The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W Farris Foundation
Invitation OnlyBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 59-2667398 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.4M
Organizations funded60
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$96.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $50,000.
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.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | General operating support | $525,000 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | General operating support | $520,000 |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | General operating support | $500,000 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | General operating support | $420,000 |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | Home community fund | $150,000 |
| Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $105,000 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | Hurricane helene relief | $100,000 |
| Bangor Region YMCA | Bangor, ME | Building capacity to create mental wellness equity among maine children through thoughtful planning and phased program expansion | $50,000 |
| Chainless Change Inc | Lauderhill, FL | Outfits - a mobile outreach project for justice-involved communities in south florida | $50,000 |
| Children's Bereavement Center | Miami, FL | Creating a network of grief support across broward & palm beach counties | $50,000 |
| Community Care Clinic - Boone | Boone, NC | Enhancing integrated behavioral health: dialectical behavior therapy (dbt) training and expansion initiative for community care clinic | $50,000 |
| Crisis Center of Northern New Mexico | Espanola, NM | Empowering wellness: behavioral health support for the crisis center of northern new mexico | $50,000 |
| Flite Center | Fort Lauderdale, FL | To guide those aging out of foster care and other vulnerable youth for successful transition to independence through housing, education,… | $50,000 |
| High Country Community Health | Boone, NC | Expanding access to care through school-based mental health initiatives in watauga county | $50,000 |
| Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina | Boone, NC | Hospitality house homeless health initiative | $50,000 |
| Imagine a Center for Coping With Loss | Mountainside, NJ | Bringing grief support to 300 children at after school programs in newark | $50,000 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Northeast Harbor, ME | Maine seacoast mission island healthcare: building our capacity to serve | $50,000 |
| Make the Road Nj | Elizabeth, NJ | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $50,000 |
| Solace Sexual Assault Services | Santa Fe, NM | Empowering expertise: advancing professional development to enhance culturally relevant support for hispanic-latinx communities | $50,000 |
| Student Aces Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | The passport program | $50,000 |
| The Sky Center | Santa Fe, NM | Hope and love-a courageous approach to growing and sustaining connection. | $50,000 |
| Westcare the Village South | Pembroke Pines, FL | Transforming lives in palm beach county: westcare the village souths expansion proposal | $50,000 |
| Youth Development Clinic | Newark, NJ | Expanding access to mental health services for the underserved and marginalized in greater newark. | $50,000 |
| Oasis a Haven for Women and Children | Paterson, NJ | Empowering low-income minority youth through the oasis teen program | $49,600 |
| Rutgers - New Brunswick - Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness | New Brunswick, NJ | Mental health equity summit: community building through partnerships and training | $46,000 |
| Say Yes Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | Strengthening the capacity/retention of behavioral healthcare clinicians embedded in public schools. | $41,400 |
| United Way of Palm Beach County | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Mission united | $30,000 |
| A Chance of a Lifetime | Santa Fe, NM | A chance of a lifetime - growing capacity | $25,000 |
| American Association of Caregiving Youth Inc | Boca Raton, FL | Knowledge and know how (kkh) | $25,000 |
| Hackensack Meridian Health | Edison, NJ | Music for recovery program at hmh carrier clinic's blake recovery center and retreat & recovery at ramapo valley | $25,000 |
| Knox Clinic | Rockland, ME | Creating a community hub of wellness | $25,000 |
| Newark Community Street Team | Montclair, NJ | Healing our newark community: trauma recovery center clinician professional development | $25,000 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | 2024-25 afterschool arts outreach | $25,000 |
| Safe Families for Children | Chicago, IL | Maine chapter: fostering resilient, stable parents in maine | $25,000 |
| Wise Fool New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | Youth resilience through circus arts | $25,000 |
| Kennebec Behavioral Health | Waterville, ME | Certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc) care coordinator for mainegeneral medical center emergency department | $20,000 |
| Pace Center for Girls Broward | Wilton Manors, FL | Pace reach broward | $20,000 |
| Children's Council of Watauga County | Boone, NC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Mountain Alliance | Boone, NC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Western Youth Network | Boone, NC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Aroostook Mental Health Services | Presque Isle, ME | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Bewell Co Palm Health Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | Rally for youth mental health | $5,000 |
| Casa First Judicial | Santa Fe, NM | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Casa Milagro | Santa Fe, NM | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Center for Child Counseling | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Community Caring Collaborative | East Machias, ME | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Deerfield Beach Community Cares | Pembroke Pines, FL | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Gateway-Longview | Buffalo, NY | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Henderson Behavioral Health Inc | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Horizon Health Services Inc | Getzville, NY | Community education among inner-city populations to mitigate risk for mental health | $5,000 |
| Jewish Family Services of Metrowest | Florham Park, NJ | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Mental Health Advocates of Wny | Buffalo, NY | Youth non-crisis warm line for support and referral | $5,000 |
| Moving Arts Espanola | Velarde, NM | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| South Florida Wellness Network Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| South Ward Promise Neighborhood Brick Education Network | Newark, NJ | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| Strongminds America | Maplewood, NJ | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
| The Wayside House | Delray Beach, FL | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant | $5,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,397,000 | 60 |
| 2023 | $4,830,321 | 61 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523179349102142
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 59-2667398
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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