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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3427189

Ebling Family Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $515,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $515,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,827,521

  • Tax year 2024

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,185,983

  • Tax year 2023

    $643,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,361,039

  • Tax year 2022

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,009,662

  • Tax year 2021

    $369,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,657,109

  • Tax year 2020

    $274,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,429,767

  • Tax year 2019

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,377,974

  • Tax year 2018

    $313,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,438,270

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greenlight FundBoston, MA

    Community support

    $250,000
  2. The Boston FoundationBoston, MA

    Community support

    $180,000
  3. More Than WordsWaltham, MA

    Community support

    $25,000
  4. The Childrens RoomArlington, MA

    Community support

    $20,000
  5. The Family VanBoston, MA

    Community support

    $20,000
  6. The Philanthropic InitiativeBoston, MA

    Community support

    $10,000
  7. Ellis Early Lerning FundBoston, MA

    Community support

    $5,000
  8. Communities for Restorative JusticeBoston, MA

    Community support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $250,00057% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $180,00041% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $515,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas EblingTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gayane EblingTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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