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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
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Tax year 2024
$1,472,161
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $16,246,460
-
Tax year 2023
$1,449,764
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $15,435,399
-
Tax year 2022
$2,019,743
- Grants listed
- 39
- Assets, end of year
- $16,499,443
-
Tax year 2021
$1,540,127
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $16,390,696
-
Tax year 2020
$1,400,272
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $16,155,286
-
Tax year 2019
$858,862
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $15,106,282
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Paros FoundationBerkeley, CA
Charitable organization - see attached expenditure report
$340,163 -
Berkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeley, CA
Charitable organization
$236,000 -
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
Charitable organization
$200,000 -
Mathematical Sciences Research InstituteBerkeley, CA
Charitable organization
$200,000 -
UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA
Charitable organization
$110,000 -
Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC
Charitable organization
$100,000 -
Humboldt Universitat Zu BerlinBerlin, Germany
Charitable organization
$56,287 -
Northside Center for Child DevelopmentNew York, NY
Charitable organization
$50,000 -
University of Wi FoundationMadison, WI
Charitable organization
$35,000 -
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA
Charitable organization
$30,000 -
Ucb Cal PerformancesBerkeley, CA
Charitable organization
$25,000 -
WGBHBoston, MA
Charitable organization
$15,000 -
KqedSan Francisco, CA
Charitable organization
$10,000 -
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Charitable organization
$7,500 -
Habitat for Humanity of Greater BostonBoston, MA
Charitable organization
$6,023 -
Save Our Sound Hyannis MaHyannis, MA
Charitable organization
$5,182 -
Castine Historical SocietyCastine, ME
Charitable organization
$5,102 -
Giving to DartmouthHanover, NH
Charitable organization
$5,000 -
Saint Joseph ParishBelmont, NH
Charitable organization
$5,000 -
Martha's Vineyard Preservation TrustEdgartown, MA
Charitable organization
$4,000 -
Pacific Pinball MuseumAlameda, CA
Charitable organization
$3,500 -
St AndrewsEdgartown, MA
Charitable organization
$3,500 -
Ascension Providence FoundationWaco, TX
Charitable organization
$3,000 -
Caritas CommunitiesBraintree, MA
Charitable organization
$3,000 -
Martha's Vineyard Film SocietyVineyard HVN, MA
Charitable organization
$2,500 -
The Trustees Org BostonBoston, MA
Charitable organization
$2,000 -
Wcai Public RadioWoods Hole, MA
Charitable organization
$2,000 -
Martha's Vineyard MuseumVineyard HVN, MA
Charitable organization
$1,500 -
Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA
Charitable organization
$1,270 -
Ace Mentor ProgramPhiladelphia, PA
Charitable organization
$1,000 -
Sheriffs Meadows FoundationVineyard Haven, MA
Charitable organization
$1,000 -
The Vilna ShulBoston, MA
Charitable organization
$523 -
Armenian Film SocietyGlendale, CA
Charitable organization
$500 -
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
Charitable organization
$500 -
The Boathouse FoundationEdgartown, MA
Charitable organization
$300 -
Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA
Charitable organization
$299 -
Zumix IncEast Boston, MA
Charitable organization
$259 -
Closer to Free Ride-Yale New Haven HealthNew Haven, CT
Charitable organization
$253
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $340,16329% of the total
- Arts and culture10 grants $263,66023% of the total
- Education5 grants $258,30022% of the total
- Science and technology1 grant $200,00017% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $100,0009% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $3,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California9 grants $925,663
- New York3 grants $257,500
- District of Columbia1 grant $100,000
- Massachusetts17 grants $78,356
- Wisconsin1 grant $35,000
- New Hampshire2 grants $10,000
- Maine1 grant $5,102
- Texas1 grant $3,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
- Connecticut1 grant $253
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Roger StrauchTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Hans StrauchTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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