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Douglass Family Charitable Foundation

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Needham, Massachusetts · EIN 04-3494129 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$50K
Organizations funded8
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$340K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $5,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Environment2
  • Community Development1
  • Homelessness1
  • Human Services1
  • STEM1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MghBoston, MAGeneral$25,000
Home BaseCharlestown, MAGeneral$15,000
Pathway for ChildrenGloucester, MAGeneral$5,000
Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MAGeneral$2,000
Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MAGeneral$1,000
Gloucester Marine Genomics InstituteGloucester, MAGeneral$1,000
Pine Street InnBoston, MAGeneral$500
Lanesville Community CenterGloucester, MAGeneral$100

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$49,6008
2024$32,7005
2023$12,3003

Sources

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