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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6948423

Sperling Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wayland, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $2.1 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.

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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

    $2,061,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $16,062,280

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,139,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,910,032

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,440,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $22,285,545

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,344,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $20,688,814

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,639,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $20,243,450

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,878,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,379,624

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,136,400

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,963,194

  • Tax year 2017

    $2,001,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,485,584

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000,000
  2. The Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500,000
  3. Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $300,000
  4. The Broad Institute IncCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $85,000
  5. Chabad at HarvardCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $72,000
  6. Harold Grinspoon FoundationAgawam, MA

    Unrestricted

    $36,000
  7. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)Boston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Chabad of Downtown BostonBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $18,000
  9. Chabad of Puerto RicoCarolina, PR

    Unrestricted

    $18,000
  10. Chabad of CharlestonMt Pleasant, SC

    Unrestricted

    $7,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $85,00077% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $25,20023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $2,036,000
  2. Puerto Rico1 grant $18,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $7,200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Scott M SperlingTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laurene M SperlingTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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