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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-1281007

The Ferrara Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $225,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $225,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,137,254

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,167,720

  • Tax year 2023

    $238,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,974,837

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,008,018

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. DJ Dream Fund IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $26,000
  2. Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Friendshipworks IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Project Citizenship IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston IncSouth Boston, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Saint Anthony ShrineBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. S E A L Foundation IncLakeville, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  9. St Mary of the AssumptionBrookline, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Sterling Promise Foundation IncPittsfield, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Brookline Food Pantry IncBrookline, MA

    General support

    $9,500
  12. Artists for Humanity IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $7,000
  13. Pine Street Inn IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $7,000
  14. Christian Leaders Ministries IncSpring Lake, MI

    General support

    $5,000
  15. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  16. PelotoniaColumbus, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  17. St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN

    General support

    $5,000
  18. The Greater Boston Food Bank IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Shoes That FitClaremont, CA

    General support

    $3,000
  20. Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  21. Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource FoundationLincoln, RI

    General support

    $1,000
  22. Hanover Charities USA IncSt Helena Is, SC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $40,00023% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $27,00015% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $16,0009% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $27,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts15 grants $200,500
  2. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  3. New York1 grant $5,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $5,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  6. California1 grant $3,000
  7. Rhode Island1 grant $1,000
  8. South Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John M FerraraDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathleen A FerraraDIRECTOR, CLERK Hours 1Pay $0
  • Claudia FerraraDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alfred John FerraraDIRECTOR, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jack FerraraDIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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