William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable Trust

Historical Funder

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6065605 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$2.2M

Organizations funded100

Typical grant$20,000

Total assets$47.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $25,000.

From the return

How to apply

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

Contact	Karen Faulkner
Address	2 Liberty Square 5th Floor, Boston MA 02109
Phone	6173384624
Form and materials	Please see www.schrafftcharitable.org
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	Generally must be a Massachusetts tax exempt organization in existance for at least three years

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.

Children & Youth29
Education27
Arts & Culture20
Environment5
Human Services3
Youth Sports3

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Massachusetts100

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Breakthrough Greater Boston	Cambridge, MA	Operating 3 Year Gift	$100,000
Philanthropy Massachusetts	Boston, MA	The Summer Program	$90,000
Edvestors	Boston, MA	2nd Payment 3-Year Gift	$75,000
Celebrity Series of Boston	Boston, MA	Arts for All Youth Programs	$40,000
Cristo Rey Boston High School	Boston, MA	Operating	$40,000
New Bedford Light	New Bedford, MA	Operating	$37,500
Community Economic Development Center of Southern Mass	New Bedford, MA	Operating	$35,000
Mill City Grows	Lowell, MA	Youth Food Justice Education	$35,000
Science Club for Girls	Cambridge, MA	STEM Education Mentoring	$35,000
Artists for Humanity	Boston, MA	Youth Arts Enterprise	$30,000
Big Sister Assoc of Greater Boston	Boston, MA	Mentoring Bostons Girls	$30,000
Boston Arts Academy Foundation	Boston, MA	General Operating Support	$30,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston	Boston, MA	Operating	$30,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters	Boston, MA	Youth Development Pathways from Homelessness	$30,000
Doc Wayne Youth Services Inc	Boston, MA	Therapy Programs	$30,000
Farrington Nature Linc	Lincoln, MA	Operating	$30,000
More Than Words	Waltham, MA	Career Services Program	$30,000
The New Bedford Whaling Museum	New Bedford, MA	Museum Access Underserved Youth	$30,000
The Food Project	Dorchester, MA	Youth Programs	$30,000
West End House	Boston, MA	College Affordability	$30,000
Write Boston	Allston, MA	Youth Adult Programs	$30,000
Young Mens Christian Assoc Southcoast	Hyde Park, MA	Operating	$30,000
Zumix	New Bedford, MA	Operating	$30,000
Ballet Theatre of Boston	Cambridge, MA	Arts Education Programming in Dorchester	$25,000
Bikes Not Bombs	Jamaica Plains, MA	Using Bicycle to Advance Economic Mobility	$25,000
Boston Children's Museum	Boston, MA	Helping Hands Fund	$25,000
Boston City Singers	Dorchester, MA	Closing the Achievement Gap	$25,000
Boston Scores	East Boston, MA	Operating	$25,000
Catholic Schools Foundation	Boston, MA	Building Minds Scholarship	$25,000
CitySprouts Inc	Cambridge, MA	Operating	$25,000
Codman Academy Foundation	Boston, MA	Theatre Arts Education	$25,000
Community Music Center of Boston	Boston, MA	Community Engagement Youth Programs	$25,000
Conservatory Lab Charter School	Dorchester, MA	Daily Music Instruction Program	$25,000
Dream Out Loud Center	New Bedford, MA	Arts Culture	$25,000
EVkids Inc	Boston, MA	Tutoring Underserved Youth	$25,000
Institute of Contemporary Art	Boston, MA	Teen Education Programs	$25,000
MA Mentoring Project	Boston, MA	Operating	$25,000
Minds Matter	Boston, MA	Operating	$25,000
Mystic River Watershed Association	Arlington, MA	Mission Safe Success Coaching	$25,000
Neighborhood House Charter School	Dorchester, MA	High School Rigor Connection	$25,000
New England Aquarium	Boston, MA	Reimagine our Youth Programs	$25,000
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Cambridge, MA	College Career Dual Enrollment	$25,000
Sociedad Latina	Roxbury, MA	Viva La Cultura	$25,000
St Stephen's Youth Programs	Boston, MA	B-Ready B-Safe	$25,000
Trinity Boston Connects	Roxbury, MA	School to Career Program	$25,000
Innovators for Purposes	Acton, MA	Education	$21,000
826 Boston	Roxbury, MA	After School Writing Tutoring Program	$20,000
3Point Foundation	Boston, MA	Operating	$20,000
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center	Boston, MA	Youth Center	$20,000
Boston Higher Education Resource Center	Boston, MA	Operating	$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester	Dorchester, MA	Operating	$20,000
Chica Project	Quincy, MA	Youth Development	$20,000
Coaching4Change	Taunton, MA	College Mentors for K-12 Students	$20,000
Community Art Center Inc	Cambridge, MA	Arts Culture	$20,000
First Connections	Needham, MA	Operating	$20,000
Friends of Children	Roxbury, MA	Operating	$20,000
Hyde Square Task Force Inc	Jamaica Plain, MA	Youth in Action	$20,000
Immigrant Assistant Center	New Bedford, MA	Operating	$20,000
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion Inc	Boston, MA	Youth Development Project	$20,000
Silver Lining Mentoring	Waltham, MA	Build-A-Match	$20,000

Showing the 60 largest of 100 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,156,000	100
2023	$2,009,500	100

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 24, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542979349100814
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6065605
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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