Gretchen V and Samuel M Feldman Private Foundation Inc

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Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts · EIN 52-2034763 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$189K

Organizations funded52

Typical grant$500

Total assets$3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $250 and $2,500.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Arts & Culture4
Education4
Environment3
Animal Welfare1
Children & Youth1
Food Assistance1

Where it gives

28% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
National Widowers Organization Inc	Sandwich, MA	Charitable	$30,000
American Visionary Art Museum	Baltimore, MD	Charitable	$25,000
Martha's Vineyard Nonprofit Collaborative	West Tisbury, MA	Charitable	$25,000
Mv Youth	Chilmark, MA	Charitable	$25,000
Farm Based Education Association	Shelburne, VT	Charitable	$20,000
Coudert Institute	West Palm Beach, FL	Charitable	$10,000
YMCA of Martha's Vineyard	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$10,000
Mv Agricultural Society	West Tisbury, MA	Charitable	$5,000
Transcendental Meditation	Palm Beach, FL	Charitable	$5,000
Featherstone	Oak Bluffs, MA	Charitable	$3,000
Central Park Conservancy	New York, NY	Charitable	$2,500
Hospice of Mv	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$2,500
Island Grown Initiative	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$2,500
Mv Community Services	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$2,500
Mv Hebrew Center	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$2,460
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$1,550
Palm Beach Dramaworks	West Palm Beach, FL	Charitable	$1,200
Live Like Blaine Foundation	Bala Cynwyd, PA	Charitable	$1,100
Friends & Associates of Chillmark Tennis	Chilmark, MA	Charitable	$1,000
Friends of Up-Island Council on Aging	West Tisbury, MA	Charitable	$1,000
Lotus House	Miami, FL	Charitable	$1,000
Mv Cerebral Palsy Camp Inc	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$1,000
The Park School	Brooklandville, MD	Charitable	$1,000
Chabad	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$550
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mv	Hyannis, MA	Charitable	$500
Chilmark Volunteer Fireman's Assoc	Chilmark, MA	Charitable	$500
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$500
Friends of Mvy Radio	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$500
Friends of the Chilmark Library	Chilmark, MA	Charitable	$500
Island Food Pantry	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$500
Mv Boys and Girls Club	Edgartown, MA	Charitable	$500
Mv Chamber Music Society	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$500
The Yard	Chilmark, MA	Charitable	$500
Vineyard Conservation Society	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$500
Vineyard House	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$500
Wcaiwnan	Woods Hole, MA	Charitable	$500
Friends of Family Planning	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$250
Library Friends of Oak Bluffs Inc	Oak Bluffs, MA	Charitable	$250
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$250
Mv Cancer Support Group Inc	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$250
Mv Meditation Program	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$250
Mv NAACP	Oak Bluffs, MA	Charitable	$250
Second Chance Animal Rescue	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$250
West Tisbury Library Foundation	West Tisbury, MA	Charitable	$250
Martha's Vineyard Center of Living	Vineyard Haven, MA	Charitable	$200
Mv Table Tennis Club Inc	Chilmark, MA	Charitable	$100
National Audubon Society	Washington, DC	Charitable	$100
National Park Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Charitable	$100
World Jewish Congress	Lewiston, ME	Charitable	$100
The Jewish Museum	New York, NY	Charitable	$75
Planned Parenthood	New York, NY	Charitable	$50
World Wildlife Fund	Washington, DC	Charitable	$26

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$188,611	52
2023	$356,911	69

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 5, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503099349101655
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-2034763
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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