Sharon E Fay & Maxine Schaffer Family Foundation

Gave $130K in 2025

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 27-6385378 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$130K

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$5.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $125,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Matthew a Berlin
Address	Rubin And Rudman Llp 53 State St, Boston MA 02109
Phone	(617) 330-7177
Email	mberlin@rubinrudman.com
Form and materials	N/A
Deadlines	N/A
Restrictions	N/A

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What it funds

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

Education1

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Education grants in Massachusetts1 of its grant, $5,000 · 5,102 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
The Brooklyn Museum	Brooklyn, NY	General	$125,000
The Local Journalism Project	Provincetown, MA	General	$5,000

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Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$130,000	2
2024	$0	0
2023	$0	0

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601359349104100
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-6385378
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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