022
$10K
Sacred Sons Foundation
General Purpose
HI · TY 2022
$5K
Portland Community Squash
General Purpose
ME · TY 2022
$5K
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc
General Purpose
MA · TY 2022
$5K
317 Main Street Community Music Center
General Purpose
ME · TY 2022
$5K
New England Conservatory of Music
General Purpose
MA · TY 2021
$250K
The Fessenden School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2021
$190K
Mass General Newton-wellesley Hospital
General Purpose
MA · TY 2021
$124K
Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham)
General Purpose
MA · TY 2021
$100K
Dana Hall Schools
General Purpose
MA · TY 2021
$50K
The Hotchkiss School
General Purpose
CT · TY 2021
$8K
The Fessenden School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2020
$188K
Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham)
General Purpose
MA · TY 2020
$150K
The Hotchkiss School
General Purpose
CT · TY 2020
$150K
Mass General Newton-wellesley Hospital
General Purpose
MA · TY 2020
$145K
New England Conservatory
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$247K
The Fessenden School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$217K
Partners Healthcare Systems Inc (newton-wellesley Hospital)
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$75K
The Hotchkiss School
General Purpose
CT · TY 2019
$50K
Boston Symphony Orchestra
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$30K
Winsor School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$10K
Princeton University
General Purpose
NJ · TY 2019
$10K
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$10K
Old Dartmouth Historical Society (aka New Bedford Whaling Museum)
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$5K
Vero Beach Museum of Art
General Purpose
FL · TY 2019
$5K
St Andrew's Episcospal Church
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$3K
Sippican Lands Trust
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$1K
Our Sisters School
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$1K
Alma Del Mar Foundation
General Purpose
MA · TY 2019
$1K
Concordia College Corporation (aka Concordia Language Villages)
General Purpose
MN · TY 2019
$100

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.