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Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation

Historical Funder

Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 04-3425988 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$47K
Organizations funded67
Typical grant$250
Total assets$55K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $100 and $500.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

ContactROBERT IRIS FANGER 1-617-734-2735
Address1010 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Phone6177342735
Form and materialsNO SPECFIC FORM
DeadlinesNONE
RestrictionsNONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

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

  • Arts & Culture12
  • Education3
  • Environment2
  • Homelessness2
  • Human Services2
  • Animal Welfare1

Where it gives

34% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Woodwell Climate Research CenterFalmouth, MAUnrestricted use$8,000
Temple IsraelBoston, MAUnrestricted use$5,540
The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MAUnrestricted use$5,000
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MAUnrestricted use$2,540
Massachusetts Historical SocietyBoston, MAUnrestricted use$2,500
Mhs GalaBoston, MAUnrestricted use$2,250
Boston BalletBoston, MAUnrestricted use$1,500
American Ballet TheatreNew York, NYUnrestricted use$1,000
Ballet Theater FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted use$1,000
Margaret Jenkins Dance CoBoston, MAUnrestricted use$1,000
New York City BalletNew York, NYUnrestricted use$1,000
WgbhBrighton, MAUnrestricted use$1,000
Huntington Theatre CoBoston, MAUnrestricted use$750
Boston Athenaeum Conservation MatchBoston, MAUnrestricted use$550
Asolo RepertorySarasota, FLUnrestricted use$500
Boston Arts Academy FoundationBoston, MAUnrestricted use$500
Boston Dance AllianceBoston, MAUnrestricted use$500
Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted use$500
Highfield HallFalmouth, MAUnrestricted use$500
Lyric StageBoston, MAUnrestricted use$500
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYUnrestricted use$500
New England ConservatoryBoston, MAUnrestricted use$500
President and FellowCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$500
Shakespeare & CoWashington, DCUnrestricted use$500
Speakeasy StageBoston, MAUnrestricted use$500
Streb IncBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted use$500
The Cambridge HornesCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$500
St Francis HouseBoston, MAUnrestricted use$400
Emily's ListWashington, DCUnrestricted use$300
The 300 CommitteeFalmouth, MAUnrestricted use$300
Alvin AileyNew York, NYUnrestricted use$250
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MAUnrestricted use$250
MITCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$250
MIT Alan & Paula Brody FundCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$250
St Armand LutheranSarasota, FLUnrestricted use$250
Thursday Morning TalCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$250
Zakim No Show BalletBoston, MAUnrestricted use$250
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MAUnrestricted use$200
Boston Theatre Critics AssociationBoston, MAUnrestricted use$200
Cape Cod Theatre ProjectFalmouth, MAUnrestricted use$200
Cambridge Public Library FoundationCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$200
Radcliffe InstituteCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$200
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MAUnrestricted use$200
Spohr GardensFalmouth, MAUnrestricted use$200
US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DCUnrestricted use$200
West Coast Black TheaterSarasota, FLUnrestricted use$200
National GeographicWashington, DCUnrestricted use$150
WburBoston, MAUnrestricted use$150
Living on EarthBoston, MAUnrestricted use$150
Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted use$125
Dorrance DanceNew York, NYUnrestricted use$100
Eakins Press FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted use$100
Friends of Notre Dame de ParisEtna, NHUnrestricted use$100
Harvard MagazineCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$100
National Parks Conservation AssociationBoston, MAUnrestricted use$100
Oyster Pond Environmental TrustWoods Hole, MAUnrestricted use$100
Parkinson FoundationBoston, MAUnrestricted use$100
People for RiverbendCambridge, MAUnrestricted use$100
Pine Street IncBoston, MAUnrestricted use$100
Save Our SeabirdsSarasota, FLUnrestricted use$100

Showing the 60 largest of 67 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$46,78567
2023$72,59069

Sources

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