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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-2700063

Tapper Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Mashpee, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,809,559

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $17,443,878

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,591,264

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $18,529,824

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,262,920

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $17,915,647

  • Tax year 2021

    $945,507

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $18,709,108

  • Tax year 2020

    $535,050

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $19,182,509

  • Tax year 2019

    $649,360

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $14,239,677

  • Tax year 2018

    $183,100

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $13,652,402

  • Tax year 2017

    $151,016

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $8,510,363

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amt TheaterNew York, NY

    General operations

    $793,580
  2. City Lore IncNew York, NY

    General operations

    $367,500
  3. Birthright IsraelNew York, NY

    General operations

    $100,000
  4. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    General operations

    $100,000
  5. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA

    General operations

    $100,000
  6. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    General operations

    $50,000
  7. Yeshiva Achei TmimimWorcester, MA

    General operations

    $50,000
  8. Tamarack CampsBloomfield Hills, MI

    General operations

    $20,000
  9. Hartford PromiseHartford, CT

    General operations

    $15,000
  10. Jewish Alliance for Law & Social ActionBoston, MA

    General operations

    $15,000
  11. Jewish Family Service of MetrowestFramingham, MA

    General operations

    $15,000
  12. The Deborah ProjectMerion Sta, PA

    General operations

    $12,500
  13. Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  14. Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT

    General operations

    $10,000
  15. Fans for the CureLarchmont, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  16. Gabrielles Angel Foundation for Cancer ResNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  17. Jewish Federation of Central MassWorcester, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  18. Philly Friendship CirclePhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $10,000
  19. Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioBedford Heights, OH

    General operations

    $10,000
  20. Anit-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  21. Cleveland Rape Crisis CenterCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $7,500
  22. Gary Burnstein Community Health CenterPontiac, MI

    General operations

    $7,500
  23. Playhouse SquareCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $7,500
  24. Camp BauercrestAmesbury, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  25. Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $5,000
  26. Miracle Leage of CTWest Hartford, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  27. Playhouse on ParkWet Hartford, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  28. Ronald McDonald House of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $5,000
  29. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General operations

    $5,000
  30. Friends of the Waltham Family SchoolWaltham, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  31. Providence HouseCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $5,000
  32. Machne IsraelBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $4,000
  33. BelfaireShaker Heights, OH

    General operations

    $2,500
  34. Center for Children's AdvocacyHartford, CT

    General operations

    $2,500
  35. CT ForumHartford, CT

    General operations

    $2,500
  36. LGBT Community Center of GR ClevelandCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $2,500
  37. She Leads JusticeHartford, CT

    General operations

    $2,500
  38. The Gathering PlaceBeachwood, OH

    General operations

    $2,500
  39. Wksu Ideaseam Public MediaCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $2,500
  40. Helping Hands TogetherBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $2,000
  41. TheaterworksHartford, CT

    General operations

    $1,500
  42. BombyxFlorence, MA

    General operations

    $1,100
  43. Dignity GrowsHartford, CT

    General operations

    $1,000
  44. Temple Emanuel SinaiWorcester, MA

    General operations

    $754
  45. Lieba Fischer Pesach FundLakewood, NJ

    General operations

    $200
  46. Temple Beth SholomMiami Beach, FL

    General operations

    $200
  47. Jewish Healthcare CenterWorcester, MA

    General operations

    $100
  48. UMASS Memorial HealthcareWorcester, MA

    General operations

    $100
  49. North Hill Retirement CommunityNeedham, MA

    General operations

    $25

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $1,177,58084% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $170,00012% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $18,5001% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $15,0001% of the total
  5. Health3 grants $10,100<1% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $7,500<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $1,297,080
  2. Massachusetts16 grants $367,079
  3. Ohio10 grants $50,000
  4. Connecticut9 grants $45,000
  5. Michigan2 grants $27,500
  6. Pennsylvania2 grants $22,500
  7. Florida1 grant $200
  8. New Jersey1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Albert TapperTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lynne TapperADVISORY TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eve TapperADVISORY TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jill TapperADVISORY TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jay TapperADVISORY TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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